Jul 12, 2008 - 11:19 AM
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I'm trying to find a good spacer that is decently priced, that will get my wheels out just a bit more. I don't want the wheel to rub on the fender if I hit a bump, because I'm lowered, so I was thinking 5mm in the back and 2mm in the front?
This will be for my GTS wheels. What do you guys recommend? |
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Jul 12, 2008 - 5:26 PM
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I work at advance and let me tell you something about spacers. they are THE WORST thing you could do to your suspension next to cutting springs.
1. spacers put alot more stress on the bearing. usually the wider the spacer, the faster the bearing will wear out since there is a force multiplication with distance from the bearing. It doesnt matter if you have a tapered bearing or one thats pressed into a hub. They WILL go out. I cant think of a tangible number that accurately represents the amount of people buying all four bearing from me. sometimes at $125 a pop is it really worth it to pay $500 to space your ride? 2. They put more strain on ball joints. just as before, the additional distance increases the load. I've had people walk in with balljoints that completely seperated after hitting a nasty bump. they say "I dont know what happened!" I say: "do you have a spacer" they say "yea its awesome" I say "yea... yea it is. thats $35 for a new ball joint + I have to order" they say: "f you im going to zone" i say "bye have a good day" *half an hour later* they say "zone is more expensive" my two cents. I cant wait for people to say they had spacers for years without a problem. ill call it as i see it and every day i sell a few sets of bearings. -------------------- i love how my wheel hopping, corner rolling, one wheel wonder celica looks XD |
GotToyota Good spacers/adapters? Jul 12, 2008 - 11:19 AM
manphibian 5mm? it's going to be hard to notice any dif... Jul 12, 2008 - 11:22 AM
GotToyota QUOTE (manphibian @ Jul 12, 2008 - 11... Jul 12, 2008 - 11:55 AM
azian_advanced why not just measure how much more mm the sidewall... Jul 12, 2008 - 12:47 PM
808celica 5mm is good enough for DD with these and a tein dr... Jul 12, 2008 - 2:54 PM
808celica i have 5mm and i had no problems for a year; not t... Jul 12, 2008 - 6:22 PM
95st-celica im bumping this up becaus i was seriously consider... Aug 6, 2008 - 9:31 PM
Tigawoods 25mm is too much bro. go 15 at the most Aug 6, 2008 - 9:44 PM
95st-celica i dunno man...im looking for a nice difference...i... Aug 6, 2008 - 9:51 PM
elvasoshexai i heard they r bad 2.. but as with everything, it... Aug 6, 2008 - 10:32 PM
manphibian They ALL put unnecessary strain on the suspension ... Aug 7, 2008 - 2:18 AM![]() ![]() |
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