Wheel spacers...?
Wheel spacers...?
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JMF894

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6,644 posts

185 months

Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Yo guys, has anyone experience of fitting wheel spacers to their wedge? I'm thinking of trying out some 5mm spacers on the front to help ease what i feel is a slight twitchyness when turning on tighter roads at speed.

Thoughts welcomed

Jimbo

mrzigazaga

18,816 posts

195 months

Wednesday 10th August 2011
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Blimey jimbo how fast you going round tight corners..Slow down..We still love you..hehe

Big Daft Lad

1,387 posts

217 months

Wednesday 10th August 2011
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I'd make sure your wheels are pointing in the direction they are meant to before messing about with spacers. Camber and tracking OK on all four?

adam quantrill

11,679 posts

272 months

Wednesday 10th August 2011
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I've noticed that the front end seems much different when changing back from Cerbie wheels to the original OZ's. It does seem better planted.

This is probably the equivalent to fitting spacers in a way, because the cerbie wheels' smaller offset means they were running closer in to the centre of the car.

So you'll probably see some effect, although if you push it too far it'll probably ruin the feel.

Also be careful you have enough stud left to get enough turns on the nut so they have enough engaged thread. I reckon on at least 9 turns (that's what I had before on the rear wheels until the 16" OZ's go on).

Furthermore you might have to watch out for rubbing on the outer wheelarches especially under full lock or suspension deflection.

You can make your own with 1mm ally sheet adding extra thicknesses to build up the optimum offset. At least you can experiment and take them off if they don't work.