Is there any real noticeable difference with 5mm? Now my suspension has settled the camber adjustment required outweighed the need to. On the alignment machine the camber was still in the green even after the lift so I've not bothered with the camber correction now
Alibro
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No, The only reason I used them was I had bought Pre 2000 wheels by mistake and they don't fit a post 2000 car. I wouldn't have used them only I'd already had new tyres fitted.
rob_bell
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The spacers make no difference to toe, camber or caster. They do increase scrub radius, so there is a chance you'll feel a difference through the steering wheel as the tyres will want to pull into surface ruts and follow cambers more - but how noticeable, I don't know.
The only reason you're fitting them is to increase clearance to suspension components. Others will do this to improve vehicle "stance". Ideally you'd leave everything alone, but the other option would be to fit a wheel with a reduced offset that will have the same effect.
Unfortunately, pre-2000 cars had a greater offset to the later ones, so hence Ali's need to use a spacer to clear the brakes!
The idea I had was to give the wheels a camber adjustment by creating a bigger space between the bottom of the shock cup due to the list... But when I had the tracking done it seemed to settle to a point it didn't require it... I fitted 225/75/16 AT tyres and there are scarily close but still clear so im happy to just leave it. I did try several times to upload a pic of the gap but gave it up as a bad job
andyfreelandy
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Good call in my view
