Wheel spacers

Red__Zed · 03-13-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SmoothZ

Really? How about you just enjoy the car first? You don't need spacers for stock wheels.

you should only be using spacers on stock wheels. If you're going aftermarket, you should be buying the proper offsets...

kenchan · 03-13-2011, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

you should only be using spacers on stock wheels. If you're going aftermarket, you should be buying the proper offsets...

Nnnnn, not necessarily. Primary use of spacers is for handling to fine tune turnability bias. In that case you'd buy a fairly conservative wheelset and use spacers to dial-in. This is why they sell open lugs in the first place to provide clearance for all sorts of spacer use on longer studs.

Red__Zed · 03-13-2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Nnnnn, not necessarily. Primary use of spacers is for handling to fine tune turnability bias. In that case you'd buy a fairly conservative wheelset and use spacers to dial-in. This is why they sell open lugs in the first place to provide clearance for all sorts of spacer use on longer studs.

99% of people on this forum will not notice a change from the increased track. Of the 1% that would notice the difference, the majority don't run them.

Most people run spacers for looks alone. You might see a difference on a modded car on the track, but they won't really change anything on the street.

kenchan · 03-14-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

99% of people on this forum will not notice a change from the increased track. Of the 1% that would notice the difference, the majority don't run them.

Most people run spacers for looks alone. You might see a difference on a modded car on the track, but they won't really change anything on the street.

cheshirecat · 03-14-2011, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Nnnnn, not necessarily. Primary use of spacers is for handling to fine tune turnability bias. In that case you'd buy a fairly conservative wheelset and use spacers to dial-in. This is why they sell open lugs in the first place to provide clearance for all sorts of spacer use on longer studs.

Hence the proliferation of spacer usage in the motorsports world, right.

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