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Old 06-04-2013, 03:18 PM
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any shots from further away and from the rear ?
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that looks SEXY!! very nice. i have to get me some spacers
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I just installed 20mm on the rears, looks perfect...
how are you liking it JayJ i know you got 22"s right?
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Love the rear!!!
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Love the rear!!!
it's better than the F15 isn't it?!
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how are you liking it JayJ i know you got 22"s right?
20mm spacers on 20" X6M reps...

now im thinking of putting 10mm or 12mm on the front...

ill send you some pics on FB bro...
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aren't spacers bad for wheel bearings?
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aren't spacers bad for wheel bearings?
Yes, if they change the resulting wheel offset from what it is intended to be. Also bad for suspension components which are subjected to larger loads. And wheel bolts/studs. And if installed on the front wheels, steering geometry.

But they make the tires look wider, which is why people buy them, despite the above.
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Yes, if they change the resulting wheel offset from what it is intended to be. Also bad for suspension components which are subjected to larger loads. And wheel bolts/studs. And if installed on the front wheels, steering geometry.

But they make the tires look wider, which is why people buy them, despite the above.

As far as I know, "hubcentric" spacers do not cause these issues.
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As far as I know, "hubcentric" spacers do not cause these issues.
They cause all those issues, apart from putting additional stress on the wheel bolts (as long as they are bolted spacers, hubcentric, and don't just use longer bolts). And there, they double the number of failure modes, making a problem statistically more likely.
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