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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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Default Wheel Spacers Wanted Good/Bad?

i am having issues with my 11 inch wide ZR1's rubbing the inner fender well under hard cornering. i have already performed the BFH mod to it and can't stand to bang on my car anymore than what i have already done.
who here has used a spacer, and can give me an opinion on them? i would like to have about a .5 inch wide spacer for the rear, and 1.5 inch for the front to balance the stance out a little. where can i get them in this size, and is it even possible? thanks.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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no one here uses a spacer?
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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Do a search. I and many others have used and commented on them. Not to flame, but one gets tired of writing the same thing over and over.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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Get brembo ones from Thunder Racing. Or look into H&R spacers

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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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if its a spacer, dont do more than a 1/4 inch.. otherwise your looking at a bolt on adapter
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Deep Blue
Do a search. I and many others have used and commented on them. Not to flame, but one gets tired of writing the same thing over and over.
I owe you an apology. I just did a search for my own post and apparently it is no longer available.

I'm running two 1.25 inch thick hubcentric bolt on adapters for my 19X10 +79mm offset C6 rear rims. So far no problems. Use a torque wrench to make sure everything its tightened properly, but also that you don't overtorque the adapters. I bought mine on Ebay.
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Old Feb 23, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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there are some sites that have adapters. Just do a google search on them. That's what you'll need. Don't run a spacer with that much room.

AND yes the search is "injured." It's been that way for a long time. That's what happens when you get 2000 people on a site designed for MUCH less than that. It works but only goes back so far.
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