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, 03:00 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, 12:44 PM) Track is measured from the center of the wheel and offset is the distance from the hub face to the track, positive or negative. If you match the hub and wheel offset, the track remains the same irrespective of wheel width. Think of proper offset like a lever with the fulcrum at the center and equal forces applied to either end. yes, and here is where you are mistaken (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) you are extending the lever with a wider wheel, even if the centerline of that wheel falls into the same position as that of a smaller wheel. your explanation ONLY works if you drive in a straight line. as soon as you add any kind of corner load, you're off the track (pun intended) ... granted, a larger outside lip might flex under load, absorbing some of the force, but you DO have a longer lever (if you look at it as force-vectors) ... and yes, it's actually even more complicated than that. i know. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) gosh, where's alfred when you need him? QUOTE(Blake @ Nov 3 2003, 12:44 PM) Sounds like just enough physics to be dangerous more than you can handle, i can assure you ... Andy |
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