Bora Wheel Spacers 1.5"

gkmunch · May 13, 2022

Can anyone share their alignment specs with similar mods, specifically the rear?

H&R springs
1" Bora spacers front
1.25" Bora spacers rear

The reason I ask, is my shop aligned it to "factory spec", but visually the ~2 degrees camber in the rear does not look factory. I dropped it off to them with the spacers already installed; wondering if they used that suspension geometry as a target to align.

I'd like to push back and try and get a bit less camber in the rear, unless others on here have similar camber specs with spacers/springs and it's simply not possible without further modification.

Kosai · Dec 15, 2022

Anyone have wheel bearing issues since running wheel spacers? I was told how much more stress and pressure there was on the bearings and now I’m afraid

Jahblessd · Dec 15, 2022

Kosai said:

I'm no engineer but I would assume that the larger the spacer, the greater the stress on the bearings; with so many people using spacers on the road and even on ST's you'd think you would've heard something by now. Nowhere in the group have I found a negative review and I think you should just do what you want. Spend money to drive a nice car, to mod that nice car to what you want, and to fix anything that a mod breaks... live YOUR life full, fast, and hard!!!

TMac · Dec 15, 2022

There isn't any question that the further the load/leverage is from the center of the bearing, the greater the stress. That being said, it's nearly impossible to put a real statistic on how harmful it is, since there's no way of knowing what the engineers designed as leeway into the bearing specs.

Will a 1.5" spacer put more strain on the bearings and increase wear? Absolutely. Would I put this on my vehicle to achieve "perfect" fender alignment? No. However, if you're not applying significant lateral loads, it probably isn't going to cause a catastrophic failure unless you ignore the signs.

SmittysST · Oct 13, 2023

Good stuff! Seems like the perfect space would be 1.25" front and 1.5" rear....

UNBROKEN · Oct 13, 2023

SmittysST said:

No…if you just have to use spacers with stock 21’s then perfect is 1” front and rear with rear camber set to -.5°.

SmittysST · Oct 19, 2023

UNBROKEN said:

Okay, so no spacer in the rear is recommended?

UNBROKEN · Oct 19, 2023

SmittysST said:

It says front and rear.

SmittysST · Oct 19, 2023

UNBROKEN said:

Copy that, see that now. I do remember reading a thread where you commented that the rear is inset more than the front, and yes it does appear they do, so with rear camber set to -5* evens that out? Thx again!

ARC · Oct 20, 2023

But anything less than 1.25 spacer and you will have to cut the studs. Which is a pain. that's why I just went with 1.25 spacers.

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