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i'd post in the home forum but lets be honest this gets more traffic.
i have a front step that unfortunately doesnt get covered by the roof overhang enough to prevent from getting wet. the problem is that the step either sunk or was poorly made to begin with, and it slopes towards the house. i want to fix this this spring, ideally i'd like to slope it a few degrees away from the door so the water runs off. could i just buy a bag of concrete and trowel it on? it appears to be concrete that's been painted, im guessing that sanding it a bit would help the new concrete stick better. i think in the high spots it could be as much as 2" and right at the edge of the step it would be pretty much thinned out to meet the existing corner. i also considered self leveling concrete or epoxy but then i wouldnt be able to slope it away from the house. never used concrete before in my life, but it seems like a diy project.
i should also say that because of the way the entrance is, the step is basically surrounded by the house, i cant jack it up or anything from the sides.
Looking at picking up some ZR10 wheels that are 18x8.5" with available offsets of +38 and +47.
For reference, mine are currently 18x8" +40 and is fairly flush.
From my research online:
* If I get +47, there is about a pinky left of clearance between wheels and the struts.
* If I get +38, I'd get some decent poke. Some people have it flush with fenders, but they're lowered.
I'm leaning towards the +47 because I don't want any poke, but the clearance issue is a slight concern. I know I can add a spacer in the future if I need to, but I'm reading they add more stress to your wheel bearings.
If I need to add a small spacer (e.g. 3-5mm) in the future, wouldn't that be the same as running +42/+44 offset wheels? Or are those people talking about it being bad for bearings aimed at those running larger offset spacers?
My other option is to size down to 18x7.5". Those also come in +38 and +47 and I don't have to worry about poke or clearance at all.
Thoughts? Thanks.
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Clearance probably depends on the suspension type and whether the relationship between the hub and strut is fixed or not.
The added stress to the wheel bearings is the same whether you have a spacer or the equivalent offset wheels. The weight of the wheel and tire is X distance from the bearing, how it got there doesn't matter.
3-5mm difference is also basically nothing. I know loads of people who have been running 1"+ spacers for years without any issues.
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Clearance probably depends on the suspension type and whether the relationship between the hub and strut is fixed or not.
The added stress to the wheel bearings is the same whether you have a spacer or the equivalent offset wheels. The weight of the wheel and tire is X distance from the bearing, how it got there doesn't matter.
3-5mm difference is also basically nothing. I know loads of people who have been running 1"+ spacers for years without any issues.
Thanks, just wanted to confirm what I thought on the spacer situation since it didn't make much sense to me either.
I'll probably just get the +47 to avoid poke and add spacers if necessary.
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Thanks, just wanted to confirm what I thought on the spacer situation since it didn't make much sense to me either.
I'll probably just get the +47 to avoid poke and add spacers if necessary.
One thing I forgot to add is that thin slip on spacers can be more hassle than bolt on ones. You have to keep an eye on things like are the wheels hub or lug centric, lug is no problem but hub can get weird. How long are your wheel studs/do you have enough thread engagement, if you're short you need to get into extended studs or extended nuts and then worry about if extended nuts clear the holes in the wheels and spacers without bottoming out on the hub before the wheel, etc.
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So a bunch of ultra wealthy people drugging the less fortunate for entertainment purposes. They have raised less then 10 mill which is wipe your ass money for a billionaire. No world class athlete is going to compete in this on drugs and miss out on the olimpics. It would be funny to see an Olympic 100 meter sprinter to go in all natural and win.
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