Fitting spacers - DIY or job for a garage?

Doohickey

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JonW said:
I feel all under pressure now!...
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I'll relieve some of the pressure. :)

I put 22mm all round on mine in April and haven't noticed any adverse impact at all after a number of 'spirited' drives. It may feel slightly more planted in corners due to the wider track but I'm not really a good enough driver to be that sensitive! No increase in tyre wear so far either.

And visually makes a massive difference.

PS in case anyone is looking that closely, my avatar is before I had them put on.
 
GeoffCapes

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Don't forget to get your tracking done now. Otherwise you'll find that you'll get uneven tyre wear and the handling will be a bit out.
 
JonW

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GeoffCapes said:
Don't forget to get your tracking done now. Otherwise you'll find that you'll get uneven tyre wear and the handling will be a bit out.
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Thanks Mark - I know I need to do this. Where did you get yours done? Over the weekend I went to my nearest local place, an ATS, and they couldn’t have been less interested - didn’t have the equipment is what they said...
 
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JonW said:
Thanks Mark - I know I need to do this. Where did you get yours done? Over the weekend I went to my nearest local place, an ATS, and they couldn’t have been less interested - didn’t have the equipment is what they said...
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Get it done on a Hunter Machine. I took mine to Elite in Rainham, Essex. Car drove like a dream afterwards!
 
Caldy999

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Words of warning from Marios when he recently serviced my spacered Spyder - he doesn’t advocate the use of spacers as it ups the loading on associated bearings etc. However, he does concede that it looks a million times better!
 
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TimR

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If you put 25mm front and 22mm rear, as per the OP's first post, Id guess you might notice TBH !
 
Felonious Crud

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Caldy999 said:
Words of warning from Marios when he recently serviced my spacered Spyder - he doesn’t advocate the use of spacers as it ups the loading on associated bearings etc. However, he does concede that it looks a million times better!
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Marios is a bit allergic to anything 'non-factory', though.
 
JonW

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azapa said:
It would be great to have your opinion without preempting the answer ;)
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Ok - went for a few drives today, and there is no noticeable difference to the suspension... the only thing I thought might have felt different was when on a roundabout, where the turn in feels a bit sharper
 
Evo Cymru

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Caldy999 said:
Words of warning from Marios when he recently serviced my spacered Spyder - he doesn’t advocate the use of spacers as it ups the loading on associated bearings etc. However, he does concede that it looks a million times better!
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I was going to add this (not that they don't look great!) as I had this with my integrale where the bearings needed replacing whenI was running spacers - might have been **** quality bearings though...
 
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