Wheel spacers
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Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Puyallup, WA
I had an old E30 318 with some really awful pot metal spacers on it. They were 5mm, but so many holes for lightening that one day one of them cracked so bad the pieces fell out, causing a wheel to wobble a few times and then depart the car at about 30mph. Turned out the previous owner who put them on hadn't cared for more than about two or three turns worth of thread engagement.
On the other hand, when I got some longer studs and some solid spacers (had to, the wheels that came with the car rubbed against the strut without them), I never had a problem. I think if you use quality parts, it should be fine. And in the rear, there really isn't that much weight in the first place, so any added stress on the bearings should be less of a deal.
On the other hand, when I got some longer studs and some solid spacers (had to, the wheels that came with the car rubbed against the strut without them), I never had a problem. I think if you use quality parts, it should be fine. And in the rear, there really isn't that much weight in the first place, so any added stress on the bearings should be less of a deal.
Imagine in your head a battleship sitting in the water as the car. Take note how the sides of the battle ship slant outward from the center as it moves away from the water (road). The look many car people go for is the opposite, the closer you get to a turtle (wider stance) the less like a battleship the car will look.
"dood check out dat hella-turtle."
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Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Puyallup, WA
Could be worse, some warships have flare (wider above the waterline), and some have tumblehome (narrower above the waterline). So instead we could say "man, that car is all DDG-51, they should get some spacers and make it more DDG-1000."
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From: Abbotsford, Canada
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