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Bora Wheel Spacers 1.5"

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Hey all,
Maybe it's already been posted but does anyone have photos of 1.5" rear Bora spacers on their ST?
Tks.
 

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Well looks like nobody put 1.5" on the rear..Well ...this guys did :)
Put them on today and they give the rear a more beefy aggressive look.
Just enough poke out for my liking.
If anyone wants a photo I can send, tks.
 

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I'd love to see it. I have 1 in spacers on mine
 

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Maybe both of you guys can post pictures of the rear. I’d do the same to the front as to the rear if I did that. I have this fear of spacers messing with the suspension geometry so I’ve been holding off.
 

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Ok I'll take some pics tomorrow just need to remind myself lol.
One thing I noticed is the rear tires now angle out a bit as if there was a camber kit or something. They're not straight and probably on a 5 to 10% angle..is this normal?
 

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mkuluz said:
I mistyped....1.25in spacers front
and back.

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Do you have 21” or 20” wheels? I’ve got stock 20” wheels and have wondered if 1.25” spacers would work on mine? I do not want to cut the studs.


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schaggatron said:
Do you have 21” or 20” wheels? I’ve got stock 20” wheels and have wondered if 1.25” spacers would work on mine? I do not want to cut the studs.
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My bora spacers should be here tomorrow, and I have the 20's on my ST. I ordered 1.25's front and 1.5's rear. I'll let you know how they work out on the 20's
 

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JohnE said:
It does look like the camber is off. Is it the same way on the driver's side too? That would have nothing to do with the spacers.
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Yes both sides are identical.
Should I get this looked at?
What do you guys think?
 

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Ford Guy said:
A couple of photos for yall.
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The 1.5" spacers on 21" stock rims/tires.
Should the tires be on this angle?
Is this dangerous?
Been driving with them on for a few days and no issues.
 

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The 1.5" spacers on 21" stock rims/tires.
Should the tires be on this angle?
Is this dangerous?
Been driving with them on for a few days and no issues.
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Not dangerous but negative camber will wear out the inside of your tires faster. Handling through corners might actually be better though. For sure have the alignment checked.
 

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JohnE said:
Not dangerous but negative camber will wear out the inside of your tires faster. Handling through corners might actually be better though. For sure have the alignment checked.
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What would you recommend? 1" spacers? Would 1" spacers cause any alignment issues?
 

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What would you recommend? 1" spacers? Would 1" spacers cause any alignment issues?
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The spacers are having ZERO effect on the negative camber people are seeing in that pic. They are just pushing the wheel further outboard so its a little more visible as you have the fender to sight along and give a point of reference. An alignment shop will let you know if you are within spec though--it could just be an optical illusion. You don't appear to have lowering springs so its odd that you would have excess negative camber from the factory.
 

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zdubyadubya said:
The spacers are having ZERO effect on the negative camber people are seeing in that pic. They are just pushing the wheel further outboard so its a little more visible as you have the fender to sight along and give a point of reference. An alignment shop will let you know if you are within spec though--it could just be an optical illusion. You don't appear to have lowering springs so its odd that you would have excess negative camber from the factory.
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No lowering springs still stock. I might just take them off to avoid any problems.
 

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My bora spacers should be here tomorrow, and I have the 20's on my ST. I ordered 1.25's front and 1.5's rear. I'll let you know how they work out on the 20's
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Appreciate it, thank you.


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Not dangerous but negative camber will wear out the inside of your tires faster. Handling through corners might actually be better though. For sure have the alignment checked.
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Toe wears tires much faster than camber. You can have 3-4° and not wear a tire with proper toe settings. I can wear the tread off a set of tires in 100 miles with nothing more than a toe change.
 

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Toe wears tires much faster than camber. You can have 3-4° and not wear a tire with proper toe settings. I can wear the tread off a set of tires in 100 miles with nothing more than a toe change.
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What are your thoughts on spacers and their effect on suspension geometry? I’m thinking of 1.25-1.5”. If I were thinking of changing out the wheels, I know that going with a different offset would be better than spacers.
 

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