Been a while since I’ve updated on here. I’ve got the new IACV and MAF installed, car idles like a champ now. Also did the ’03 headlight mod, got my boost gauge wired to the Datalogit for logging, and did some wheel spacers for the rear. Still working on the tune, taking it slow and make sure everything is alright, which means pulling plugs and doing checks on everything multiple times.
76. I wasn’t really happy with the stance of the rear wheels. The fronts were pretty close to flush, but the rears were sunk in almost as much as the stockers. So I picked up some 15mm H&R wheel spacers off of eBay after doing some measurements.
Here’s a view of the rear before the spacers:
Here’s the spacer installed. These are the type that include new, longer studs that are pressed in. I’m very pleased with the quality of the H&R, they fit exact.
And some photos showing the look with the spacers installed. Much, much better in my opinion:
at 13:19
Cool Blog! Do yo you have more?
Wanted to ask how the spacers are holding up. Vibrations? Fender damage? Wheel bearings? How often do you retorque your spacers?
Thanks,
Fellow Spyder
at 21:47
Thanks! This is my only site, but I tend to keep the Facebook page a little bit more up to date.
No issues with the wheel spacers. I’m running spacers on my BMWs as well. I re-torque the wheels after every session on track (after the wheels cool enough), that’s standard practice for a track driven car. When I’m just street driving I don’t conduct any abnormal maintenance, the cars get checked way too much already. Just make sure you use a quality spacer. I have been pleased with the H&R on my Spyder.