Enough space for the wheel? Spacers?

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Enough space for the wheel? Spacers?

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Picked up the 17 inch ROH Adrenalin Shadow Chromes from Toby yesterday and put them on the car. With full lock they have enough space to just wedge my fingers between the tyre and car's body around the inner well at the front of the car. Wouldn't that touch the top inner well when the wheel bounces around? Couldn't hear any scrub when taking turns at full lock.

Was thinking of putting spacers to bring the wheel's curve a little bit out of the car's body line... Should I go slip on spacers or bolt ons? Is the hub and suspension wear really that bad after putting spacers on?
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Pull your guard liners out ya big puss
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Sahin wrote:Pull your guard liners out ya big puss
That makes it unroadworthy doesn't it? Don't want to make it unroadworthy.
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Then you better put the stock rims back on
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shadowarrior wrote:
Sahin wrote:Pull your guard liners out ya big puss
That makes it unroadworthy doesn't it? Don't want to make it unroadworthy.
Whereas spacers are arguably more illegal, haha.
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bjk wrote:
shadowarrior wrote:
Sahin wrote:Pull your guard liners out ya big puss
That makes it unroadworthy doesn't it? Don't want to make it unroadworthy.
Whereas spacers are arguably more illegal, haha.
FML! If done properly, they are perfectly safe! Never knew they were illegal...damn!!
Couldn't have a staggered look..now can't have spacers....FML indeed! :(
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Meh..
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Bennoz wrote:Meh..
^ said the wise man running spacers, a twin turbo engine conversion and 18s on a 45 profile. :lol:
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bjk wrote:
Bennoz wrote:Meh..
^ said the wise man running spacers, a twin turbo engine conversion and 18s on a 45 profile. :lol:
:lol:
Because nothing is faster than a p plater in a commodore.....
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lol :P

So... that's enough room for the wheels eh?

Bennoz, what kind of spacers did you put on yours?
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What suspension do u have sidd? There's no signs of scrubbing at all on the white GPX with the Lovells springs in .
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shadowarrior wrote:lol :P

So... that's enough room for the wheels eh?

Bennoz, what kind of spacers did you put on yours?
Lol bennoz doesn't have guard liners either
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Wow I'm having the same problem 17's scrubbing on inside arch, I'm hoping to just put a lower profile on as it only just scrubs. Ill let u know how I go when I get them.
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f**k guard liners
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This ^^

My spacers were the Just Jap home brand.
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Bennoz wrote:This ^^

My spacers were the Just Chinese home brand.
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That'll do :lol:
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Im running stockies on the smurf and it still fkn scrubs :lol:
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Daniel2019 wrote:Im running stockies on the smurf and it still fkn scrubs :lol:
Checked your tyre pressure?
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Coz it's "too low"
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