Will adding spacers make "feathering" worse??

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Old 05-05-2011, 09:40 AM
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Will adding spacers make "feathering" worse??

I have a slight drop with 350z H's and im on OEM 19's with 245/35 & 275/35.

I am changing tires every 20-24k and im about to get my 5th set and just wondering if adding 20mm spacers all the way around will make things worse.

im debating on speding $500 on a camber kit but right now thats the price of the rear tires....

suggestions??
 
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Old 05-05-2011, 12:00 PM
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I don't think it does, if your toe angle was, let's say .05°...it'll still be .05° but just further out. Your best bet is a wheel alignment but you could still end up with feathering...just not as quickly.
 
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Old 05-05-2011, 12:08 PM
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Hey, to my understanding spacers do not affect alignment ... So your tire wear should remain the same but the stance will look better
 
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Old 05-05-2011, 02:30 PM
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Spacers will just widen your track and they wont change your alignment specs.
 
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Old 05-05-2011, 03:25 PM
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As mentioned before it won't make a noticeable diff in feathering.
25mm all around looks better.
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 04:15 AM
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20-25k miles isn't bad for our cars, I would be happy if I were you!
 
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:05 AM
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20-25k miles isn't bad for our cars, I would be happy if I were you!
it is when you do 25k a year and have to buy tires every 10-13 months.
 
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^ that takes a hurting to the wallet when you gotta save or budget for new set of tires that often... I felt that with my previous set... the current set is lasting longer so i'm feeling more relieved... as for the spacers affecting alignment, when it is aligned to specs it shouldn't be affected that much... but once it starts to go out of spec, it'll be amplified i think... my geometry is a little rusty.
 

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Buy a new car....
 
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Old 05-10-2011, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Manny2ksi
it is when you do 25k a year and have to buy tires every 10-13 months.
Think how much you would have saved if you had just bought the camber kits from the beginning.
 
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