997.1 Carrera S wheel spacers

[V8KSN]

Evening all

I'm thinking of getting some wheel spacers on my 997.1 S, I am thinking of going for 7mm on the front and 15mm on the back

Now I am a numpty when it comes to engineering and mechanical stresses on metals etc but my question is....... do wheel spacers affect the geometry and/or suspension components in a negative way?

My concern is they will place 'unplanned' stress on other suspension components.

Using a very simple theory.... if you hold a wheel against your chest it will be easy to hold it for a long time, if you hold it out horizontally at arms length, it wont be long before your shoulders and arms hurt.......do wheel spacers work the same way or am I being very simplistic and stupid?

[scarebus]

Uuummm.... would front spacers only reduce understeer?

[Maersk]

No you are not...............

[V8KSN]

BUMP for the working week guys...... can anyone shed any light on this matter?

Cheers

[Trev450]

So long as you fit hub centric spacers there shouldn't be any issues. They come with studs/new bolt holes incorporated into them and therefore are no different to fitting wider rims as the loading is taken in the same manner as if standard.

[V8KSN]

Trev450 said:

So long as you fit hub centric spacers there shouldn't be any issues. They come with studs/new bolt holes incorporated into them and therefore are no different to fitting wider rims as the loading is taken in the same manner as if standard.

Thanks Trev450

I am thinking of getting these....
http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod1402/Wheel-Space...

http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/prod7047/Wheel-Space...

7mm on the front and 15mm on the back, are these the type you mean?

[Trev450]

The 15mm ones look to be hub centric but the 7mm ones aren't. You can tell by the circular flange in the centre which acts as a locator for the wheel.