Motorsport Technology wheel spacers

[kwhauck]

Originally Posted by mrmike

They aren't farther out than the fronts really. Without spacers the front wheels were flush with the fender lip, while the rears were so far into the wheelwell that they would tuck with air ride. This didn't look good because it made the rear look lower than the front and it made the wheel gap look uneven. When the sun shone on the wheels, it looked weird because there was always a shadow over the rears. Besides, this setup is not unique to RWD cars. Early 2000's Mustangs have the same inset rears, while most new FWD cars have equal offsets with their fenders. Aparently auto manufactures push the rear wheels in to reduce understeer, which is most common on FWD cars.




G6 FWD, wheels match offsets to fenders


Now I know what you are saying, you can see more of the tread on the rears, but this is because the front fenders are straight up and down, while the rear fenders curve in at the bottom.
here you can see that they are at different angles:


Its okay if you don't like it though. Oh p.s. The staggered look has nothing to do with how far the wheel sticks out, it is all about having a rear wheel that is wider than the front, usually with a huge lip.

I know what the alero fenders look like, As far as i know only me and oldsman are running 255 tires in the front, and I was the first to run a small offset wheel to appropriatly squeeze those 255s....and BTW the fronts are straight up and down either, if you are really at the edge of the fender, they will stick out at the bottom an inch or so.....

the g6 has a different body flow so it is comparing apples to oranges, i will give you the mustang, it is similar but that is also stock, I am talking about aftermarket here where you choose to push out the rear, like most mustang people and other RWD owners push out the rear wheels, and yes they usually use an actual staggered fitment with 8 or 9 in wide rims in the front and rear in excess of 10 in wide, but by you adding spacers to the rear, wether intentional or not.....you are mimicking the staggered look, which is meant for RWD vehicles....

it's like putting a FMIC looking intake in your car when you are not turboed, you are mimicking a look which you can't back up....

but like you said, i don't like and you do, that's what matters.....

p.s. i'm not the only one with this opinin, do a google search for "FWD staggered" and read the forum results you turn up....

[Valley olds]

I was seing how mrmike said that adding rear spacer will give you a little understeer. Is this really the case? I have heard that for handling, a little understeer is better than neutral.