4 lug spacers, Yea, or nay |
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4 lug spacers, Yea, or nay |
ChrisReale |
Nov 1 2003, 03:59 PM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
I have room up front to push out my wheels about one inch. Where can I get 4 lug spacers? If I played my cards better, when I got my Panasports I would have had two made with a different backspacing to allow for the more room up front, but I was not wise. Are spacers generally considered ok for this? I know I would have to have longer lug bolts, or have longer studs put in. Anything else?
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SirAndy |
Nov 3 2003, 02:08 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,815 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Blake @ Nov 3 2003, 11:44 AM) From what krk quoted, it sounds like the stock wheels with the package in question used spacers to compensate for a higher-offset wheel; not to necessarily increase the track. the GT and m471 wheels (7" and 8") had the same offset as the stock wheels. don't mistake that with "backspacing". meaning, the offset is measured from the wheel center line to the mounting surface. - negative offset value (usually mm), mounting surface is "behind" centerline. this is what you want if you want to widen your track. - positive offset value (usually mm), mounting surface is "in front of" centerline. this is what you want if you want keep (or decrease) your track. in case of the wider porsche rims, additional width was gained on both sides, inside as well as outside, effectivley widening the track with just the wheel. in addition, they ran a 1" spacer, widening the track even further. Andy |
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