20mm spacers too wide or not?

[snbradshaw]

Hey guys ive gotta 1.2tsi FR is looking pretty standard. what you think about getting 20mm spacers is too adventurous or you think itll look good?

Cheers guys

 

[eightball103]

id couple it with some H&R lowering springs. Also bear in mind that spacers will add more stress to the wheel bearings so expect them to degrade slightly faster than norm.
Anyone know if spacers invalidate warranty?

 

[snbradshaw]

As long as they last like 5 years that'll do me then I'll change cars lol


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[DamianPM]

Are you wanting to do 20mm all round?

Also what wheels are you running?

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[snbradshaw]

Everything's bog standard at the minute got 16'' Cartago SEAT alloys with continental tyres 215/45s but thinking about changing them to.


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[snbradshaw]

And yeah I think so.


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[eightball103]

I was never much into stance but i admit that stock wheelgap is usually fistable which isnt good.
Maybe Damian can shed some light on this.
Is the trick to use spacers to get the face of the wheel in line with the most protruding part of the arch? and then lower it until you have about a fingers worth of gap?

 

[DamianPM]

Best thing to do is hold something flat against the arch and then measure from the tyre sidewall to it, this will basically give you the measurement you have to work with without any rubbing / wheels going beyond the arch.

Damian @ DPM Performance

 

[snbradshaw]

Ah cheers Damian I was trying to think of a way to measure it. I didn't it'd be that simple haha