Carrera lights wheel question

[ekam]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I heard spacers do extend the weight of the wheel further away from the hub, placing more strain on the bearings.

I have to run 5mm spacers all the way around on my car due to my dropped stance and coilovers...

This is something that nobody talks about... but yes anything more than 5mm will progressively wear out your bearings. Hence why I prefer on getting the Boxster offset wheels to begin with.

[Dgnarvs]

Originally Posted by ekam

This is something that nobody talks about... but yes anything more than 5mm will progressively wear out your bearings. Hence why I prefer on getting the Boxster offset wheels to begin with.

Ah...now that's interesting. I knew there was a reason why I felt iffy about spacers!

[stephen wilson]

Sorry Ekam, but that's not true. If the Net offset is the same, your wheel bearings don't know if you have a spacer or not (assuming they are quality, and hubcentric). A +25mm offset wheel is effectively the same as a +35mm with a 10mm spacer. Anything that still fits in the stock wheelwells will NOT be enough to affect the wheel bearings.

[aclark133]

Originally Posted by stephen wilson

Sorry Ekam, but that's not true. If the Net offset is the same, your wheel bearings don't know if you have a spacer or not (assuming they are quality, and hubcentric). A 45mm offset wheel is effectively the same as a 35mm+10mm spacer. Anything that still fits in the stock wheelwells will NOT be enough to affect the wheel bearings.

This isn't true either. A 35mm offset with a 10mm spacer equals 25mm offset

[stephen wilson]

Sorry, I should have checked my example better! That's what I get for posting in a hurry. But the point remains the same.