Reply With QuoteNot legal,can cause excessive wheel bearing wear as well.
Insurance company would be a problem too.
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just a few questions, are they street legal? any disadvantage of using them? what is the widest alloy i can fit with these babys (preferably 17' X ??) with out rubbing or serious ride comfort reduction. sorry attempted to google these questions but cant seem to get any answers.cheers
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Not legal,can cause excessive wheel bearing wear as well.
Insurance company would be a problem too.
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Being illegal isnt a worry. And hardly ever cause wheel bearing wear.
Its the insurance company issue that will get you.
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some one on here had headaches with 8mm spacers on standard wheels so be careful.
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yeah. Too fit them you will need new longer studs.
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Look good when they're done though ... see Eddy's blue meany.
Dave
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hmmm still not sure, has anybody read or had bad experiances with them. i read somewhere that 16mm spacers would equate to an extra 32mm of axle space (an extra half inch and a bit each side) meaning 17x8' could be put on the car without rubbing. i know its not much but from what ive read the biggest problem our little polo gti's have is getting the power to the ground. this may help a lil
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if you havent had trouble putting the power to the ground yet. I wouldnt worry. As its not really going to do much.
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any danger in running wider spacers on the back than the front?
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