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Originally Posted by lahalte
Hi everyone.My mechanic does not recommend the use of spacers on my Boxster 2000.I wonder why as a lot of forum users have them.I have just installed 7mm front and 15mm back and love the look and the handling.Has any of you had adverse affect on the long term with them.I read that there is minimum affect on the bearings.Is my mechanic beeing overly causcious or does he have a point.I don't want to remove them.Thanks for any input.I know the subject has been discussed more than once but there are new owners that might like the pros and cons.
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Your mechanic may have point in cases where generic spacers (i.e. not hucentric/variable bolt patterns) are used. However, if the proper application is utilized, there's nothing wrong with using them . In fact, most instances involving wheel augmentation require them .