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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 05:55 AM
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Default Offset wheel spacers front/rear?

Hey all,
So I've confirmed that on my '04 Track with the stock Rays and Eibach pro-kit springs, I can run a 25 mm spacer without fear of fender contact. I think 25mm on the fronts might be almost too much though. So I'm wondering if anybody out there is running 25mm spacers in the rear and 15's in the front. This should be very similar to a larger wheel set with a 10mm difference in offset between front/rear.

Any cons to doing this? I've heard the claims of increased/accelerated bearing wear, but this would be no different than moving to a different wheel with a larger offset (which is something I plan to do eventually, but it's not in the budget right now.)

Thanks for any/all input.
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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 09:29 AM
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someone (think his user name is Randall Patterns sp?) used a 1 inch spacer on the stock 17's

assuming the 17's and track rays need the same spacing tehn i would say go with the 25mm spacer
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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 09:33 AM
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he had the s-techs on his car and it seemed like there might be enough clearance for extra drop

but your eibachs might be too low
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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 02:01 PM
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I have a 15mm fr and 20mm r . I can tell there is more flex in the frame or body with the spacers .When I take a right hand turn , my headers hit the steering wheel shaft and I can feel it . When I took the spacer off...I hardly felt it
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Old Jul 29, 2004 | 05:20 PM
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Originally posted by booger
I have a 15mm fr and 20mm r . I can tell there is more flex in the frame or body with the spacers .When I take a right hand turn , my headers hit the steering wheel shaft and I can feel it . When I took the spacer off...I hardly felt it
Wouldn't that hold true for tires with higher offsets like a set of wheels with 15 and 20 mm offsets?
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