Spacers and alignment
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Spacers and alignment
Just a quick question, installed gtworx springs a couple of weeks ago and taking my car in this Friday for the alignment. Do spacers make a difference in the alignment? I'm thinking about getting 15 or 20mm spacers for the stock GSR wheels but I may not have them until sometime after the alignment. Would I have to get it realigned?
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Just a quick question, installed gtworx springs a couple of weeks ago and taking my car in this Friday for the alignment. Do spacers make a difference in the alignment? I'm thinking about getting 15 or 20mm spacers for the stock GSR wheels but I may not have them until sometime after the alignment. Would I have to get it realigned?
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I'm not positive on if it will affect your alignment or not, but if I had to guess I would say it wouldn't.
15-20mm is a lot.. You may have to get some of the longer ARP studs.
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Alignment shouldn't change by increasing track width through spacers.. 2 degrees on toe is still going to be 2 degrees of toe and -2 degrees of camber is still going to be -2 degrees of camber.
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Thank you. That is kind of what I thought but I wanted to make sure. I am still going back and forth on the spacers but I need to get it aligned for sure this friday. It's a busy place and had to make an appointment 2 weeks out to get the alignment and I don't want to drive around too long after it has been lowered and had the roll center kit installed without an alignment.
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Thanks. I am leaning towards the 15mm. Wish I could see them in real life. I just don't want the wheels sticking too far out. I don't really like that look.
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I'm assuming my set-up will be okay, cause thread engagement is a few millimeters longer than the nominal stud diameter. I also don't track with this set-up. It's strictly for daily driving.
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If you are using the stock wheels, you will need hubcentric rings.
If you are using aftermarket wheels that call for conical lug nuts, you will not need hubcentric rings.
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just in case anybody has the same question, my alignment shop said the spacers won't make a difference in the alignment at all. Thanks everybody for your responses.
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