Wheel spacers opinions

[gregtommy]

I am contemplating on installing wheel spacers on the forward and the back wheels on the GT. I am just trying to gather your opinions on the topic of spacers.

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link to the spacers i would be painting them black before putting them on.

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

I am contemplating on installing wheel spacers on the forward and the back wheels on the GT. I am just trying to gather your opinions on the topic of spacers.

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link to the spacers i would be painting them black before putting them on.

I also plan on getting some wheel spacers.. I think 1.5" may be more than I'm wantin to do.. I only want mine to be about 1/2" wider or maybe less..

[gregtommy]

yeah i am looking to get mine to come out past the fender wells but I don't think less then an inch and a half would suffice

[11stangGT]

I see.. I wanna get mine about flush with the fenders..

[gregtommy]

Yeah in that case u could get away with the short distance ones mine are in the edge with the added brake and wheel packagd

[gtstyles2]

after a 1" to a 1.5" drop anyone know what size spacers would make the wheels about flush with the fenders?? I have the factory 19x8.5 painted luster wheels... I want to do the eibach pro kit drop soon

[godsdisciple85]

are the spacers going to maintain strength for the hp we are pushing or will they have potintial to break loose

[SpectorV]

i doubt you need spacers on the front, you need to measure how much you want the rim to come out, 1.5 inches is a big push~ might be to much.

hubcentric vs lugcentric, research that I think most go with hubcentric~

[DDTCM]

Coming out past the fender is also gonna cause all kinds of **** to be splashed on your car.....including rocks.

[gtstyles2]

I don't want my wheels to come out at all... I'm doing the eibach pro kit drop 1" in the front and 1.5" in the rear... I know that doing that will cause the wheels to look tucked in, I just want the wheels flush with the fenders

[secomejia]

Originally Posted by gtstyles2

I don't want my wheels to come out at all... I'm doing the eibach pro kit drop 1" in the front and 1.5" in the rear... I know that doing that will cause the wheels to look tucked in, I just want the wheels flush with the fenders

Hey bro wat is the main difference about the eibach and the H&R spring????? Wat should i go for, i have a 2004 gt and im gonna put 17x9 front and 17x10.5 rear?

[Las0mbra]

What I've heard is the eibachs are cheap but have sagging issues and give a rough ride. The h&rs are more expensive but a better ride

[secomejia]

Originally Posted by Las0mbra

What I've heard is the eibachs are cheap but have sagging issues and give a rough ride. The h&rs are more expensive but a better ride

Hey bro, is your stang lower?????

[Las0mbra]

Originally Posted by secomejia

Hey bro, is your stang lower?????

Nope sadly not, I am planning to do it later this year though after I pay off a speeding ticket.

[secomejia]

Originally Posted by Las0mbra

Nope sadly not, I am planning to do it later this year though after I pay off a speeding ticket.

Im gonna lower mine with H&R, and im gonna get the c/c plates

[gtstyles2]

Originally Posted by secomejia

Hey bro wat is the main difference about the eibach and the H&R spring????? Wat should i go for, i have a 2004 gt and im gonna put 17x9 front and 17x10.5 rear?

I've always had eibach and always liked them, I just want to level out the stance.... The rear is way too high, 1" front and 1.5" rear sounds just about right... Plus I ordered the stage 2 pro-kit with the dampers included

[The Darkside]

as great as spacers sound, and i really wanted to do this to my rear wheels, ive heard it just causes more problems with rubbing, ect ect.
not worth is.
maybe .5inch but not 1.5, its too much!

[gregtommy]

I just lowered mine with frpp k springs 1.5 fwd and rear thanks to the recommendations on this forum

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

I just lowered mine with frpp k springs 1.5 fwd and rear thanks to the recommendations on this forum

Got a pic yet?

