What is a strut spacer (spacers)?

Thomas Wachsmuth August 18, 2022 Tips, products, information & Co., Tuning Wiki

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What do you actually do with one spacer for the chassis? We have the most important information about it. Such a spacer is used to lift the chassis from the vehicle and thus for a Höherlegung to care. Usually raise such spacers the chassis in the range of 20 to 50 millimeters. The spacers (spacers) are particularly durable and easy to install at the same time. Especially in combination with a new one Offroad wheelset can by the cheap way a part significant increase be reached. And in principle, the installation is also quite simple. The spacers can be installed in practically any workshop and often even by yourself. Depending on the provider, the spacers are not just made Plastic (polyamide composite material), but also from Aluminium or Steel produced.

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Im Scope of delivery are usually the spacer for each axle and matching nuts included. And no remodeling or even drilling is required for installation. Such spacer kcan usually with the standard chassis or with one aftermarket suspension be used. However, there are concerns with regard to eligibility. Because often they are spacer not provided with documents for registration. You should definitely research it before you buy it. Should he spacer are installed in a vehicle that is not street legal, then the issue of legality is of course irrelevant.

also suitable for heavily loaded vehicles

Anyone who mostly uses their vehicle as a trailer or often drives a small van with a maximum payload can use one of these Höherlegungskit make a level adjustment. This prevents the vehicle body from being too low on the rear axle. Depending on the vehicle, the lift kits (also called spring distance kits) installed between spring and axle, between support bearing and body or between spring and body. In principle, they are simply inserted above (alternatively below) the spring and that's it. The installation can be carried out on the front axle, rear axle or front and rear axle. And there such a one Spacer in the spring strut is only subjected to pressure, it is hardly subject to wear.

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