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Re: Wheel Spacers #39647 03/14/02 08:58 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,444 Waterbury,CT H hmouta Member
hmouta Member H Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,444 Waterbury,CT	why not get a wider wheel. instead of the stock 6.5 wide, go with a 7, 7.5, or 8 wide. ...and yes, I did SEARCH first before asking. AIM:omegazodiac 95 gl 99 contour svt #1750/2760 built 4/6/99 black/tan plates, not personalized (###-REV) amsoil series 2000 oil & filter~amsoil tranny fluid cocktail~tint: 35% windshield/front doors,20% rear window/rear doors~black oval/rear strip~nyceboi rear emblem~aussie grills~hella led sidemarkers~piaa superwhite low's~piaa extreme reverse lights~door dingless (knauberized)~hood liner removed~black '95 sail panels~trunk cargo net~mondeo hood struts~ford racing red 9mm wires~autolite double plat plugs~jensen hu~recontented dash clock(it rocks)~clifford ag4 security

Re: Wheel Spacers #39648 03/15/02 08:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 878 Wichita, KS R RogerB Member
RogerB Member R Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 878 Wichita, KS	"Function before fashion." '96 Contour SE

Re: Wheel Spacers #39649 03/15/02 09:57 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 128 Hudson, MA B bcandiloro Member
bcandiloro Member B Joined: May 2001 Posts: 128 Hudson, MA	Hehe.. i knew a young someone who did that on an oldsmobile. He and his passengre were quite suprised when the wheel flew off on the highway luckily no serious damage or injury. T-Red SVT E0 #2321 of 6535

Re: Wheel Spacers #39650 03/15/02 10:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 213 K kaotik illusions Member
kaotik illusions Member K Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 213	i had them on my car for a lil bit cuz i needed adapters to make my rims fit my car ....which is basically like a spacer....i didn't like it at all and i totally suggest just buying wider tires...do no get the spacers...they r dangerous...u never know when they will give away and your tire will come flying off....i had rubbing issues and all kinds of headaches....i gave my spacers away that is how much i hated them

Re: Wheel Spacers #39651 03/16/02 02:55 AM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 20 CA H hanknum OP Junior Member
OP hanknum Junior Member H Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 20 CA	Wider rims and/or wider tires are not the answer. First of all there are limits on how wide a tire you can put on any particular rim. Even if a wider tire can be mounted on a particular rim, the extra "bulge" beyond the rim may create other problems, like too much sidewall flex. Also, a wider rim may not do anything because it also depends on the offset of the wheel. I believe spacers can be used, if done right.

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