Are wheel spacers bad?
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wheel spacers are delicious!
Heres the bad thing about wheel spacers. They are harder on wheel bearings due to the increased leverage placed on them by pushing the wheels out further. I have corvette mags on my lowered camaro and they rub the inside of the fenders like hell. So the only answer is a spacer. I guess tearin' up wheel bearings is the price of bein cool right? As for increased strain on the wheel studs, you can always just get some serious duty wheel studs from someone like ARP to solve the problem. Though it's not much of a problem anyways. Then there's the argument of rotating mass. These things aren't flywheels. Wheel spacers have fairly small diameters, so it's not like they're spinning at a million miles an hour. Unless you're looking to shave off that last .oo1 second, I can just about guarantee the average driver won't notice the difference. Anyone know who makes a good cheap set of spacers?
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Originally Posted by speedster321
Heres the bad thing about wheel spacers. They are harder on wheel bearings due to the increased leverage placed on them by pushing the wheels out further. Anyone know who makes a good cheap set of spacers?
Forgive me if it is confusing but that's the best i can word it.