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10mm Hubcentric wheel spacers
Greeners:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on February 17, 2009, 10:13:53 am ---
--- Quote from: Greenouse on February 17, 2009, 09:57:56 am ---If the wheel bearings wear out I'll replace them. Not really a biggy for me Robin :wink:
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....Which makes me curious about how cheap or expensive that would be to replace them. What would be the first signs of needing replacement?
--- Quote from: Greenouse on February 17, 2009, 09:57:56 am ---But I do appreaciate your input as this thread is all about people deciding whether this mod is right for them or not. :happy2:
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....I'm glad you said that because I sometimes worry that others might think I'm just being a killjoy or an over 60yo git when I question the wisdom of things like spacers and lowering when only done for 'the look'. In truth all I'm trying to do is offer/add my opinion based on what I know and believe to be true at the time - Which is all any of us can ever do!
[cue for TC to post that peeps think I'm a git anyway!]
So, I appreciate you appreciating that I appreciate you appreciating etc etc :grin:
:happy2:
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You would begin to hear a humming/whining from the offending wheel! :wink:
P.S. I Appreciate that :happy2: :laugh:
bacillus:
My personal experience with all round wheel spacers (though not with a gti I hasten to add) resulted in the rear hub/axle breaking on one side leading to the car overturning whilst travelling in a straight line.
I will not be going down that route again...
JPC:
sh1t the bed! sorry to hear that!
Greeners:
--- Quote from: bacillus on February 17, 2009, 03:03:18 pm ---My personal experience with all round wheel spacers (though not with a gti I hasten to add) resulted in the rear hub/axle breaking on one side leading to the car overturning whilst travelling in a straight line.
I will not be going down that route again...
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Wouldn't have thought it was only 10mm either?
PMSL @ that pic Jay :signLOL:
animal:
You'd be surprised at how much 10mm can upset the factory geometry and loading of the hub and more notably the bearings, particularly the way the are loaded radially.
With suspension, even the smallest of changes can be exaggerated elsewhere - camber is only measured in single degrees, which again seems a trivial measurement on a small scale, but can make an enormous difference by the time it's multiplied through the height of the wheel.
Elementary physics says that as you move the load away from the fulcrum, the force increases - a lever. By using a spacer you are basically changing the offset of the wheel, multiplying the forces on the hub by moving the wheel further away from it. The result is increased loading on the bearing and accelerated wear and ultimately - failure.
Obviously, the size of the spacer can make a difference but don't under estimate the difference 10mm can make. Also, when making a modification like this that is easy to do your self, be sure to get an alignment check afterwards.
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