Put on wheel spacers....*pics*

[xr8d302]

Yeah, put'em on tonight, tell me what you think. Pictures suck, will take better ones tomorrow with clean car and good rear shot

Without

With

 

[95riosnake]

looks great! That's something I've wanted to do since I bought my car...still haven't though

 

[Mac-man]

looks nice, what size spacers did u use? i am looking at doing the same thing myself

 

[urban96]

looks good, what size are those? i have some 1" on mine

 

[xr8d302]

These are huge...with 275's on it, I bought 1 3/4 inch spacers...don't know what i was thinking, and wasn't even going to put them on because i figured it would be too far out. But when i tried it tonight, it doesn't look bad at all.

Also, I was worried that at "takeoff", my car would squat. Fortunately, although it does squat a little, i lose traction well before the tires can rub on the inner wheel wells

 

[Mac-man]

those are massive spacers....i think i might try the 1" ones or so. still looks good none the less.

 

[xr8d302]

those are massive spacers....i think i might try the 1" ones or so. still looks good none the less.

I'm thinking...wait....no, sorry, they're 1 1/4....my mistake

Anyway, side shot so you can see how both front and rear tires are flush with the wheel wells now

 

[Mac-man]

do you have caster camber plates on it? the wheels still seem to bow in just a bit. the front looks way better with spacers i might add.

 

[xr8d302]

do you have caster camber plates on it? the wheels still seem to bow in just a bit. the front looks way better with spacers i might add.

The front has no spacers, that's just 275's on there

No caster camber plates, but for some reason, (don't know why) I'm not getting any uneven wear on my front tires. It's ever since i put on the 275's that it's stopped. I had 255's on the front before, and they wore out completely on the insides within 2 years....didn't like that. But no, these have no caster camber plates, but no issues without'em

 

[1slow95]

That looks pretty good! Be careful turning into uneven parking lots/driveways tho, because the tires will probably rub. I know mine do

 

[urban96]

and dont forget to pull the wheels off after 20 or so miles and re TQ the spacers

 

[pleasehelp]

That's how it should of came from the factory!

 

[Mac-man]

The front has no spacers, that's just 275's on there

i would have never guessed, when i had 03's on my 96 they didnt stick out that far. looks good none the less.

oh yeah and i dont know what the hell ford was thinking having the factory rims tucked so far in...

 

[xr8d302]

That looks pretty good! Be careful turning into uneven parking lots/driveways tho, because the tires will probably rub. I know mine do

I had the car out driving all day today, and no problems, I hope it keeps up.

urban96 - good point, will be done!

pleasehelp - without a doubt...sometimes i wonder what Ford thinks on a lot of issues, but in the end, none of the aftermarket companies are complaining, so maybe Ford's just helping other's out.

 

[Kevin R.]

Where did you get the spacers from?

 

[GRGT1994]

Looks great. I don't know what Ford was thinking mounting the stock wheels in so far.

 

[94GTLaserRC]

Where did you get the spacers from?

I read through all the posts and still didnt see the answer.

Where, what kind (pre-studded, hub-centric, etc)?

RC

 

[HISSIN50]

Nice!

Do you know how many threads/turns you had through the stock lugs (to seat the spacers)? By my calc's, 1.25" will allow about 8 turns (my lug nuts have 12 threads). Sufficient? I am thinking about using a dab of red threadlock on each stud (attaching the spacer to the rotor - since that should not need to come off very often). I dont see a problem with that, but I have not done spacers before either.

Thanks for posting your experience. I know Rob and I are about to do this ourselves.

 

[Scot_94GT]

Is it just me, or does the passenger side not stick out as far as the driver's side?

I noticed this also when I put my 11" wide rims w/315's on. The passenger side of mine is perfectly flush with the fender, while the driver's side sticks out about 1/2" TO 3/4". Maybe the rearend is not quite centered on our cars

Also... if you want to avoid cut up tires when going up steep driveways, do youself a favor and roll the inner lip of the rear fenders. I used a ballpeen hammer. Saounds scary to use a hammer on your bodywork, but you can't see the rough metalwork from the outside of the car, unless you take the wheel off and stick your head in the wheel well.

 

[91LX_5L]

look great man I need some 3/4" ones...do they make those or 5/8" would be BEST.