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10mm Hubcentric wheel spacers
animal:
Possibly, or it just comes with a disclaimer saying that it will shorten the life of bearings and bushes etc. Not forgetting that they are likely to be higher spec items in the first place.
I'm not sure where I stand with spacers, i think the amount of impact they actually have in real world driving depends on who you talk to. I've always been told to avoid them, but provided you don't go mad - I can't see them really killing your bearing much quicker than normal? It's something I'd definitely have to try for myself to weigh up whether the extra wear and tear was really worth the improvement in handling, if any, by widening the track by 1cm (each side or in total?)
gazbutS3:
running a 10mm spacer is just like running a ET41 offset wheel, nobody kicks off when people do that :happy2:
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: gazbutmk5gti on February 27, 2009, 02:42:02 pm ---
running a 10mm spacer is just like running a ET41 offset wheel, nobody kicks off when people do that :happy2:
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....No, nobody kicks off, but it doesn't make it a wise thing to do. It's early days for seeing such problems anyway.
I'm just being very cautious (I like the look) and exploring the subject with my Devil's Advocate hat on :evilgrin:
:happy2:
Top Cat:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on March 01, 2009, 11:39:49 am ---
--- Quote from: gazbutmk5gti on February 27, 2009, 02:42:02 pm ---
running a 10mm spacer is just like running a ET41 offset wheel, nobody kicks off when people do that :happy2:
--- End quote ---
....No, nobody kicks off, but it doesn't make it a wise thing to do. It's early days for seeing such problems anyway.
I'm just being very cautious (I like the look) and exploring the subject with my Devil's Advocate hat on :evilgrin:
:happy2:
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Not to sure where your going with this one Red leader. :confused: It may be early days to see what effects your engine mods will have long term, but people have been fitting spacers and different wheels since time began, I am not to sure what you are worried about going wrong. I have seen no cases of wheels flying down the road, and if its a bit of premature wear on the bearings, well thats not the end of the world. :smiley:
candy turbo:
i ve had my spacers fitted a while now, they dont alter the handling in any way whatsoever i brought them purely because imo they improve the look (stance) of the car ! :happy2:
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