Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - My NTB guy says wheel spacers are a bad thing

geddy lee · 07-22-2012, 04:08 PM

I have a friend who is a manager at NTB. Whenever I buy tires ( quite often ) he gives me the tirerack price. He is very knowledgable about the business. I asked him how much he would charge to install some wheel spacers if I bought them. He said NTB will not install spacers and that they would be bad for the car. He said that installing spacers , either of the 2 types , causes the car to flex differently , putting forces on the suspension and other parts of the car that it was not designed for. The car was designed for a specific wheel base and width and that I should not mess with that. Any thoughts?

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geddy lee Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: delaware Posts: 161 Drives: 350Z Rep Power: 13	My NTB guy says wheel spacers are a bad thing I have a friend who is a manager at NTB. Whenever I buy tires ( quite often ) he gives me the tirerack price. He is very knowledgable about the business. I asked him how much he would charge to install some wheel spacers if I bought them. He said NTB will not install spacers and that they would be bad for the car. He said that installing spacers , either of the 2 types , causes the car to flex differently , putting forces on the suspension and other parts of the car that it was not designed for. The car was designed for a specific wheel base and width and that I should not mess with that. Any thoughts?