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Old 11-10-2009 | 07:07 AM
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What are they? What do they do? What do they look like?

I "think" they give you that wide tire look but I've never ealy seen before and after shots. Where do you buy them?
Old 11-10-2009 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by simmer' post='1051664' date='Nov 10 2009, 06:07 PM
What are they? What do they do? What do they look like?

I "think" they give you that wide tire look but I've never ealy seen before and after shots. Where do you buy them?
Spacers are discs (usually made of aluminium), that are installed between the wheel hub and the wheel to widen the track. The spacer pushes the wheel more out in a wheel arch so the stance looks more aggressive. I have couple of before/after shots I just have to dig them up.




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Not very descriptive pics but anyway. The car wasn't lowered back then so the effect isn't so visible.

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Old 11-10-2009 | 08:50 AM
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+1 with Antti. technically spacers will lower the offset as they push the wheels out. the lower the offset, the more the wheels sit outward and the more aggressive it is. for a 545 with 124 wheels, we've done 5mm spacers in the front and 15mm spacers in the rear, and we carry H&R spacers
Old 11-10-2009 | 12:01 PM
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Hey there....what are we talking about for costs for the 5mm on th front and 15 on the back? I have the OEM 124's.
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