Wheel Spacers
Ok I have an 05 SS S/C and I wanna get 20mm spacers in front and 30-35mm in back. Is it possible. Let me know. I am not very strong on the topic I do know a little bit though.
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I'll let people more knowledgeable than me specify, but I know running spacers that big is incredibly dangerous and likely to break things.
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like what? if i did 20's all around what wuld that hurt?
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it's putting lots of extra stress on your hubs. buy wider wheels if you want a wider look. but don't go wider on the back, that should only be done on rwd cars.
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why should that only be done on RWD haha ur not making a point...so far you said moving my wheels out 22mm is putting to much stress? that is less than inch if anything it is evening out the weight...your not making any points here...
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give it a try.. universal wheel spacers are only 5-7 bucks a wheel.
I fit 16mm spacers around the car when i ran 245/40/18s tires on a 8" rim. offset came out to +26mm I don't think going any bigger than a 20mm spacer will make your car very daily drivable if lowered. It will look cool though. The v-dub guys will like you haha |
Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
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why should that only be done on RWD haha ur not making a point...so far you said moving my wheels out 22mm is putting to much stress? that is less than inch if anything it is evening out the weight...your not making any points here...
as far as the "wider" in the back, the reason it's done on rwd cars (or fwd ricers) is for more traction. Wider tire on the drive wheels is better traction. On a fwd car, done properly, your FRONT wheels would be wider. Wider or more spaced out rear wheels on a fwd car is pretty much the definition of rice. but it's your car, so go for whatever you like. |
your missing the main point i made that an .75 of an inch...is not putting that much more stress .....you put it on a much more specific scale...the arm and the hand...20's around i believe id see no problems
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i'm not missing the point at all, you are. You asked a question, I answered it, and even broke it down to be easy to understand. I used an extreme example to make it very simple. Same thign applies to your wheel but on a much smaller scale. You can't look at simply .75 of an inch when you're talking about supporting thousands of pounds, and spinning at very high speeds in the process.
It's not the answer you wanted to hear, so you're giving me shit about it. You said you're not strong on the topic, I answer and you're trying to tell me i'm wrong. So here's the answer you want to hear. It will be fine, you will have no problems. Go for it! |
do you have spacers? no...you have no experience i dont care about your answer. you bringing in your expertise of physics doesent impress me or make me believe you lol...the kid that says he has 16's and no problems I believe him.
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Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
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your missing the main point i made that an .75 of an inch...is not putting that much more stress .....you put it on a much more specific scale...the arm and the hand...20's around i believe id see no problems
I don't think it will do any significant or immediate damage, but I don't know your driving style or what kinda roads you drive on. So make no mistake spacing your wheels all out 20mm will indeed put a significantly higher amount of stress on your hubs/lugs. There is a reason that this "flush" look is done through proper offset wheels instead of the easy way. VW and other flushfreaks look down on using spacers to get the look |
get longer studs and you'll be ok
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Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
(Post 4329078)
do you have spacers? no...you have no experience i dont care about your answer. you bringing in your expertise of physics doesent impress me or make me believe you lol...the kid that says he has 16's and no problems I believe him.
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doesent mean i cant tell when your trying to be smart lol...i want someone with experience not what might or might not happen...and yeah they come with longer studs man
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Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
(Post 4329107)
doesent mean i cant tell when your trying to be smart lol...i want someone with experience not what might or might not happen...and yeah they come with longer studs man
D4u2s0t is right. Running spacers puts more stress on the hub. Will your wheel certainly fall off if you run 20mm? No, obviously not. The risk, however, is greatly increased. I was warned by a wheel and tire shop to never go bigger than 3mm. I run 3mm spacers on the front in the winter time so my 17" alloys will clear my Brembos, and even that makes me leery. I avoid driving the car hard to minimize stress on the hubs and other components. Once again, just because you don't like an answer doesn't make it wrong. |
again...i do not want anyone who will say what might happen or what could happen...with anything aftermarket you do to a car there is risks....everyone in here knows that...i want some that can say yo i tried it and it didnt work or nah ive never had any problems...
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Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
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again...i do not want anyone who will say what might happen or what could happen...with anything aftermarket you do to a car there is risks....everyone in here knows that...i want some that can say yo i tried it and it didnt work or nah ive never had any problems...
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Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
(Post 4329163)
again...i do not want anyone who will say what might happen or what could happen...with anything aftermarket you do to a car there is risks....everyone in here knows that...i want some that can say yo i tried it and it didnt work or nah ive never had any problems...
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how can you say its good advice haha just cause he used an example...again stop talking i do not care what you have to say...do something to your stock car.
wait...its stupid let me gues.....becasue you have never done it...your an idiot haha |
Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
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how can you say its good advice haha just cause he used an example...again stop talking i do not care what you have to say...do something to your stock car.
wait...its stupid let me gues.....becasue you have never done it...your an idiot haha |
It's simple physics that spacers put more stress on the car. There's no arguing against that.
The longer distance increases mechanical advantage which multiples the force applied at the fulcrum point. |
Originally Posted by 05slowbaltss
(Post 4329206)
how can you say its good advice haha just cause he used an example...again stop talking i do not care what you have to say...do something to your stock car.
wait...its stupid let me gues.....becasue you have never done it...your an idiot haha To the OP. Dood just put your weelz on backwerds! |
if you want an expert opinion, go ask an expert.
you can't get people on forums to agree on what oil to use much less agree on something like this. now you're name-calling??? wtf, quityerbitchin. |
I wasnt calling D4 an idiot. I said... well typed that with sarcasm. Eh I fixed it.
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fact is ive known people to run spacers and lose a wheel and people who have been fine. As said its really depends on what risk you are willing to take. Winter wheels i would say maybe because your likely not driving hard but i would not install on summer wheels just from what ive seen. Talk to any person that has been doing this for a long time and they will tell you the same. Think of spacers as a band-aid fix to an issue for cheap.
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