[gregtommy]

Here it is the 19 in rims made the drop look a little more aggressive but I tested the speed bumps on the base and no scraping

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

Here it is the 19 in rims made the drop look a little more aggressive but I tested the speed bumps on the base and no scraping

I thought bout doin the 05-09 roush louvers but wasn't sure how theyd line up w the body lines on the new body... They look good though...

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Originally Posted by gregtommy

Here it is the 19 in rims made the drop look a little more aggressive but I tested the speed bumps on the base and no scraping

It looks like it evened it out pretty well even though it a 1.5" all the way around.. Am I right?

[gregtommy]

Yeah I thought there would be a little rake but if there is the only way to tell would be by tape measure or ruler ddtcm has the same spring set up on his with 20 in foose rims I believe

[gtstyles2]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

Here it is the 19 in rims made the drop look a little more aggressive but I tested the speed bumps on the base and no scraping

Car looks awesome, I ordered the eibach pro kit... It should be coming soon. Do you have spacers installed? If u do, how thick? What spring setup? Also, do you change the panhard bar? I have the painted luster 19' wheels, so hope it looks as good as yours when I install it nex week

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

Yeah I thought there would be a little rake but if there is the only way to tell would be by tape measure or ruler ddtcm has the same spring set up on his with 20 in foose rims I believe

After lookin at yours I may go that route.. I had thought about eibach profit so it would eliminate the rake but look like those took care of it... U need to get your wheels painted like mine now lol

[gregtommy]

Originally Posted by 11stangGT

I thought bout doin the 05-09 roush louvers but wasn't sure how theyd line up w the body lines on the new body... They look good though...

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It looks like it evened it out pretty well even though it a 1.5" all the way around.. Am I right?

As for the louvers mark a piecr of paper to measure back from the back of the door frame and then use thumb gapping from the line underneath the window that will line it up to follow the line on the car turned out perfect here window louvers are quite the accent too

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Originally Posted by gtstyles2

Car looks awesome, I ordered the eibach pro kit... It should be coming soon. Do you have spacers installed? If u do, how thick? What spring setup? Also, do you change the panhard bar? I have the painted luster 19' wheels, so hope it looks as good as yours when I install it nex week

No I don't have spacers I am still contemplating on it working measurements because the curve on the fender brings the tire out on the bottom and just inside the well on the top so I don't want the tops of the tires coming out past the well on the top and if I were to do it I would to all four I have the standard spring set up slightly cambered but I am going to go in for a front end alignment soon. I didn't fudge anything else on the whole set up. How much of a drop does the springs u bought give u?

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Originally Posted by 11stangGT

After lookin at yours I may go that route.. I had thought about eibach profit so it would eliminate the rake but look like those took care of it... U need to get your wheels painted like mine now lol

Yeah the suspension is good bud as for the black rims I thought about it because it looks great but I think I am going to gun metal my 5.0 badges so my rims and badges match and balance it out. I don't want to go murdered out with this one

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

I just lowered mine with frpp k springs 1.5 fwd and rear thanks to the recommendations on this forum

What did you have to buy with the springs? And where did you get it all?

[gregtommy]

I got them from American muscle for 180 bucks you can purchase after maker adjustable cambers but I can't remember the cost and you really only need those if u plan on hitting a track and adjust them to favor right or left for example but after you get the springs installed you should take it in for a front end alignment since u are messing with the suspension

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

I got them from American muscle for 180 bucks you can purchase after maker adjustable cambers but I can't remember the cost and you really only need those if u plan on hitting a track and adjust them to favor right or left for example but after you get the springs installed you should take it in for a front end alignment since u are messing with the suspension

What about the upper strut mounts and dampers it talks about on AM??

[gregtommy]

Originally Posted by 11stangGT

What about the upper strut mounts and dampers it talks about on AM??

You would have to do a little research on that I had no problem swapping out the springs and using the oem struts mounts and cambers everything bolted right up and the car rides nice and handles well

[11stangGT]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

You would have to do a little research on that I had no problem swapping out the springs and using the oem struts mounts and cambers everything bolted right up and the car rides nice and handles well

Hmm.. Maybe something to do with the brembo pkg? That'd be nice if I didn't have to buy anything else...

