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Use of wheel spacers

  • 28-04-2009 2:59pm
    #1
    townale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭


    Does anybody have any experience fitting wheel spacers.
    What are the risks and what is the normal offset people use? 10/20/30mm?
    Cheers


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  • #2
    TomMc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭TomMc


    Best to have wheels with the correct offset for your vehicle or very close. There isn't a generic one size fits all. If it is wheel spacers you mean and not Spigot rings, you just want them so the inside of the wheel clears brake calipers or bodywork, suspension parts without rubbing up against same or indeed protruding out of wheel arches. So I'd start with the smallest size and work from there. They increase the track so while they may stabilise things to a degree than bit more, they can also throw the steering.


  • #3
    gofaster_s13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭gofaster_s13


    Make sure if you fit them that they are hubcentric not universal spacers, I have seen 60mm spacers being used with no problems


  • #4
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    gofaster_s13 wrote: »
    Make sure if you fit them that they are hubcentric not universal spacers, I have seen 60mm spacers being used with no problems

    +1 on the hubcentric (ie. they have a lip on them. Don't go near the ones that are just flat)

    I fittred 15mm either side to my Golf last Sat. No problems yet.

    I don't know how visible it is from photo's, but it's fairly visible. Suspension hadn't settle, photo was taken just after I dropped the jack.

    Before:
    IMG_3194-1.jpg

    After:
    IMG_3201-1.jpg


  • #5
    townale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭townale


    Limerick man wrote: »
    +1 on the hubcentric (ie. they have a lip on them. Don't go near the ones that are just flat)

    I fittred 15mm either side to my Golf last Sat. No problems yet.

    I don't know how visible it is from photo's, but it's fairly visible. Suspension hadn't settle, photo was taken just after I dropped the jack.

    Hey limerick man,
    They look nice. Wheels much closer to the edge of the arch. That's the effect Im looking for. Where did you get the spacers?


  • #6
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,800 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    i recently fitted a set of 5mm spacers to the rear of my E90, just to step the rear wheels out slightly as they were being over shadowed by the rear arches.

    without rear spacers :

    24042009.jpg

    with th rear spacers (not a huge difference but just enough in the flesh to enhance the look)

    image on the way as he runs out to the garden!

    28042009.jpg
    sorry, not a great pic (Nokia E52 2MP camera)


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  • #7
    townale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭townale


    kceire wrote: »
    i recently fitted a set of 5mm spacers to the rear of my E90, just to step the rear wheels out slightly as they were being over shadowed by the rear arches.



    with th rear spacers (not a huge difference but just enough in the flesh to enhance the look)

    image on the way as he runs out to the garden!


    sorry, not a great pic (Nokia E52 2MP camera)

    Hey Kceire,
    who did you order the spacers from?
    Cheers


  • #8
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    townale wrote: »
    Hey limerick man,
    They look nice. Wheels much closer to the edge of the arch. That's the effect Im looking for. Where did you get the spacers?

    Bought them privately. Haven't a clue where to get them, though. The ones I have are FK automotive and they're top notch.


  • #9
    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    kceire wrote: »
    i recently fitted a set of 5mm spacers to the rear of my E90, just to step the rear wheels out slightly as they were being over shadowed by the rear arches.

    Any chance it will affect handling in the wet ? (different ballgame i know) the kart lads go slightly narrower on the rear axle for the wet


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