Running wheels with spacers..

Post by **Ammo** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:52 pm

Just wondering your thought on these, I'd love to run sawblades but with a but more offset

But seeing a fair few drift cars lose wheels cos of spacers I'm not really sold

grant_day · Post by **grant_day** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:56 pm

Usually you 'should' get away with a few mm's. I think I read on another forum that as long as you can get at least 12 half turns on the wheel nut its okay, (this is not gospel) this is what I was lead to believe after asking a similar question. Obviously if the wheel nut isn't holding onto a substantial amount of thread its not going to hold up for long.

grant_day · Post by **grant_day** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:04 pm

This may help... http://www.hampshirejapcars.co.uk/porta ... ht=spacers

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:23 pm

Im glad you asked this.

I think it depends on what type of Spacer. The slip on spacers would probably be ok up to 5mm. Not sure on 10mm.

After that you need hubcentric spacers that bolt onto yournexisting lugs and have theri own lugs built in. And thread sticking out from the OEM lugs would sit in the wheel gaps.
Hubceentric seem to be safe to like 30mm.

I want 10mm spacers and cant decide between slip on which would be the limit or hubcentric which are expensive and smallest i found was 15mm. Humm an offset of 25mm on a 5th Gen.

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:49 pm

I was in a showroom the other day & was told that with 5mm spacers, as long as there are 12 half turns its fine.

The wider kits usually come with their own elongated nuts which you will need to overcome the threading issue.

Post by **Ammo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:40 am

I have seen hubcentric spacers lose wheels first hand, but they weren't on road cars

But you can see why I'm a bit weary if it happens on a track it's a pain, if it happens on the road it could be fatal!

KeithB · Post by **KeithB** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:33 am

Had 25mm hubcentrics on the fto for 9 years with no probs

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:29 am

grant_day wrote:as long as you can get at least 12 half turns on the wheel nut its okay

macky_6 wrote:as long as there are 12 half turns its fine.

I don't need to point out the obvious do I?

I use 6.5mm slide-on spacers under my Oz racing wheels. Ran them for a good year and a bit on my Project lude before she came off the road and that was as a daily drive, but also underwent a lot of fast road and windy lane driving. ... Had no problems whatsoever.

JayJay · Post by **JayJay** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:30 am

I did a lot of looking in to this a while back before just deciding on getting bigger wheels

If you're going 10mm or above I'd definitely go hubcentric. The thinner the spacer the more likely you are going to have to cut the original wheel bolts down.

Post by **Lude-dude** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:35 am

I have wondered if they are safe

I would like to push my dc5's out abit more

I have h&r 5mm spacers not fitted yet, they come with longer studs.

but think it would be better to go 15mm, also some dont come with the center bore bit