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spacers
Good morning to everyone,
Are spacers a bad way to go? I know that adapters are really bad but are spacers the same? I would like to add width to my track and place a set of wider that currently fit (backside) rims onto my car and need to know where I can buy a 1 inch spacer if someone makes it? They are porsche pattern and would be on a vw drum? Thanks for your input, Bugjamin
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I'm looking at spacers as well.
What I have found so far is that the H&R spacers are ridiculously (sp?) expensive. However, the 'generic fit' spacers are crap, because you'll never get them located propely and as a result your wheels will be out of balance. There's a guy in the Subaru club that I am meeting Saturday and he says he can make high quality spacers for me. I have to bring the wheel for him to take measurements. I'll keep you posted. BTW, I'm running a custom boltpattern (4x100) Rob. |
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We run 19mm spacers on Hummbug with no ill effects so far. It was the only way to get 17x9" Cup3's to stay away from what remains of the bump-stops.
Yetibone
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Re: spacers
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doesnt Porsche use bolt on spacers for anything over 1/2" ?
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I got mine from aftermarket, drilled the holes and pressed them in myself. I also made my own spacers.
The brakes are CB's Rear disk/ Roto-hub Conversion drilled 5x130. Yetibone
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if you are going to convert bolt pattern, i believe you end up in a two piece adapter most of the time. not ideal. i converted my drum pattern and then used a 5x130 to 5x130 spacer. got them here...
http://www.motorsport-tech.com/Pages/Pricing.html
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I have a set of 1" bolt-on style spacers on the back of my car. No problems at all. Just make sure they're of good quality. Unfortunatly, that often means high $. I paid something around $200 for mine, but they were also out of the Tweeks catalog, which can be a little expensive.
Anyway, as long as everything is put together correctly and you use good quality, you'll be OK.
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