new wheel spacers

[MysteriousGT1]

just came in the mail today...I got 1/2 inch spacers for the rear wheels and 1/4 inch for the front "Already installed fronts"...my goal is to have the wheels right in line with the fenders "Front looks pretty close with them installed!

pic of the rear spacers and a pic of the rear without spacers:

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5885/spacerszh7.jpg
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/355/spacersrearix5.jpg

Rear Installed:

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1360/spacersrearamf7.jpg

Fronts already installed:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5721/spacersfrontkw4.jpg

what do you guys think...the 1/4's up front make the wheels perfectly in line with the fender...you think the 1/2's in the rear will be too much or just right?

[Peyman]

the front does look perfect... only way to know about the rear is to throw them on!...

[Gagt518]

Awesome they look great

[TA^Guy]

Looks good Troy. Does VW still use the wheel bolts on those cars instead of studs and lugnuts? Do you plan on purchasing longer ones if so? Might be a good idea.

[gt00]

Looks good , but won't the tire rub on the fender lip if it were to bottom out :???:

[MysteriousGT1]

Looks good Troy. Does VW still use the wheel bolts on those cars instead of studs and lugnuts? Do you plan on purchasing longer ones if so? Might be a good idea.

i have the longer locking bolts on the front, i will be putting longer bolts on the rear as well when i install them later today...Ill post pics when they are on to see the differance!

[MysteriousGT1]

Looks good , but won't the tire rub on the fender lip if it were to bottom out :???:


havent had any problems on the fronts so far..so im sure the rear will be ok...the spacers will come off as soon as i buy my friends springs off his Audi "2 inch drop" he is going with coilovers and giving me his springs cheap :D

http://a47.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/96/l_e16fd6793cc6402f02e53cf334a748ee.jpg
http://a874.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/122/l_64105c3cd49f67a9cc843c94efa65499.jpg

anything i need to upgrade to put the springs on without problems?...he said something about his struts are going out!

[Bouchie11982]

putting springs on and your struts going isn't anything new. but i don't doubt that it would do the same with other cars
tires looks good :)

[MysteriousGT1]

got the installed pic edited into the original post ^^^

sorry about the dirty car...its been raining like crazy here lol

[TA^Guy]

Troy where did you get the spacrs and how much? I was thinking of using 1/4 ones for the Altima until I get aftermarket wheels.

[MysteriousGT1]

Troy where did you get the spacrs and how much? I was thinking of using 1/4 ones for the Altima until I get aftermarket wheels.


i got mine from a ebay store...about $22.00 or so a set

http://stores.ebay.com/Your-Pit-Stop

[DontPassTheFence]

with the new springs, your stock struts most likely will not be valved properly to accomodate for the higher spring rate of the aftermarket springs.

The reason I say this, is because 99% of all aftermarket springs have much higher spring rates than stock parts - meaning that the stock struts are too 'loose' or will not dampen enough to accomodate the spring's stiffness. Meaning that you may find yourself hitting the bumpstops over big bumps on around aggressive corners.

If you want the springs just for looks, meh it shouldnt matter much as long as you are careful, but if you want any performance, find a strut/shock/spring combo that will have better matched numbers, better dampening, and more suspension travel (or less if you prefer it), etcetc.

Id rattle off some numbers for you, but I am not very keen on VW/Audi suspension tuning, its different for every car.

Good luck Troy, and the spacers REALLY even out the stance of the car, I love it :D

[car audio dave]

thats a great look for your car. a buddy of mine did that to his A4 a few years ago.