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    wheel spacers suck!

    The best thing i've done to my car so far is remove the rear wheel spacers, my car has better steering response, and corners better now, I also just about gave myself a hernia getting the damn things off!
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    did you have hub centric or lug centric spacers?

    i think its all in your head. :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_GT1997 View Post
    The best thing i've done to my car so far is remove the rear wheel spacers, my car has better steering response, and corners better now, I also just about gave myself a hernia getting the damn things off!
    what kind were they, i usually use a 7/16" spacer in the 94 and up stuff on the rear to get the wheels out a bit further.
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    i ran 1 inch spacers in my car for a while and they worked fine. i didnt realy notice a differnce
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    well i know one thing they're not going back on. i think they're the lug centric i dont know how wide they are you'll have to ask Troll he put them on :)
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    Question

    I used a German torque wrench on those. Gudentight

    I did not notice anything after I installed them, except for the car looking 500% better. It looks like it has big fat hips without them.

    The track on the rear of 94-98 cars is 58.5" and the front is 60.60" (I think). On 99-04, Ford made the rear equal the front, so a 1" wheel spacer would make the track the same as 99-04 models. Are you gonna argue with Ford?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_GT1997 View Post
    well i know one thing they're not going back on. i think they're the lug centric i dont know how wide they are you'll have to ask Troll he put them on :)
    they are hub and wheel centric H&R (best in biz) 25MM (1"). New from H&R, they are about $130/pair. I found those on fleabay for way cheaper... guy wrecked the front of his car and was parting out.
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    no i'm not argueing with anyone, but they're not going back on because, with the rear a little skinnyer than the front, the front the car will have less of a tendancy to dive going around hard corners.. i know from experiance with similar things on a smaller scale.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Troll View Post
    they are hub and wheel centric H&R (best in biz) 25MM (1"). New from H&R, they are about $130/pair. I found those on fleabay for way cheaper... guy wrecked the front of his car and was parting out.
    wow i was going to sell them to my buddy for 20 bucks!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Troll View Post
    I used a German torque wrench on those. Gudentight

    I did not notice anything after I installed them, except for the car looking 500% better. It looks like it has big fat hips without them.

    The track on the rear of 94-98 cars is 58.5" and the front is 60.60" (I think). On 99-04, Ford made the rear equal the front, so a 1" wheel spacer would make the track the same as 99-04 models. Are you gonna argue with Ford?
    yea i had to search around in my garage for a while till i found a BIG i think it was a 7/8 rachet that was about 2 to 2 1/2 feet long that got it off...my dads HD industrial electric impact wrench had no chance in moving it. hahahahaha
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