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Old Dec 8, 2003 | 04:34 AM
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If you take an S2000 and add 3mm-5mm wheel spacers to the front wheels, with no other changes to the vehicles setup, how would that change the vehicles handling/steering characteristics?
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Old Dec 8, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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Realistically, not much. You're in the fine-tuning of the car with that, looking for that last thousandth of a second. You could accomplish the same thing with wheels that have a little extra offset to the outside.

The folks who go for the gusto have them and are still inside SCCA BStock rules. I suspect that they would run the same times if they were to be removed without their knowing...
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Old Dec 8, 2003 | 10:44 AM
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Appreciate the feedback, I am just trying to decide if I want to put a spacer on in order to run a 6 piston caliper, or leave spacers out of the equation all together and run a 4 piston caliper.
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Old Dec 8, 2003 | 01:21 PM
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To me it's all about performance. What's the real difference in braking performance between them? How about weight (since it's all unsprung weight)?
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