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Old 10-21-10, 05:30 PM
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I was wondering if I got a set of f-sports and wanted to run a 10mm or 15mm spacer do I need extended bolts or no? Anything would help
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Yes you do, unless you want your wheels to fall off.
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yes. you need to be able to turn your lugs a certain amount so it doesn't fall off.
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Thanks for your help guys. Just one more thing is there a down side to running spacers?
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Technically speaking spacers add unsprung weight which would slow your car down due to many reasons but unless your tracking your car then spacers won't have any real world downside unless you get some very poor quality spacers or installed them incorrectly. Which of course are people who install them without the extended lugs.
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