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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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i have c5 wheels on my car and its been lowerd a little but i was the read tires like even with the fender it makes the car look really dinky when you look at it from behind the tires go in is there any bad thing about spacers?
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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check 'WHEEL ADAPTERS' in search..and there is plenty of info.
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 06:22 AM
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How much of a spacer are you talking about?
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 08:10 AM
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i have 1 1/4in spacers for my 19's in the rear and it looks good
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Old Feb 7, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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go for it, . try ebay, and look for a 1.0, 1.25 or 1.50 wheel adapter, . jus type in camaro wheel adapter, . and voila!, . . and no, there isn't a ton of information about them like stated, . . but alot of people run this with no problems whatsoever, my friend did it on his 03 cobra and his rear stance looks mean, do it and you'll be happy
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Old Feb 11, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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thanks guys, i just heard not to, but never a reason why lol
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 12:09 PM
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hey guys i work on tires, and let me be the first to tell u stay away from spacers, ive seen nuthing but problems. when u put a wheel spacer on the hold, u now shorten the actual wheel stud, and when u torque it down it wont be properly torqued because the lug is gonna try pulling on the stud, becuase its not fully down on the hub because of the spacer. hub centric rings are fine, they go in the middle of the rim to redcuce the Circumference of the center so that it fits securly on the hub with out moving up and down, left and right, nice and flush!
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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i knew there was something bad to come from them! thank man
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try these, this way u dont loose any of ur lug... thats why these arent bad
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