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Offline rio_gti

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how will i know if i need spacers with coilovers?
« on: 10 December 2012, 15:49 »
as above it is just fit them and if i rub get spacers??  :undecided:


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Re: how will i know if i need spacers with coilovers?
« Reply #1 on: 10 December 2012, 15:56 »
fit spacers regardless i recon, down and <out>, as it were. 15mm on front and 20mm on the back would look tidy especially with your wheels i recon  :wink:


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Re: how will i know if i need spacers with coilovers?
« Reply #2 on: 10 December 2012, 17:15 »
If you're running the wheels in your sig pic then yes they will rub. A 5mm spacers will sort it, but I'd be temped to go wider.

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Re: how will i know if i need spacers with coilovers?
« Reply #3 on: 10 December 2012, 17:18 »
If you're running the wheels in your sig pic then yes they will rub. A 5mm spacers will sort it, but I'd be temped to go wider.

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Re: how will i know if i need spacers with coilovers?
« Reply #4 on: 10 December 2012, 20:44 »
Cheers for the advice.... So 15 front and 20 back by the looks of things then  :smiley:

But more money being pumped in  :rolleyes:

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Re: how will i know if i need spacers with coilovers?
« Reply #5 on: 10 December 2012, 23:47 »
Cheers for the advice.... So 15 front and 20 back by the looks of things then  :smiley:

But more money being pumped in  :rolleyes:

Down down down and out  :whistle: (bugsey Malone  :grin: )

your driving a mk4 golf...its either worth it...or your mad...or a bit of bothe  :laugh:


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