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My Review of H&R spacers for the GS

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Old 11-27-02, 05:08 PM
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btw... my spacers came w/ bunch of big *** screws yours came w/ same thing?
Old 11-27-02, 05:09 PM
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man, people do not appreciate money these days. pay me i'll do that. lol. i finally learn how much money is worth couple years ago when i started my first job. i got paid 7 bucks an hour. and though of it like this. "i had to work 2 days which is 8 hours to buy me a pair of shoes."
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haha dude are you going come all the way from california to new york just to install spacers?) also do you have certification? ) 'cause i'm not going give my car to do some work to someone just 'cause its cost less
Old 11-27-02, 05:16 PM
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Yeah, they are pretty easy to put on. I dont have have a jack and there was snow outside today. I wasnt going to use the crappy jack that came with the car and do this in the snow.
Alexus, I used the same place in my town where you got your tips put on... midas dealer. He rotated my tires from front to back and put the spacers on total cost was 20 bucks to midas and 5 tip to Tom the tech at midas.

You should also have a torque wrench with the various settings, so you can tighten the lugs for the spacers to match the factory specs. I dont have this tool so I went to someone who i trust to do this for me at a awesome price.
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Drew, can you post some pics.
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Originally posted by DrewGS4
Yeah, they are pretty easy to put on. I dont have have a jack and there was snow outside today. I wasnt going to use the crappy jack that came with the car and do this in the snow.
Alexus, I used the same place in my town where you got your tips put on... midas dealer. He rotated my tires from front to back and put the spacers on total cost was 20 bucks to midas and 5 tip to Tom the tech at midas.

You should also have a torque wrench with the various settings, so you can tighten the lugs for the spacers to match the factory specs. I dont have this tool so I went to someone who i trust to do this for me at a awesome price.
You can't beat $20, but if you really want you can buy the torque wrench at Sears, use it and return it.

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the spacers and how much were they?

Thanks


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Old 11-28-02, 02:43 PM
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My question is why on earth you'd want LESS traction? I thought about spacers but if I'm going to be spinning my tires all the time (which I am already doing) forget it. Got pics of the spacers prior to installing?
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I have had rear 25MM spacers on for more than a year with the stock 17" tires and my tires don,t seem to have any less or more traction. I do think it helps slightly on cornering.
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Here are some pictures of my car with the 25mm spacers
Attached Thumbnails My Review of H&R spacers for the GS-dsc00008.jpg  
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another one
Attached Thumbnails My Review of H&R spacers for the GS-dsc00011.jpg  
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looks great,

do you have any BEFORE INSTALLATION pics so we can compare? I also have 245/45/17 tires but due to the offset of my rim my rear wheels look even more sinked in than stock GS 17s.
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Originally posted by DrewGS4
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Alexus, I used the same place in my town where you got your tips put on... midas dealer. He rotated my tires from front to back and put the spacers on total cost was 20 bucks to midas and 5 tip to Tom the tech at midas.
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i might have to drive to your midas again then )

we can meet up again
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Where did you get the spacer and how much do they cost?
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DrewGS4 - lookin' great. Without spacers the rear wheels sit WAY too far in. I assume you only put them on the back, right?

Also, can you show a pic of your car side on or 3/4 view? I'd like to see your L-Tuned side skirts. Thanks.
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