spacers and tires | FerrariChat

spacers and tires

Discussion in '348/355' started by Awtobahn, May 25, 2011.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. Awtobahn

    Awtobahn Rookie

    May 19, 2011
    14
    Canada
    Full Name:
    Christopher Dziekan
    any recommendations on whether to use spacers ?

    any recommendations on tires for city driving ?
     
  2. flyguyskt

    flyguyskt Formula Junior

    Sep 22, 2009
    443
    South Dakota
    Full Name:
    sean
    youre not very clear on what you are asking...

    year...model...
     
  3. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

    Feb 6, 2009
    34,777
    Ontario, Canada
    Full Name:
    Mike
    +1

    Model, year, wheel and tire sizes..etc....
     
  4. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

    Dec 8, 2004
    12,667
    South East
    Full Name:
    Jimmie
    Ask any taxi driver or mom on the school run !!!
     
  5. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

    Feb 6, 2009
    34,777
    Ontario, Canada
    Full Name:
    Mike
    lol....how about "as long as they are made of rubber"
     
  6. 3forty8

    3forty8 F1 Rookie
    Owner

    Apr 25, 2006
    2,713
    San Diego
    Full Name:
    Eric
    Since you haven't bothered to tell us what type of car, year, etc, and your profile doesn't list what type of Ferrari you have:

    The 25mm Hill Engineering spacers for the rear wheels makes a world of difference on the 89-92 348 ts and tb models. 93 and up already have the 50mm wider rear track, as does the 355, so no spacers required - it's good as is.
     
  7. 355rockit

    355rockit Formula Junior

    Dec 1, 2010
    893
    San Marcos, CA
    Full Name:
    Vas
    The previous owner of my F355 installed front and rear wheel spacers. The front fenders were rolled to allow the tires to align with fenders. The car looked awesome, but it wasn't too stable when doing the twisties and the back had a tendency to break loose on agreesive turns. I also had to check/retighten the lug nuts after each performance drive. After removing the spacers, the car handles much better and feels more stable. If you really want the spacers, I can sell it to you cheap.
     
  8. Awtobahn

    Awtobahn Rookie

    May 19, 2011
    14
    Canada
    Full Name:
    Christopher Dziekan
    sorry. my bad. I guess nobody could read my mind. Difficult to ask for tire and spacer advise when I don't tell you my details:

    348 TS 1993
    Tire size: 215/50ZR17 and 255/45ZR17
     
  9. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

    Feb 6, 2009
    34,777
    Ontario, Canada
    Full Name:
    Mike
    That's better ;)
     
  10. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

    Nov 4, 2003
    9,732
    Just a note: the oversteer/understeer of the 348/F355 can be completely controlled with rear ride height (while front ride height can be used to control bump steer.)

    Adding width to a (relatiely) short wheelbase car makes the car react faster to steering inputs, whether desired or not; and detracts from high speed stability.
     

Share This Page