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Offline WYATT

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #10 on: 13 August 2008, 19:10 »
Would you just need to buy the spacers ? i want to make mine wider could you show me what i would need to buy ?

i have 15 inch wheels and its set really low already ,

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #11 on: 13 August 2008, 19:17 »
Yup just spacers, but don't tell Diamond Hell otherwise he'll accuse you of being in the 'Scene'  :grin:

You can also get wider wheels if you really want, but that costs more than spacers. I'd imagine wider wheel would also give you more grip for those corners  :wink:
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But for the purest engine experience, displacement has no replacement. All other methods are simply attempts to artificially recreate the benefits of displacement.

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #12 on: 13 August 2008, 19:30 »
cheers i have wanted to widen it for ages but forgot to ask till i saw this , where could i buy the spacers from ? i have wide wheels already , just need to raise it up abit 80mm is to low i want 60mm back , are the spacers different like some seriosuly space it out as that is the sort i am looking for , ,

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #13 on: 13 August 2008, 19:47 »
WIDER!! all the way :P but going wider still has its srubbing problems as i found with my 9j borbets :P so u might need to do a bit of arch work

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #14 on: 13 August 2008, 19:49 »
wider definetly, perfect height as it is i reckon

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #15 on: 13 August 2008, 19:52 »
chuff i may take a leaf out of your book as at the mo mine feels pritty boring and i have some bigbumpers to go on but dont no if i should put them on , but i bef go wide mate


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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #16 on: 13 August 2008, 19:56 »
The big bumpers do look brillaint i love mine , those black wheels are well nice ,

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #17 on: 13 August 2008, 20:01 »
ty yes the wheels are nice and go with red and black on car :smiley:

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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #18 on: 13 August 2008, 21:29 »
ty yes the wheels are nice and go with red and grey on car :smiley:
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Re: Lower or Wider ?
« Reply #19 on: 13 August 2008, 21:50 »
Lower and wider  :wink:
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