wheel spacers

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:18 am

im thinking of putting wheel spacers on my car would i be able to just fit them on the back or would i need them on the front too, any thing special needed? thinking of something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-Hole-Wheel-Spac ... dZViewItem
is this an ok size?

cheers Ant

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:55 pm

I got mine from the site below, with longer wheel bolts as well. Think I bought 5mm just for the rear, and none on the front. Dunno if that's alright, but it has been for the past7 months

http://www.performancefx.net/wsvw.htm

That ebay link is Â£4.99 per spacer, if you get 2 plus postage works out to about Â£13, which is cheaper then the site I've just told you about.

Depening on what size you go for, you might want to think about longer wheel bolts.

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:48 pm

what size bolts did you get? i was only thinking of about 5mm-10mm
the type 13 on that website says Type 13 - These universal spacers are fitted between the hub and the wheel using the original nuts or bolts
so can i just use the normal bolts i already have?
which ones did you get?type 11 or 13 and how much is your car lowered as im thinking of getting mine lowered but dont want it to rub?
sorry for all the q's
cheers Ant

DScape · Post by **DScape** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:53 pm

Ant_6n wrote:what size bolts did you get? i was only thinking of about 5mm-10mm
the type 13 on that website says Type 13 - These universal spacers are fitted between the hub and the wheel using the original nuts or bolts
so can i just use the normal bolts i already have?
which ones did you get?type 11 or 13 and how much is your car lowered as im thinking of getting mine lowered but dont want it to rub?
sorry for all the q's
cheers Ant

Yup that's right. The type 13s you can use your original bolts, but obviously at your own risk. I'm not 100% sure if there's a great risk of using spacers with standard bolts, but I didnt want to find out.

I bought the type 12's. which come with longer wheel bolts and are car specific, not universal. They were the 5mm ones and the bolts are slightly longer then your standard ones.

Mine's on coilovers and lowered at a guess around 60-70. Mine rubs on the back quite a bit and I think its because I have spacers, but without the spacers I can't have any centre caps on. All depends on what wheels you have

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:57 pm

have you got any pics of the rear wheels do they stick out alot?

cheers Ant

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:20 pm

would there not be a high risk off the wheel comin off, if u use standard bolts with spacers? as the bolt length is bein shortend bcoz of the spacer?

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:23 pm

yeah thats why im gonna buy longer bolts, better safe than sorry

polo69 · Post by **polo69** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:49 pm

Can you put these on any wheels?

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:10 pm

i would think so depending on the et of the wheel if its lower they stick out already or something like that. but im gonna buy some then put them on the bbs im hopefully gonna buy.