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Question about spacers
Just recently bought a 2006 GS300 and I am ready to lower it. After doing a lot of research on here, the DF210 springs are the way to go for me. I ordered these, but have two questions on some related parts:
1. Even though the DF210s keep you within OEM camber specs, should I still get a camber kit?
2. I would like to space the wheels out 20mm. Anyone have recommendations on what brand spacers or are these things all the same?
As always, thank you for your input gentlemen.
1. Even though the DF210s keep you within OEM camber specs, should I still get a camber kit?
2. I would like to space the wheels out 20mm. Anyone have recommendations on what brand spacers or are these things all the same?
As always, thank you for your input gentlemen.
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Just recently bought a 2006 GS300 and I am ready to lower it. After doing a lot of research on here, the DF210 springs are the way to go for me. I ordered these, but have two questions on some related parts:
1. Even though the DF210s keep you within OEM camber specs, should I still get a camber kit?
2. I would like to space the wheels out 20mm. Anyone have recommendations on what brand spacers or are these things all the same?
As always, thank you for your input gentlemen.
1. Even though the DF210s keep you within OEM camber specs, should I still get a camber kit?
2. I would like to space the wheels out 20mm. Anyone have recommendations on what brand spacers or are these things all the same?
As always, thank you for your input gentlemen.
2. I've used spacers (15mm H&R) before but only for a short time so i cant help much.
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My personal experience with spacers has not been good. I have a RWD GS, lowered initially on Eibach springs.
I installed 25mm spacers from SportLine ( bolt on spacers with studs sticking out from them )
I would get shaking at different speeds. Although the spacers came with hub rings, there was still shaking.
I then got 20mm spacers from the same company and still got shaking! Tried every thing from manual torqueing the lugs to cross torqueing.. everything. Shaking at different speeds
I then decided to put on my 19" wheels and everything was fine.
I added 10mm Ichiba spacers ( the type that does not bolt on, but comes with replacement longer studs from OEM ). Boom, shaking came back!
It is most certainly spacer related. I am now on coil overs and thinking of removing the spacers.
If you want pictures of what the GS would look like on OEM wheels and 20mm spacers, lowered on springs. Let me know, I can post up some!
I installed 25mm spacers from SportLine ( bolt on spacers with studs sticking out from them )
I would get shaking at different speeds. Although the spacers came with hub rings, there was still shaking.
I then got 20mm spacers from the same company and still got shaking! Tried every thing from manual torqueing the lugs to cross torqueing.. everything. Shaking at different speeds
I then decided to put on my 19" wheels and everything was fine.
I added 10mm Ichiba spacers ( the type that does not bolt on, but comes with replacement longer studs from OEM ). Boom, shaking came back!
It is most certainly spacer related. I am now on coil overs and thinking of removing the spacers.
If you want pictures of what the GS would look like on OEM wheels and 20mm spacers, lowered on springs. Let me know, I can post up some!
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My personal experience with spacers has not been good. I have a RWD GS, lowered initially on Eibach springs.
I installed 25mm spacers from SportLine ( bolt on spacers with studs sticking out from them )
I would get shaking at different speeds. Although the spacers came with hub rings, there was still shaking.
I then got 20mm spacers from the same company and still got shaking! Tried every thing from manual torqueing the lugs to cross torqueing.. everything. Shaking at different speeds
I then decided to put on my 19" wheels and everything was fine.
I added 10mm Ichiba spacers ( the type that does not bolt on, but comes with replacement longer studs from OEM ). Boom, shaking came back!
It is most certainly spacer related. I am now on coil overs and thinking of removing the spacers.
If you want pictures of what the GS would look like on OEM wheels and 20mm spacers, lowered on springs. Let me know, I can post up some!
I installed 25mm spacers from SportLine ( bolt on spacers with studs sticking out from them )
I would get shaking at different speeds. Although the spacers came with hub rings, there was still shaking.
I then got 20mm spacers from the same company and still got shaking! Tried every thing from manual torqueing the lugs to cross torqueing.. everything. Shaking at different speeds
I then decided to put on my 19" wheels and everything was fine.
I added 10mm Ichiba spacers ( the type that does not bolt on, but comes with replacement longer studs from OEM ). Boom, shaking came back!
It is most certainly spacer related. I am now on coil overs and thinking of removing the spacers.
If you want pictures of what the GS would look like on OEM wheels and 20mm spacers, lowered on springs. Let me know, I can post up some!
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I have Adaptec Speedware spacers on my GS (15mm front, 20mm rear) and they are absolutely smooth as OE.
Fantastic fit/finish, and they are made to order in the USA! A handful of my VW/Audi/Porsche buddies run them too with zero issues.
After designo had such a bad experience with Ichibas, and the fact that H&R does not make the type of spacer I was looking for in the sizes I wanted (bolt-on type), I reached out to Adaptec and they delivered on all counts.
My 2 c.
Fantastic fit/finish, and they are made to order in the USA! A handful of my VW/Audi/Porsche buddies run them too with zero issues.
After designo had such a bad experience with Ichibas, and the fact that H&R does not make the type of spacer I was looking for in the sizes I wanted (bolt-on type), I reached out to Adaptec and they delivered on all counts.
My 2 c.
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Can't help you with the df210 and RCA question, however.
Good luck man!
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