Would you like wheel spacers with that?
03 August 2009, 08:49 PM
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Would you like wheel spacers with that?
03 August 2009, 08:53 PM
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Give him a month or so and he will be the fastest wheel bearing changer in the world.
.......£10 worth of fuel and a full set of wheel bearings, please.
.......£10 worth of fuel and a full set of wheel bearings, please.
04 August 2009, 10:13 AM
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As long as its done properly, then spacers are safe, some car manufacturers have used them in the past, the real question is "has this been done safely?"
My spider-sense tells me probably not.
My spider-sense tells me probably not.
04 August 2009, 10:58 AM
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There is simply no way to do spacers that wide "properly".
He has shifted the wheels so far outward that when he turns the steering, the wheel will no longer pivot on a spot under the strut, but will turn in an arc around it. Handling will be "interesting". Hitting a bump in the road will no longer compress the suspension, but pull the wheel rearwards, steering the car to one side. Hitting a pothole on the motorway is likely to see him ending up in the next lane. Also, the wheel turning in this arc with the steerring will need quite a wide arch opening on whatever bodykit he plans to fit.
Plus, the leverage the wheel is exerting on the hub means that hitting any bumps or even dropping his hydraluics too quickly will be likely to rip out the wheel studs holding the spacer to the hub.
I would give pretty good odds that a vigorous drive down an average road would see that thing either bump-steering into a ditch or loosing a wheel entirely.
Sadly, its ***** like this and those on ChopShop that give modifying a bad name. We all end up suffering as dvla and vosa enforce more draconian laws to clamp down on shoddy modifications, making it harder for the rest of us to do things sensibly.
He has shifted the wheels so far outward that when he turns the steering, the wheel will no longer pivot on a spot under the strut, but will turn in an arc around it. Handling will be "interesting". Hitting a bump in the road will no longer compress the suspension, but pull the wheel rearwards, steering the car to one side. Hitting a pothole on the motorway is likely to see him ending up in the next lane. Also, the wheel turning in this arc with the steerring will need quite a wide arch opening on whatever bodykit he plans to fit.
Plus, the leverage the wheel is exerting on the hub means that hitting any bumps or even dropping his hydraluics too quickly will be likely to rip out the wheel studs holding the spacer to the hub.
I would give pretty good odds that a vigorous drive down an average road would see that thing either bump-steering into a ditch or loosing a wheel entirely.
Sadly, its ***** like this and those on ChopShop that give modifying a bad name. We all end up suffering as dvla and vosa enforce more draconian laws to clamp down on shoddy modifications, making it harder for the rest of us to do things sensibly.
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