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Rear wheel spacer installed!!!

Old Nov 23, 2007 | 03:18 AM
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Rear wheel spacer installed!!!

I just completed installing 15mm wheel spacer on the rear and it definetely looks better and should provide little bit of more camber for cornering as well.

The first spacer took me about 45 minutes but second one only took me 30 min. The hardest part of the installation was removing the stock stud and installing new longer stud for 15mm spacer.

The rear e-brake had to be removed to create clearance for installing the longer stud but it wasn't too bad

Anyways I took some pictures of before and after installation.

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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 03:38 AM
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looks good!
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Blk-G35
I just completed installing 15mm wheel spacer on the rear and it definetely looks better and should provide little bit of more camber for cornering as well.

The first spacer took me about 45 minutes but second one only took me 30 min. The hardest part of the installation was removing the stock stud and installing new longer stud for 15mm spacer.

The rear e-brake had to be removed to create clearance for installing the longer stud but it wasn't too bad
Looks very nice, a noticable improvement in stance. Wheel spacers alone will not change your camber however.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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I believe it did since the height of the wheel fender from ground changed from 25.5" to 25.375". This will be equivallent to installing lowering spring but just not as much.

I'm debating on front spacer as well but not as aggressive as rear something in neighborhood of 10mm.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 12:42 PM
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looking good.
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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spacers scare me for some reason. But good job! Does it drive or handle any better?
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Blk-G35
I believe it did since the height of the wheel fender from ground changed from 25.5" to 25.375". This will be equivallent to installing lowering spring but just not as much.

I'm debating on front spacer as well but not as aggressive as rear something in neighborhood of 10mm.
I dont think spacers had any affect on ride height, all they do is push the wheels out.
If there was any difference in the height, it most likely was the suspension not being settled after being jacked off the ground.

I'm running 20mm spacers on my FX with no problems.
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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i like the way it looks..... im w/ u solo about spacers scaring me.
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Old Nov 24, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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thats what im thinking about doing whatever i get my car. looks a lot better. do you have any pictures of the whole car? thinking about getting vr..
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Here is another picture of wheel spacer installed
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Old Nov 25, 2007 | 04:09 PM
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nice, can you take some pics far away?
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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How does it handle now? Any difference?
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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looks great! i was thinking of doing this along with the Eibach Pro kit when it's finally released.

PS, it's not unbelievable that the rear ride height would change. look at the angle the wheel sits before spacer, you'll see that there's a small degree of camber. when you push the wheel out, you're pushing it out, not at 0 degrees, but more like 1-2 degrees, which effectively pushes it UP and out. therefore, once the wheel is on, the contact point of the tire is a little higher than what it once was. did that make sense? it's easier to visualize it.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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^ i think it will be a tad lower with camber?
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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what was your reason for doing this?
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