NorCal (Bay Area) OFF-TOPIC Chat Thread

[tintumz22]

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

be careful running spacers my friend. anything more than 15mm is a bad idea

All good bud. Thanks. (personally, better off to go w/ a direct bolt on w/ the right offset and specs of wheels/tires) I'm looking forward w/ their plans though.

[86_ZN6]

Originally Posted by tintumz22

All good bud. Thanks. (personally, better off to go w/ a direct bolt on w/ the right offset and specs of wheels/tires) I'm looking forward w/ their plans though.

but wont they ask you to test it on your car though for a couple of t imes?

avoid 15mm and up if you can

[tintumz22]

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

but wont they ask you to test it on your car though for a couple of t imes?

avoid 15mm and up if you can

They might. No ideas yet but thanks for giving a heads up though.

[BlaineWasHere]

You shouldn't run spacers of any size without longer studs.

[PMok]

assuming you're running longer studs though, what difference is there between running a spacer and putting on wheels with less offset? Both will put extra load on your wheel bearings by extending out beyond the intended design. So anything with +33 ET or less will be same as 15mm+ spacers.

[86_ZN6]

Originally Posted by PMok

assuming you're running longer studs though, what difference is there between running a spacer and putting on wheels with less offset? Both will put extra load on your wheel bearings by extending out beyond the intended design. So anything with +33 ET or less will be same as 15mm+ spacers.

iv seen to many aftermarket spacers fail in the past

[BlaineWasHere]

Originally Posted by PMok

assuming you're running longer studs though, what difference is there between running a spacer and putting on wheels with less offset? Both will put extra load on your wheel bearings by extending out beyond the intended design. So anything with +33 ET or less will be same as 15mm+ spacers.

There is no difference. a 17x9 wheel et35 will have the same load as 17x9 et45 + 10MM spacers. The only reason to do it is to give wheels an offset they don't actaully come in.

I'm going to run 5MM spacers on my 17x9 RPF1s to give them an offset of 40, they only come in offsets of 35 and 45. I'm also ordering extended studs (10MM) with open ended lugs.

Originally Posted by 86_ZN6

iv seen to many aftermarket spacers fail in the past

When running without extended studs it's very possible you'll cause a failure.

If done correctly (which hardly anyone ever does) spacers are safe. But running 10MM spacers without extended studs is pretty much asking to die a fiery death on the freeway.

[MyRx]

At Philz Coffee Berkeley. If I had been a student here, I would have studied here and gotten nothing accomplished. Ok maybe today I would have but other evenings, definitely not haha

[Norkoastal]

Originally Posted by MyRx

At Philz Coffee Berkeley. If I had been a student here, I would have studied here and gotten nothing accomplished. Ok maybe today I would have but other evenings, definitely not haha

Best coffee I've had in the area..

[BlaineWasHere]

I don't drink coffee.

[JackSmiley]

Broke 10k miles already.

[tintumz22]

Originally Posted by JackSmiley

Broke 10k miles already.

7months 11k miles on the car already too! Drivin is fun!

[BlaineWasHere]

Originally Posted by JackSmiley

Broke 10k miles already.

Originally Posted by tintumz22

7months 11k miles on the car already too! Drivin is fun!

Amateurs. I'm almost at 25K.

[MyRx]

Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

Amateurs. I'm almost at 25K.

Hehe. 4 months 27xx miles.

I remember Blaine, no cafe for you lol. Post when you're autox in the Bay Area.