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Old Nov 6, 2008 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by LynnBob Mustang
Or to get his wheels so they are lined up with the wheel well lip without having to buy new rims and tires and have that aggressive look that is sooooo damn sweet.

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Yup, looks nice, rides smoother and didnt have to shell out $$ for new rims and tires
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by hot wheels
or they don't make his wheels in a 10.5" wheel, like mine
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Or he didn't want heavy *** 10.5's...
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sounds like a ricer to me....
Because he doesn't want some heavy *** mustang wheel? Go weigh your wheels...
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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Definition of a ricer is cosmetic enhancements that do nothing at all towards performance. I fail to see how a wheel spacer that moves the leverage points of the axle farther out for better cornering and ride quality is rice. It's not like he put on altezza tail lights.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 35thAnni99GT
Definition of a ricer is cosmetic enhancements that do nothing at all towards performance. I fail to see how a wheel spacer that moves the leverage points of the axle farther out for better cornering and ride quality is rice. It's not like he put on altezza tail lights.
thats funny ricer isn't in the dictionary.......the only reason i would use wheel spacer is if my wider tires were rubbing my exhaust
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Here are some pics.
Attached Thumbnails Wheel spacers-sdc10317.jpg   Wheel spacers-sdc10318.jpg   Wheel spacers-sdc10319.jpg   Wheel spacers-sdc10320.jpg  
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by steve0914
thats funny ricer isn't in the dictionary.......the only reason i would use wheel spacer is if my wider tires were rubbing my exhaust
The definition for "wheelstand", "powershift", or "transbrake" isn't in there if you look either I bet. Not all terms are defined by Merriam-Webster.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 04:22 PM
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I think you need some bigger wheels & tires back there....
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by steve0914
thats funny ricer isn't in the dictionary.......the only reason i would use wheel spacer is if my wider tires were rubbing my exhaust
So how much do your wheels weigh?
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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good looking out on the pics. they definatly do make diffrence.
Old Nov 6, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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I put a pair on the back of my 04 GT to get the rear wheels out to match the front. Worked really well plus I can rotate my wheels instead of having two different sized wheels and tires. I did use the centering adapters though to make sure they don't loosen up and move around. Instructions that come with the spacers tell you to clean the rotor face really flush and check the torque after 10 miles then 50 miles then 100 miles to make sure they are seated tightened so that they don't cause a problem with the wheel flying off after a while. The lips on the adapters are the key to a good set of spacers. I used these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WHEEL...spagenameZWDVW



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