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Originally Posted by jadnashuanh
Each vehicle has an ideal offset with a particular wheel to accommodate clearances and bearing load. Moving the wheels out, if they still allowed proper clearance (which may not be true!) WILL increase the load on the bearings, and could significantly affect the longevity and potentially the alignment since there would be a longer lever arm to change the orientation of the wheel on the same springs. IOW, spacers are more common to put a non-stock wheel at the proper place, not to move an OEM one into a non-OEM position (except for people who don't care about their long-term health of the vehicle! IMHO).
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Interesting logic, however, the same is true for any wheel as they are designed as standalone parts and you should not use any spacer with them either as that would change their offset. Furthermore, according to your logic any other wheel other than OEM wheels would then put a different load on all suspension parts that they are designed for, which would sacrifice longevity of the suspension parts. So, anyone with aftermarket wheels is "destroying" his/her car in the long run?
That said, what do you mean with "the proper place" when you mention the position of the wheels because there are so many cars on the market that use the exact same suspension components with different wheel and tire packages that vary in diameter and width and those are offered directly by the manufacturers?