A8bil

Thanks. I've always believed that modest spacers will only serve to wear out wheel bearings faster, but as I have had multiple audis that I have run over 200k miles with only 1 wheel bearing failure (a 1987 5000 TQ), I think the risk and associated cost must be very small. I'm still curious about using a staggered set up for the spacers as that must change handling to a degree.

DallasDave

You may be right on the handling part, but I certainly do not notice a difference but then again I just got an alignment done so the car seems better than ever now, lol. I would say that the 5mm (0.197") difference between front and rear cannot be an issue. Think about how many vehicles have different tires (ie., not a matching set of four) OR have new tires on the front & older ones on the rear. Wouldn't the difference in diameter have a bigger impact on handled and the four wheel drive systems?

This is probably one of those topics where you just have to go with your gut and move on. Plus I love the more aggressive look and am too cheap to buy a different set of wheels, so I'm sticking with the spacers...for now. Cheers!

sfelisio

I noticed a small vibration and I supposed it was the wheels and I ask for a wheel balance, unfortunately when the mechanic uninstall the wheel from the wheel hub, all the long bolt were very damaged and bended.
Nothing broke and probably nothing really risky, but I decided to install only double bolt spacers.
Unfortunately minimum thickness is 20mm+.

pcc125

So, do you believe that going with the double bolt spacers is improving the ride of the car, or is it just for cosmetics and hey make the car look sportier?