30mm Wide Wheel Spacers On Front Wheel ?

[garage-13]

sorry just having a joke around..

i have no problem with SK setup it is ok..

its always interesting to compare opinions on suspension setup

i can at least agree, i have destroyed a few minor suspension parts during my past drift years.

but i will continue to run aggressive rims and more track oriented setup even on street

[Laurence]

dangerous_daveo, the hub thing just makes sure the wheels won't fall off from the "wrong position"

the spacers will still put the wheels out in the wrong place. Just depends how far out you can go before

it affects the handling too much...

Hmmmm... so SK, if I understand the implication offset itself is not so important as the inner position

of the rim/tyre making a 10.5+0 close to a 8.0+30 (stock R32)

Hehe... so looks like my car is actually close to correct then, despite the roll centre being up the wazoo.

p.s. garage-13... don't let anyone know what size tyres you are running on those wheels!

Edited July 11, 2006 by Laurence

[made_guy]

As for the other questions, are you guys seriously asking if a wheel with a certain offset is different to

a wheel spacer combo with the same offset?

If one person is 6 foot in high heels and one is six feet with bare feet will they both hit their head on a 5'10 doorway?

that's not a correct analogy there dude. the question is where the balance is. the 6 ' person has a body set up, and centre of gravity relative to their height, while the one in heels is not set up up for that height, and will experience strain in critical joints (hips, knees and ankles) because of this.

Offset just says where the hub of a wheel sits in relation to the rim, but the hub is ALWAYS the central part. Think about it this way, the wheel hub is always in contact with the hub on your rotors, it never moves. regardless of offset, it will still be matched to the rotor, just the rim the hub is attached to will move in or out. Spacers will dramatically alter the way in which the hub is matched to your rotor, and the rest of your suspension linkages.

That said....i'm about to fit some bolt on spacers this weekend....

Edited July 16, 2007 by made_guy

[dooby87]

i was always told spacers were dangerous, donno why exactly, besides all the wear and tear people are talking bout, why are they dangerous??????????

[made_guy]

read a few of the posts in this thread and check the links to other threads. basically it puts a lot of strain on your suspension system. there's more to it tho. i'm just tired