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Nicholas Winnie Jul 17, 2005 01:42 AM

Wheel Spacers
 
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sleepwalker Jul 17, 2005 02:18 AM

RE: Wheel Spacers
 
they have the same.

sleepwalker Jul 17, 2005 02:23 AM

RE: Wheel Spacers
 
we even rotate the wheels front to back every 10k km.

the spare wheel must fit front and rear too.

but on your model, you might have different set of bolts for spare.

Nicholas Winnie Jul 17, 2005 09:44 PM

RE: Wheel Spacers
 
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sleepwalker Jul 17, 2005 11:49 PM

RE: Wheel Spacers
 
i don't get what you mean of spacer.

you put it between the bolt and rim or between the rim and hub?

SL600_Cruzin Jul 18, 2005 12:58 AM

RE: Wheel Spacers
 

Yes, if you use a spacer you'll need longer lug bolts.

ie.. if the spacer is 5/16 you'll need lug bolts 5/16 longer than the ones you have.

Personally I can't stand to run spacers on the front-end as they can cause front-end vibration etc...

As far as wheel offsets go...... it sounds like you may have the wrong rims for your car.

The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel. The offset can be one of three types.

Zero Offset
The hub mounting surface is even with the centerline of the wheel.

Positive
The hub mounting surface is toward the front or wheel side of the wheel. Positive offset wheels are generally found on front wheel drive cars and newer rear drive cars.

Negative
The hub mounting surface is toward the back or brake side of the wheels centerline. "Deep dish" wheels are typically a negative offset.

If the offset of the wheel is not correct for the car, the handling can be adversely affected. When the width of the wheel changes, the offset also changes numerically. If the offset were to stay the same while you added width, the additional width would be split evenly between the inside and outside. For most cars, this won't work correctly.

hope this helps


Nicholas Winnie Jul 27, 2005 05:48 PM

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