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Old 30-06-2005, 10:37 PM
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might be a daft question but why is it like really bad to use wheel spacers ???

ive been told 10mm is the max on a 4x4 saph but how come ?

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Old 30-06-2005, 10:40 PM
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The likelyhood of wheels coming undone if they are the type that just use linger fixing, the extra load on the wheel bearings, the bump steer it introduces by throwing out the steering geometry and fucking the ackaman angles up the arse etc.

lots of reasons really.
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its not i use them all the time - dependant on what rims i use, neve rhad a bearing fail yet because of them , never had a wheel fall off etc etc - just beware of the shit extended studs
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shit extended studs ?
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Its not "really bad"... Ford racing Puma's have them fitted direct from the factory.
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Its fine if done right, its a common myth that they are a bad thing
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Originally Posted by slowpoke
shit extended studs ?
them wank type screw on things that come witha spacer, unlike the pukka long studs that replace the original and are made from pukka material
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