This is how I roll.

[Dimaoala]

Got my new wheel spacers on.




Installed the passenger side last night, and I think I got a problem. I think I might of 'bent' or 'distorted' or something when I was tightening the spacer on the rear passnger. To me the wheel looks like it has camber, but my buddys' grandpa is convinced that its a different size spacer. It looks like the top of the wheel is going inward towards the car and the bottom is going out.

On the weekend, I'm gonna take off both rear spacers and check if they actually are the same or different sizes. If whatever is 'bent' what can I do?

[FlawedLegacy]

take them off and compare side by side

[ilikebass7]

^^^^+1

[tu_culo]

Originally Posted by FlawedLegacy

take them off and compare side by side

And leave them off!!!! LOL

[Overkill_311]

Dim - What springs are you sitting on again?

[dagone12]

Originally Posted by Overkill_311

Dim - What springs are you sitting on again?

9th gen Tein H Techs...

Dim... not gonna lie, the previous spacers looked much better : /

[ChancreScolex]

Not sure how accurate this test would be but can you get one of those square angle tools and hold it against the ground/wheel?

[fishexpo101]

Some quick questions - did these wheel spacers change the steering feel from the EPS? Does the car seem to track better or worse than before, on and off the highway?

Generally increase the wheel track will enhance steering, as it increases the leverage the tire has against the steering components, usually increasing that self-centering behavior. But I'm more curious on how the EPS deals with it, not sure if it will be confused or not. On my 2009 Matrix XRS - there are times where the steering seems a bit "off".

[creslayer]

i like how you roll

[thestone11]

What are the measurement of the new spacers compare to your older ones?

[SuperchargedMR2]

I would take the wheel off & make sure that the spacer is sitting flush against the hub. Also look for any issue with the hub centric ring. I had a ring get pinched & not sit flush which caused the wheel to sit at an angle & wobble while rolling down the road. After taking it off I discovered the issue & corrected it.

[Dimaoala]

Originally Posted by FlawedLegacy

take them off and compare side by side

Originally Posted by ilikebass7

^^^^+1

Gonna check this weekend and compare the spacers side by side to see if its actually the same size. I highly doubt its different, measured it, but doesn't hurt to double check.

Originally Posted by tu_culo

And leave them off!!!! LOL

Originally Posted by Overkill_311

Dim - What springs are you sitting on again?

Originally Posted by dagone12

9th gen Tein H Techs...

This is the anwser

Originally Posted by dagone12

Dim... not gonna lie, the previous spacers looked much better : /

I like these, I like the tiny bit of poke

Originally Posted by ChancreScolex

Not sure how accurate this test would be but can you get one of those square angle tools and hold it against the ground/wheel?

We tried doing that, but I didn't buy it when my buddy's grandpa was showing me. I wanted something more accurate, but we didn't have a level on hand.

Originally Posted by fishexpo101

Some quick questions - did these wheel spacers change the steering feel from the EPS? Does the car seem to track better or worse than before, on and off the highway?

I didn't feel a difference at all. As long as you have the same offset if the front and/or rear your won't feel a difference.

If you just have the set on one side, your gonna drift right/left depending on which side you put it on.

Generally increase the wheel track will enhance steering, as it increases the leverage the tire has against the steering components, usually increasing that self-centering behavior. But I'm more curious on how the EPS deals with it, not sure if it will be confused or not. On my 2009 Matrix XRS - there are times where the steering seems a bit "off".

Originally Posted by creslayer

i like how you roll

Originally Posted by thestone11

What are the measurement of the new spacers compare to your older ones?

25mm was my old setup, now I'm running 32mm. 1" to 1 1/4".

Originally Posted by SuperchargedMR2

I would take the wheel off & make sure that the spacer is sitting flush against the hub. Also look for any issue with the hub centric ring. I had a ring get pinched & not sit flush which caused the wheel to sit at an angle & wobble while rolling down the road. After taking it off I discovered the issue & corrected it.

Thanks for the tip, I'll check for that on the weekend when I get a chance to look at it.

Would it have been possible that I have bent something in the assembly to make the wheel sit at a angle? Or most likely its the spacer?

[Kontrolla]

So your not trying to go for this look then???



lol.

The wheel looks straight to me. Maybe its the outline of the bumper which gives the perception that you have camber when you actually dont.

[ekimnal]

great photos

not to be a downer, but couldnt you have just put this in the pics thread instead of making a new thread?

love the stance tho

[Dimaoala]

^^^^

I could have, but I also wanted to discuss of how and why my rear passenger wheel could be sitting at a angle.

Doing it this way kept irrelevant chat and going off topic on the thread.