Spacers and Curb Rash

D.D. · 03-24-2006, 03:22 PM

Has anyone experienced curb rash because you have added rear wheel spacers? If you are moving the wheels out further, are you not extremly vulnerable to getting wheel rash from curb rubbing? I want to add 18mm rear spacers to 162's, but am hesitant that I may stand the chance of increased wheel damage?

Thanks..........

ward · 03-24-2006, 03:38 PM

how many times do you get your wheels closer than 18mm to the curb currently? each time you do that you would have damaged your wheels if you'd had spacers installed

you know that's less than an inch right?

shouldn't be a problem....

D.D. · 03-24-2006, 05:11 PM

Less than an inch???? That puts it into perspective!!! Thanks! Then OK!!

On with the spacers!! :rocks: :rocks: :rocks:

Paul330d · 03-25-2006, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by D.D.

Less than an inch???? That puts it into perspective!!!

Are you saying you didn't know what 18mm looked like? I mean, it's a pretty specific figure, surely you must have researched it

ward · 03-25-2006, 06:04 PM

why you gotta be all cocky because you know the metric system?

you know we don't pay attention to that in the states

lol!

D.D. · 03-26-2006, 09:20 AM

That was my thought.....but I figured just to let it go..Some replys say more about people than they wish to reveal!!

Paul330d · 03-27-2006, 12:15 AM

My apologies if I came over as a smart-ass; it wasn't my intention. I just couldn't understand how you could have chosen 18mm without knowing what it represented. Spacers are available in a range of sizes from 5mm to 60mm - probably more - so how come you hit on 18? Why not 10 or 30?

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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	how many times do you get your wheels closer than 18mm to the curb currently? each time you do that you would have damaged your wheels if you'd had spacers installed you know that's less than an inch right? shouldn't be a problem.... Last edited by ward; 03-24-2006 at 04:04 PM..
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D.D. Private First Class 5 Rep 126 Posts Drives: 330 xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Less than an inch???? That puts it into perspective!!! Thanks! Then OK!! On with the spacers!! :rocks: :rocks: :rocks:
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ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	why you gotta be all cocky because you know the metric system? you know we don't pay attention to that in the states lol!
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D.D. Private First Class 5 Rep 126 Posts Drives: 330 xi Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	That was my thought.....but I figured just to let it go..Some replys say more about people than they wish to reveal!!
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