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Old 10-21-09, 08:19 PM
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For those of you running spacers. Were there any benefits aside from cosmetics from adding spacers? Did it handle better? Better stability?
I've searched. did not find anything definitive.

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Old 10-21-09, 08:37 PM
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pushes wheels out from the hub..."spacing" them further out...
Old 10-21-09, 08:46 PM
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i wouldnt use spacers. they will throw off a lot of things. they are mainly for looks
Old 10-22-09, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by swat1727
i wouldnt use spacers. they will throw off a lot of things. they are mainly for looks
im just gona removed my front spacers im really hating the wobbly steering wheel
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I was just thinking about adding spacers to the rear to push the wheels out more. I'ds imagine that it would help some just to widen the center of gravity but honestly can you feel it? Does the car feel more stable?
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I've heard that it's supposed to improve handling because it makes the tracks wider by xx mm on both sides and also giving it more stability. I bought spacers mainly for the looks. Others sometimes buy spacers to help clear their BBK. I don't drive my car hard enough to notice any significant difference in handling during daily driving.
Old 10-22-09, 11:31 AM
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I bought mine to clear my brakes. I didn't have any expectations on handling improvement.
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Originally Posted by handoverfi
im just gona removed my front spacers im really hating the wobbly steering wheel
Wobbly steering? That's not suppose to happen even with spacers.
Old 10-22-09, 11:41 AM
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Hey i got spacers all around and depending on how hard u drive around corners u def feel the difference. it pushes the wheels out nicely and gives a wider stance. it can become a problem if u have em sticking out too far. And i wuld only recommend them if you r gonna keep the same rims on. I changed rims since i had em n sometimes when i hit bumps now my car scrapes the tire. I prolly will b removing em soon thou so i can put my car back down. the stance is jus a lil too wide by lyk 5mm. but i had 5mm in the front and 15mm in the back. Imma switch the 5mm to the back and prolly part the 15mm out.

oh yeah n u mite need extended studs
Old 10-22-09, 11:43 AM
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if you have a wabble because of spacers on the fronts, its because they arent hub centric'd or your wheel weights are off or fell off or the most obvious which would be a bent rim =(

as long as they are hub centric'd and centered right, u shouldnt feel any wobble at all
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Depending on the thickness of the spacer, it can improve cornering, but nothing major.
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