[gregtommy]

Originally Posted by 11stangGT

Hmm.. Maybe something to do with the brembo pkg? That'd be nice if I didn't have to buy anything else...

Could be possible it really no bs rides nice a little stiffer but it corners really well too.

[gtstyles2]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

As for the louvers mark a piecr of paper to measure back from the back of the door frame and then use thumb gapping from the line underneath the window that will line it up to follow the line on the car turned out perfect here window louvers are quite the accent too

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No I don't have spacers I am still contemplating on it working measurements because the curve on the fender brings the tire out on the bottom and just inside the well on the top so I don't want the tops of the tires coming out past the well on the top and if I were to do it I would to all four I have the standard spring set up slightly cambered but I am going to go in for a front end alignment soon. I didn't fudge anything else on the whole set up. How much of a drop does the springs u bought give u?

The eibach pro kit is 1" front 1.5" rear which I thought was perfect because the back is way high stock.... But after looking at your setup it's almost perfect... As far as the spacers, I don't want my wheels past the fenders, I want them about flush... I'm assuming once u drop the wheels will look tucked in.... That was my experience in the past, I want to do it correct this time around

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Yeah the suspension is good bud as for the black rims I thought about it because it looks great but I think I am going to gun metal my 5.0 badges so my rims and badges match and balance it out. I don't want to go murdered out with this one

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Originally Posted by gregtommy

As for the louvers mark a piecr of paper to measure back from the back of the door frame and then use thumb gapping from the line underneath the window that will line it up to follow the line on the car turned out perfect here window louvers are quite the accent too

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No I don't have spacers I am still contemplating on it working measurements because the curve on the fender brings the tire out on the bottom and just inside the well on the top so I don't want the tops of the tires coming out past the well on the top and if I were to do it I would to all four I have the standard spring set up slightly cambered but I am going to go in for a front end alignment soon. I didn't fudge anything else on the whole set up. How much of a drop does the springs u bought give u?

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Yeah the suspension is good bud as for the black rims I thought about it because it looks great but I think I am going to gun metal my 5.0 badges so my rims and badges match and balance it out. I don't want to go murdered out with this one

The eibach pro kit is 1" front 1.5" rear which I thought was perfect because the back is way high stock.... But after looking at your setup it's almost perfect... As far as the spacers, I don't want my wheels past the fenders, I want them about flush... I'm assuming once u drop the wheels will look tucked in.... That was my experience in the past, I want to do it correct this time around

[gregtommy]

It's dark now but I will post a pic off the back bumper to show u where the tire lines up from what I have noticed they don't look tucked in but I will get a closer look

[gregtommy]

Originally Posted by gtstyles2

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The eibach pro kit is 1" front 1.5" rear which I thought was perfect because the back is way high stock.... But after looking at your setup it's almost perfect... As far as the spacers, I don't want my wheels past the fenders, I want them about flush... I'm assuming once u drop the wheels will look tucked in.... That was my experience in the past, I want to do it correct this time around

Here are some close ups of the tires n if u start at the top of ur fender and tire and run ur hand down the wall of the tire about 1/4 of the way down the tire and fender are even hope this helps u out in ur plan

[gtstyles2]

Originally Posted by gregtommy

Here are some close ups of the tires n if u start at the top of ur fender and tire and run ur hand down the wall of the tire about 1/4 of the way down the tire and fender are even hope this helps u out in ur plan

Yea that actually helps alot, cuz like I said I want to do everything all at once... Looks good actually, so I think I'll hold off on the spacers... I don't know if u could help me on this, but I ordered the eibach springs that come with the dampers, do u think I would need strut mounts? I hear the GT500 are the ones to get... I'm no good with suspension, plus this is my 1st mustang