Thickest Wheel Spacer? Anyone...
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Most people don’t see it that way, 'cause they're ignorant, but using harder-shorter springs it will make it easier to slide on wet roads, etc. But because it does gives you "inevitable" more camber, it will feel tighter (go-kart like) on the steering wheel, and is all 'cause there is "less travel in your susp... But the car doesn’t necessary works better. But we all know somehow most of us, ended up doing it! 'cause it looks better??...
Car companies have cut up to this, and have gone a great length to compensate. The truth being that by less susp travel there is also less change in the susp geometry *keeping the inner pivot point of the "A" arm for most conditions above the outer one*. Thus by adding longer "A" arms there is less travel, so its benefits to keep the geometry of the inner pivot point for the "A" arm to stay higher than the outer. That’s why new cars use such a little Wheel "offset" compared to the older cars, ‘cause the new “A” arms are longer than the ones used in the past. But I just wanted just a bit more of my wheels to stick out, just purely for looks. 8mm maybe?
Last edited by mystype04; 01-15-2011 at 10:19 AM.
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Thanks for your help, yes I thought about getting me some Vellano VSO, since I've have them in my Northstar Fiero widebody (19X8.5F and 19-11.5B). But I've to wait. My BMW Z3 Turbo is going to get a new Paint Job. So maybe later. And Yes tires is where the money goes for sure. Michelin PS2 is my Favorite and it can get very expensive...
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-1-2...Q5fAccessories
Dunno if it's the best idea, but someone mentioned using mustang wheels.
AS far as proper spacers:
10mm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-1...Q5fAccessories
12mm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-1...Q5fAccessories
15mm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-1...Q5fAccessories
20mm is the biggest H&R makes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-2...Q5fAccessories
They also make 3mm and 5mm, but probably not big enough for your purposes. These are hubcentric. Volvos use the same bolt pattern and hub bore (thanks to Ford )
On OUR Cars that use wheel studs (instead of bolts), you'd have to source longer ones, and press them into the hub, but they are just ford studs.
EDIT: I just realized some of the thicker kits COME with the extended wheel studs. Make sure you use an open ended lug nut and an STRONG impact wrench to press them in. On The S-Type the rear hubs or all the rear brakes have to come off for you to get to the wheel studs because of the the rear brake dust shields (you can drill out the rivets, and then rivet them back on.
Take care,
George
Dunno if it's the best idea, but someone mentioned using mustang wheels.
AS far as proper spacers:
10mm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-1...Q5fAccessories
12mm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-1...Q5fAccessories
15mm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-1...Q5fAccessories
20mm is the biggest H&R makes.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/H-R-2...Q5fAccessories
They also make 3mm and 5mm, but probably not big enough for your purposes. These are hubcentric. Volvos use the same bolt pattern and hub bore (thanks to Ford )
On OUR Cars that use wheel studs (instead of bolts), you'd have to source longer ones, and press them into the hub, but they are just ford studs.
EDIT: I just realized some of the thicker kits COME with the extended wheel studs. Make sure you use an open ended lug nut and an STRONG impact wrench to press them in. On The S-Type the rear hubs or all the rear brakes have to come off for you to get to the wheel studs because of the the rear brake dust shields (you can drill out the rivets, and then rivet them back on.
Take care,
George
Last edited by androulakis; 01-15-2011 at 06:55 PM.
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Mustangs aren't 5x4.5 anymore? What are they now? There's conversion adapters to all the different common bolt patterns.
(The first link is to a set of spacer / wheel bolt pattern adapters).
The rest of the links are for straight 5x108 spacers.
Take care,
George
(The first link is to a set of spacer / wheel bolt pattern adapters).
The rest of the links are for straight 5x108 spacers.
Take care,
George
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Take care,
Goerge
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Example a:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-9-...Q5fAccessories
Front = 18x9 ET24
Rear = 18x10 ET22
So adding the spacer gets the wheel to closer to the 42mm the Jag expects...
Take care,
George
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-9-...Q5fAccessories
Front = 18x9 ET24
Rear = 18x10 ET22
So adding the spacer gets the wheel to closer to the 42mm the Jag expects...
Take care,
George
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Oh and If you run aired down slicks and break an axle shaft or the diff, don't yell at me!
Take care,
George
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