Suspension Brakes 1st Gen KAV Motorsport Front Arm Spacers

This type of spacer has been domestically produced in the distant past.

The spacer's benefit is confined to extremely lowered front ends, and only to one aspect of control arm movement. It does nothing positive for shock stroke & bump travel, nor does it address the angle the CV joint is subjected to while lowered. The R53 knuckle has a sweet spot of an inch of vertical movement where camber is unaffected, and caster change is negligible, small amounts of travel outside of that range affect camber slightly, and only at the extreme ends does camber go greatly positive or negative. The spacer places the arm closer to the sweet spot when lowered more than an inch. It also allows more extension range in the drop link if adjustable. Without other compensations for lowering effects, the spacer will not produce the attributes claimed in the ad. All other attachment points like the tie rods remain unchanged.

 

That part is listed on a page that also sells ALTA parts and that says it all.

It Alta fit and work, but it won't.

Remember :"Friends don't let friends buy Alta because you Alta know better"

 

They seem like those positive steering things that alta not be sold. Or at least not installed.

 

From an expert I talked to, the key is to look at the angle of your control arms. Ideally they should be close to level. The spacers help this issue, but unless you're racing and you can feel the minute difference in handling this spacer will make, it's not worth it. Also, they won't fit under wheels smaller than 17".

 

Shock body allowing increased compression travel over stock, much stiffer springs (or much stiffer sway bar if one existed that didn't contact the control arm bracket at droop), and appropriate damping. The spacer is a secondary component that is not responsible for improved handling, etc. on its own. Each of the ad claims can be attained without the spacer.