Help - Wheel Spacers

[2TrunkSteve]

Any before and after pic's available?

Also, what are people paying for the 5mm and 15mm spacer set with new bolts?

[Boxster22]

Thanks for checking. I haven't done it yet. Great help and advice from everyone and then I go to order and Porsche and others tell me the bad stories of bearing failure.

Still need help and advice.

[Burg Boxster]

here's a link to spacer discussion currently on another board.....

http://www.ppbb.com/scgi-bin/boards/986/main.pl?read=1333268#1333268


as for before/after pics.... just go look at yours now and here's a quick shot of mine after w/ 15mm all around (sorry for cellphone camera):



They fill the wheel wells nicely now - right to the edge.

[2TrunkSteve]

Thanks for the pic and the link - My car is Arena Red too!

I like the look and I am going to go that direction. I found a seller on E-bay that is quoting me $250 for the 7 and 14mm spacers with the bolts (regular bolts only - no locking). I am thinking about going with the 14mm spacing all the way around given that I like the look.

One more question, does your car still have the stock spring height? Any thoughts or comments about the effect of adding the spacers and not going with the lower ride height?

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by 2TrunkSteve

Thanks for the pic and the link - My car is Arena Red too!

I like the look and I am going to go that direction. I found a seller on E-bay that is quoting me $250 for the 7 and 14mm spacers with the bolts (regular bolts only - no locking). I am thinking about going with the 14mm spacing all the way around given that I like the look.

One more question, does your car still have the stock spring height? Any thoughts or comments about the effect of adding the spacers and not going with the lower ride height?

Excellent color choice my friend and yes my car's suspension is stock otherwise. I'm not sure what you are looking for in the way of effect w/o lowering but.......
adding spacers (especially front) will increase the vehicles stance and thereby reducing the amount of understeer (how about that for a double negative working ). If you only added spacers to the rear and non on the front, you'll increase understeer. Hope this helps

[Rareair]

Originally Posted by Burg Boxster

Adding spacers (especially front) will increase the vehicles stance and thereby reducing the amount of understeer (how about that for a double negative working ). If you only added spacers to the rear and non on the front, you'll increase understeer. Hope this helps

Quick query about your statement. Do I want less or more understeer? I'm not even sure what understeer is?

[blueillusion97]

Originally Posted by Rareair

Quick query about your statement. Do I want less or more understeer? I'm not even sure what understeer is?

Green line is where you want your car to go, red line is where your car is going because of understeer. So basicaly you turn the wheel but the car does not want to turn