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Originally Posted by synergy
Daox, Theres a MILLION things you can make with that.
1. Intake spacers
2. Differential mount bushings
3. Transmission mount bushings
4. power steering rack bushings
5. Engine mounts
6. wheel spacers
7. Subframe bushings
8. throttle body adapters
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2-7 are critical load-bearing items and would likely not withstand use for very long in the real world.
In particular, printed plastic wheel spacers would be dangerous -- they'd crush/squash, causing loss of lug torque, and subsequently a loose wheel. Unsprung/rotational weight reduction is a high priority all throughout racing circles, and even high-dollar vehicles do not use plastic wheel spacers, or even carbon fiber, much less printed plastic.