Just Ordered Some Girth For My GTi

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:30 pm

You should be fine then!

Do the TT comps look out at all when on? Mine haven't start to wear unevenly yet but look silly out

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:42 pm

i cant say i have noticed to be quite honest, im having no issues with tyres though, and if the camber does affect it, which it aint so far, the camber will be a desired one, not a bad one, eg, beffer in the corners

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:45 pm

Yeh exactly, I like my negative camber

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu May 08, 2008 1:29 pm

you might find the camber is different actually. but I think it will only be if the tyres are a different width.

if your tyres are thinner but stick out the same amount, the centre point will be further out than with the TT comps, and therefore you'll be putting a larger moment on the suspension and it'll even sit a bit lower because of the longer lever arm.

might be worth checking the ride height before and after even if I'm wrong - if it's exactly the same I'd say don't bother with the tracking.

KennyPOLO_Gti · Post by **KennyPOLO_Gti** » Fri May 16, 2008 7:30 pm

any pics jeff with the spacers???

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:48 pm

i sent them back, there was a massive step down in height from the hub to the spacer then back up to the wheel, so looked silly, and they would not seat correctly on the rear hubs as its central locator sticks out too far, so the spacer is floating, did not look or feel right with them, so i sent them back, no pics im affraid sorry guys

TimGti · Post by **TimGti** » Sat May 17, 2008 11:52 am

Jeff GTi wrote:i sent them back, there was a massive step down in height from the hub to the spacer then back up to the wheel, so looked silly, and they would not seat correctly on the rear hubs as its central locator sticks out too far, so the spacer is floating, did not look or feel right with them, so i sent them back, no pics im affraid sorry guys

Why dont you just get the regular spacers Jeff? I have got 10mm FK ones on the rear that aren't hubcentric and I have never had any problems with them in years? I also have some 5mm Eibach ones which I used in the past, also not hubcentric, but again never had any issues.

I dont see what all the fuss is about spacers being hubcentric to be honest!

Eibach and H&R and FK all make 15mm spacers (that are hubcentric) so why don't you just get these?

As a guide, 10mm spacers on TT comps (running Falken tyres so theres quite a bit of stretch) sit perfectly an dont rub even when the cars decked on coilovers on the rears.

Interestingly, I had Yoko rubber before and I could only get away with a 5mm spacer on the rear as the tyres did'nt stretch so much!

Jeff GTi · Post by **Jeff GTi** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:30 pm

the spacers i had were 15 mm hubcentric ones

but would not seat on the rear hubs perfectly as the standard cars central wheel alignment bit sticks out too far

iv just decided not to bother with them, letst this way ill know my wheels are definately secured safely to my car