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Originally Posted by w0rM With typical spacers being 20mm or less, I honestly don't think the scrub radius is altered enough to make a significant difference in wear. If you

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Old 07-22-2012, 05:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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With typical spacers being 20mm or less, I honestly don't think the scrub radius is altered enough to make a significant difference in wear. If you were running a 100mm spacer, your Z would look like a roller skate.

I certainly wouldn't even think about running any spacers what weren't hub-centric. That's just asking for trouble.

Hrmm. thats a good point.. need to find spacers so wide, that the whole wheel is outside the fender. And then still dont need to worry about fender mods.
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Hrmm. thats a good point.. need to find spacers so wide, that the whole wheel is outside the fender. And then still dont need to worry about fender mods.
Just add 90 degrees of positive camber...
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Hrmm. thats a good point.. need to find spacers so wide, that the whole wheel is outside the fender. And then still dont need to worry about fender mods.
At least you know you'd get tons of attention.
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