different offsets on different sides of the car?

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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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different offsets on different sides of the car?

hey i've been playing around with different spacers on my car going for the best look without rubbing. Would it be bad on my car if one side has 10mm spacers and the other has 5mm spacers? I'm not talking about front and back i'm talking about left side with 10mm and right side with 5mm just to play around. any help would be appreciated. thanks!
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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thats wayyy too NASCAR!

if you had too, 5mm is nothing
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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anything more then 10mm you should be using monger wheel studs.

i dont see why having differnt spacers on either side would hurt anything for a short period of time
Old Oct 19, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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your car will want to turn one way easier....one side will also be more stable in corners do to the wider wheelbase from the center of the car.

why dont you put the larger spacers in the front or rear?

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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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If it's just for a bit, it shouldn't do any damage. However, that is rather strange - and your car will probably feel off center. Just limp it and stay off the performance pedal
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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haha thanks for the feedback guys. Well I have two sets of 5mm spacers and 10mm spacers. So right now I have 10mm spacers in the back of the car and I have 5mm spacers in the front of the car. But I wasn't sure if I should just stick with 5mm all around or 10mm all around. I rub a little with the 10mm because I don't have my alignment setup for it yet.
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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what offset and width are the wheels you have ?
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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what offset and width are the wheels you have ?
well the wheels are 18x8.5 svns with 255-35-18 ps2 and the front has a
43et (5mm spacers) and the rear right now has a 38et (10mm spacers)
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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well the wheels are 18x8.5 svns with 255-35-18 ps2 and the front has a
43et (5mm spacers) and the rear right now has a 38et (10mm spacers)
well that helps, the offsets in combo with spacers all = the same # so youre good...besides rubbing issues
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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if you run more than 5mm spacer i think you need extended wheel studs
Old Oct 20, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by kYLEMtnCRUZr
well that helps, the offsets in combo with spacers all = the same # so youre good...besides rubbing issues
I think you just answered my original question! Thanks

Originally Posted by kspek
if you run more than 5mm spacer i think you need extended wheel studs
naw anything more then 10mm then you would need the extended lugs.
Old Oct 28, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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You need to make sure that you can turn your lug nuts at least 7 turns before it seats, otherwise your wheels might fall off..
Old Oct 29, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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You need to make sure that you can turn your lug nuts at least 7 turns before it seats, otherwise your wheels might fall off..
yeah i've been driving around for a week now with the setup and i've checked the lugnuts and it's still secure. So everything is still good in the hood
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