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, 03:41 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 |
the attached picture shows the 3 most important triangles in your front suspension in yellow. note, this is NOT a 914 suspension, but close enought to illustrate my point. also note, this is still a somewhat simplified model and not intended to accurately explain the forces at work.
the last triangle to the right is the one in question. if we replace the wheel with a wider one that has the same centerline, this triangle will change, the section marked in green will increase and we add additional load to the point where the triangle meets the axle under cornering. in my humble opinion, this is in fact a increase in track as the forces at work change. Andy Attached image(s) |
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