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View Poll Results: Do you want a plug & play wheel setup? | |||
YES. I like the EmPower wheels pictured. | 35 | 44.30% | |
YES. I want the PnP setup, but I don't like this particular wheel. | 34 | 43.04% | |
NO. I don't want/need a wide "grippy" wheel/tire setup. I like the OEM. | 10 | 12.66% | |
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06-11-2009, 10:19 AM | #243 |
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Hey Bryan and others who race their cars, what is your view on spacers? The vendor suggest I use spacers for my fronts with a different 18x9.5 that they already have for E36 as I will be fitting the ER widebody front. I have never used spacers before and my car is a track car mainly used at high speed tracks. How heavy is say a 10mm spacer?
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06-11-2009, 11:49 AM | #245 |
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06-11-2009, 12:26 PM | #246 |
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Wayne, almost every e36 club racer in existence uses 17x9 wheels and a 10mm hubcentric spacer up front. This gives the ability to have a square setup, but more importantly, allows for rotation.
I'm not a fan of any spacer under 10mm, as those do not have hubcentric extensions on them (basically, it's a flat plate with 5 lugholes in it, and the hole for the hub). I had an issue with a 5mm spacer before that caused me to snap all 5 lug bolts at a driving event, launching my wheel and causing some car damage. If you do have to use a spacer without the hubcentric extender on it, there's a couple ways around that problem though. Changing to studs helps that issue, but more importantly, if you could source hubcentric extensions, which I believe Turner Motorsports sells, and you'd be fine with the 5mm spacer. Bryan, I know you are using steel studs, but do you also have hubcentric extenders that you use in conjunction with the 5mm spacers? |
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06-12-2009, 02:08 PM | #248 |
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AFAIK, the turner extenders don't work with the e6x/e8x/e9x cars, so 8mm is not a great option... i'd go with 2-5mm or 10+mm. changing from bolts to studs alone wont do much/anything for this... it's the change in material from aluminum to steel that would help. steel bolts should be just as good as steel studs.
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