Simon D Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 Hi, I have a question in regards to the the wheel spacers. As i have lifted my car 2.5 inches i was thinking to install some wheel spacers to maintain the center of gravity. But i was un able to find any article mentioning the ratio of lift to the spacer width that needs to be used. Is it something like 1 to 1 ( if i lift 1 inch i will need to have a 1 inch wheel spacer ) Your expert advice is highly appreciated. Thanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikumar Posted December 22, 2021 Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 The general rule of thumb is if you go 2 inch high you go 1 inch wide. But this depends from car to car. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon D Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Srikumar said: The general rule of thumb is if you go 2 inch high you go 1 inch wide. But this depends from car to car. Got it @Srikumar, so in my case i will need around a 1.25 inch spacers. Thanks for the tip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 So far, i have done the 1:1 ratio (2inch lift with 2 inch wheel spacers) but be careful to test if the tyres are not rubbing anywhere. Make sure to get them from a reputable brand like H&R and are hub-centered. You really don't want to create any wheel inbalance with these cheap spacers. 2 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Alcala Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Center of gravity has nothing to do with spacers. The reason for the spacers is to have more space for the bigger tires when you turn the wheels and avoid the rubbing with the internal pieces. If you dont have that problem dont use spacers. Those will only add stress to the wheels if they are not necessary 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon D Posted December 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, Alexander Alcala said: Center of gravity has nothing to do with spacers. The reason for the spacers is to have more space for the bigger tires when you turn the wheels and avoid the rubbing with the internal pieces. If you dont have that problem dont use spacers. Those will only add stress to the wheels if they are not necessary @Alexander Alcala you are right, from physics point of view the spacer have to do nothing with center of gravity . I think my question was not technically correct. But what i wated to say is . As i lift my car 2inches high so with that the center of gravity will be lifted upwards as well and this will increase the risk of flip so to eliminate the effect that we caused by the lift we will need to make the car base to the ground wider ( increase the distance between the wheels). This is as per my humble understanding ( maybe wheel alignment on its own can solve this issue ) Thanks @Frederic 2 hours ago, Frederic said: So far, i have done the 1:1 ratio (2inch lift with 2 inch wheel spacers) but be careful to test if the tyres are not rubbing anywhere. Make sure to get them from a reputable brand like H&R and are hub-centered. You really don't want to create any wheel inbalance with these cheap spacers. Thanks @Frederic do you have a contact or somewhere i can get them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 59 minutes ago, Simon Dawood said: @Alexander Alcala you are right, from physics point of view the spacer have to do nothing with center of gravity . I think my question was not technically correct. But what i wated to say is . As i lift my car 2inches high so with that the center of gravity will be lifted upwards as well and this will increase the risk of flip so to eliminate the effect that we caused by the lift we will need to make the car base to the ground wider ( increase the distance between the wheels). This is as per my humble understanding ( maybe wheel alignment on its own can solve this issue ) Thanks @Frederic Thanks @Frederic do you have a contact or somewhere i can get them. I purchased mine secondhand, but there are plenty offroad shops or even online webshops where you can order them. 1 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belal Aldaour Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 I wouldn't recommend spacers as they stress the bearings of the car, would suggest to look into new rims with a slight negative offset to compensate for the lift. Not an expert, just what I read online 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Alcala Posted December 23, 2021 Report Share Posted December 23, 2021 Usually the car pieces are over engineered so 1” spacers shouldn’t have a big impact on your bearings. And it’s cheaper than new rims. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 12/23/2021 at 8:44 AM, Frederic said: So far, i have done the 1:1 ratio (2inch lift with 2 inch wheel spacers) but be careful to test if the tyres are not rubbing anywhere. Make sure to get them from a reputable brand like H&R and are hub-centered. You really don't want to create any wheel inbalance with these cheap spacers. Do you mean 2 inch total. So 2 x 1 inch spacers? or have you actually got 2inch spacers on each rim (surely not?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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