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Old 08-21-2008, 12:51 PM
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Here I'll start. (please dont forget to include the question/number as this list migth get confusing later on )

1. Q: What's wheel spacer? and its function? How do you know which one to choose for your rim offset?

2. Q: Do you use normal lugnuts when install wheel spacer? or lugnut has nothing to do with the damn spacer?

3. Q: How does wider tire affect steering/driving?

4. Q: How does wide body kit affect the wheel/driving? or irrelevant?

5. Q: What tire brand should I avoid? (for daily drive)

6. ...anyone else?
Old 08-21-2008, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by frozenyogurt
Here I'll start. (please dont forget to include the question/number as this list migth get confusing later on )

1. Q: What's wheel spacer? and its function? How do you know which one to choose for your rim offset?

2. Q: Do you use normal lugnuts when install wheel spacer? or lugnut has nothing to do with the damn spacer?

3. Q: How does wider tire affect steering/driving?

4. Q: How does wide body kit affect the wheel/driving? or irrelevant?

5. Q: What tire brand should I avoid? (for daily drive)

6. ...anyone else?
1. wheel spacers are a fad that some people think will make their wheels sit and look better in the wheel well (that is if you can tell a 5-10mm difference from 10 yards that is). does absolutely nothing for performance, just makes bad fitting wheels actually fit.

2. normal should be fine since they go on the lugbolts themselves, not the spacer. go too wide with the spacer and you will need longer lug studs though

3. it gives better traction due to a wider contact area. but in some cases, too wide actually hurts performance (ie, the "stretched tire" fad

4. looks like crap with the wrong size wheels. plus 99% of wide body kits are poorly made and look like crap.

5. any brand that is advertised with the words "cheap" or "used" in the title. also a good bet woudl be to avoid tire brands names "billy-bob tires" or "sam's choice"

6. all of this information could have been found with a search
Old 08-21-2008, 08:24 PM
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Old 08-22-2008, 11:12 AM
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