Rear wheel spacer installed!!!
11-23-2007, 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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After:
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.
Before:
After:
11-23-2007, 10:24 AM
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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
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
11-23-2007, 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.
I'm debating on front spacer as well but not as aggressive as rear something in neighborhood of 10mm.
11-24-2007, 05:14 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.
I'm debating on front spacer as well but not as aggressive as rear something in neighborhood of 10mm.
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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11-26-2007, 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.
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.
