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pezcore
09-03-2011, 04:37 AM
SOLD!


yup :(
pezcore
09-03-2011, 04:37 AM
.....
pezcore
09-26-2011, 05:42 PM
:bump:

new wheels/tires on the way!
pezcore
10-20-2011, 03:03 AM
(^wheels didn't fit)

So, I went ahead and bought some wheel spacers. Should have the car on the ground over the weekend!
GTO Assassin
10-20-2011, 06:13 AM
Why you selling Pez???

Scotty
pezcore
10-20-2011, 04:07 PM
Don't need 2 cars... Do need the money... It's just time I guess :(
pezcore
10-24-2011, 03:16 PM
Wheels fit great with the spacers on.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/pezcore350/1997%20VR4/DSC_0187_SIZED.jpg
2fnloud
10-24-2011, 04:09 PM
How big of spacer did you need?
pezcore
10-24-2011, 04:25 PM
3mm for the rear, and 25mm (the kind with its own studs) for the front... Though I bet 20mm (maybe even less?) would have worked.
2fnloud
10-24-2011, 04:33 PM
is that safe?
pezcore
10-24-2011, 04:36 PM
Why would it not be safe? The spacers are bolted to the hubs, the wheels are bolted to the spacers. Friction does all the work, same as before.
2fnloud
10-24-2011, 04:38 PM
I have always read people giving opinions about wheel spacers from OK to not safe, never knew what was what.

/ thread highjack...but free bump right?
pezcore
10-24-2011, 04:42 PM
Just so everyone's clear, these are the kind of spacers I used. Hubcentric; so the lip on the hub fits perfectly inside the spacer, and the lip on the spacer fits perfectly inside the wheel.

http://www.elise-shop.com/images/large/WS25S1LOW_LRG.jpg

Regular spacers (like the ones I used in the rear) thicker than 5mm are frowned upon because you have less threads to screw your lugnuts onto. In my case I used 3mm in the rear (perfectly fine) and since the spacers are studded in the front, it's a non-issue.

Thick spacers like these, with no studs, are bad news and that's NOT what I used.

http://www.forgemotorsport.com/upload/images/10AUWSblack.jpg
I think there are a lot of misconceptions/misinformation about spacers but I did a good amount of research before deciding to go with them.

Hope that clears things up :)
pezcore
10-27-2011, 01:37 PM
Battery replaced. Alignment completed yesterday (lifetime @ Firestone). :)

Going to try and wash the car sometime soon and take new pics.

The springs have settled nicely, so the car sits nice and low now
pezcore
10-31-2011, 12:31 PM
:bump:
92RT-TT
11-20-2011, 12:20 PM
Beautiful car Pez! GLWS

I had 25mm spacers on my Audi and they were the same kind that you used, hubcentric and with new lugs. They worked perfect for me and I did some pretty aggressive driving (ie 4 wheel slides going around a turn on the track etc) and I never had any issues.