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  1. Racer_X

    Racer_X Maverick Hugger

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    Those are EXPENSIVE!!!

    I am using universal 3/8" spacers on my wife's mustang (for brake caliper clearance, not wider tires). Cheap ones from O'Reilly, for like $12 for a pair.

    How much space are you looking for?
     
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    1.25, putting on 17x8 wheels, got 1.5 spacers on the back
     
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    Ouch! That is a lot of spacer.

    Time to look for new rims with different BS?
     
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    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    ive seen these spacers used on lots of cars. i have never seen any failures. i dont know what brand were used. these were all on customer cars ive worked on.
    looking at the cheap ones vs the expensive ones, they both are billet and made out of the same material. im sure the studs are going to be just fine. i doubt you will have any problems from any of them. i do believe that they are not legal in the nhra rule book but i have never seen a car that i know to have them not allowed to run at a track.
     
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    I have a pair of 1.5 spacers I'm not needing I could sell you for like $50.00 and you pay shipping, they are the heavy duty ones with the proper lug pattern, I used 1.25 all the way around my Grabber to keep the wheel tracking aligned.
     
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    no thanks, dont need that big of a spacer. 1.25 will be just about right, theres a member up here that has the same wheels im using he's got 1.25 up front.
     
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    Np, just trying to help out a bit, been there done that!:D
     
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    thanx alot
     

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