ECS Wheel Spacers / Anyone use them?
12-24-2012, 06:02 PM
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The RS4 has a 61.4 inch track front and rear. From a handling perspective won't running different size spacers front and rear change the characteristics? Larger spacers in the rear would theoretically induce understeer (plowing).
If this is truly the case I would run equal size spacers at all corners unless of course you're into understeer.
Audi went to great lengths with the quattro bias to the rear (60/40) to help dial out the characteristic understeer. Adding larger spacers to the rear is counter intuitive ... I would not sacrifice performance for asthetics ...
If this is truly the case I would run equal size spacers at all corners unless of course you're into understeer.
Audi went to great lengths with the quattro bias to the rear (60/40) to help dial out the characteristic understeer. Adding larger spacers to the rear is counter intuitive ... I would not sacrifice performance for asthetics ...
12-25-2012, 03:39 AM
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Excellent, excellent point. My comments were STRICTLY for appearance sake. I happen to hate spacers and only do it for looks and I suspect most RS4 ppl run them for the same reason. With that said, I suspect that the vast majority of owners will never experience any difference in handling dynamics from 10mm/5mm staggered spacers.
12-27-2012, 09:48 AM
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Hmm, very interesting. Don't really want rubbing so maybe 6-8 mm might work better. I think I will avoid the stagger as I really don't want any handling changes.
Should an alignment be done after install?
Thanks,
K
Should an alignment be done after install?
Thanks,
K
12-27-2012, 01:32 PM
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The RS4 has a 61.4 inch track front and rear. From a handling perspective won't running different size spacers front and rear change the characteristics? Larger spacers in the rear would theoretically induce understeer (plowing).
If this is truly the case I would run equal size spacers at all corners unless of course you're into understeer.
If this is truly the case I would run equal size spacers at all corners unless of course you're into understeer.
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12-27-2012, 04:08 PM
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Excellent, excellent point. My comments were STRICTLY for appearance sake. I happen to hate spacers and only do it for looks and I suspect most RS4 ppl run them for the same reason. With that said, I suspect that the vast majority of owners will never experience any difference in handling dynamics from 10mm/5mm staggered spacers.
Personally I wouldn't run different size spacers. My opinion: The factory dialed in the handling and the last thing I'd want to do is mess with this in the name of aesthetics. Running the same size spacers still looks great but has far-far less effect on handling.
01-03-2013, 03:51 PM
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These are ECS spacers for rs4 I ordered over the summer. Strange these are smaller than face of the oem wheel.
No vibrations or anything but Just looks odd when your looking inside the wheel with the step down.
01-04-2013, 09:32 AM
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01-04-2013, 10:03 AM
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Really the only difference would be the appearance a 149 would match the hub size so there's no step down.
Unfortunately for the Audi fitment 10mm spacer we never made one in 149mm diameter. We do plan on having this available in the future.
Jason
01-04-2013, 01:58 PM
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