Don’t underestimate 5mm spacers
#1
Pro
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Don’t underestimate 5mm spacers
I was looking for a slightly more filled out look to my C2S after installing m033 springs + Porsche Classic Green shocks. I had 5mm spacers installed yesterday and I have to say the car looks perfect now. It looked a little too tucked previously. Now it actually looks more “factory”. The wheels don’t stick out really but they just look more aggressive. Highly recommend this upgrade if you’re looking for a subtle but worthy improvement to your stance.
Pics are not apples to apples but hopefully you can see the before/after difference.
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Pics are not apples to apples but hopefully you can see the before/after difference.
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#2
Instructor
Looks great. The spacers do help quite a lot.
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#4
Wheels are funny like that. In reality, 5mm is such a minuscule distance and yet when it comes to stance and ride height, it can be a make or break kind of thing.
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403portside (04-12-2023)
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#7
Looks great. Enjoy it.
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#9
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I have 7mm in front, not for looks, but they mitigated understeer a tad on tight corners on our mountain roads. Looks weren’t a big concern, but I guess they look good.
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#11
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I’ve also noticed less understeer with 5mm all around, but wasn’t expecting it. It was a nice surprise.
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Ed Hughes (04-13-2023)
#12
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Went with 7MM spacers on my 993 cab, front and rear. No issues with stock bolts/lugs, torqued appropriately. Subtle improvement aesthetically, and zero negatives ride/handling wise.
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I realized that the needed bolt lengths depends on the rim you use.
On OEM holospokes no issues with standard bolts on 5mm spacer (no idea about 7mm), on OZ or BBS you need longer bolts, there the nut will cover just half of its thread, which seems a little scant.
If you buy eg. KW 5mm spacer, they come with 5mm longer bolts.
On OEM holospokes no issues with standard bolts on 5mm spacer (no idea about 7mm), on OZ or BBS you need longer bolts, there the nut will cover just half of its thread, which seems a little scant.
If you buy eg. KW 5mm spacer, they come with 5mm longer bolts.