Anyone used spacers at all?

[silverback mike]

Fancy filling the arches a little. Anyone used any particular spacers?

[Classic Chim]

silverback mike said:

Fancy filling the arches a little. Anyone used any particular spacers?

I use 5 mm concentric ones allround.
I wouldn’t go any wider without changing for longer wheel studs, a friend went 10mm with longer studs no problem.

[silverback mike]

Thanks classic chim

[phazed]

Did you see Bentley Turbo R on this weeks top gear where it lost a wheel with a broken spacer when it was on track!

[silverback mike]

Indeed....but did you see the size of the spacer. Must have been at least 50mm!!!

[phazed]

[Andav469]

Yes I used 12mm spacers on both the front and rear for 4 years, then I bought bells and rotors and had bespoke bells made to incorporate the spacers

[rigga]

Andav469 said:

Yes I used 12mm spacers on both the front and rear for 4 years, then I bought bells and rotors and had bespoke bells made to incorporate the spacers

Chuffin clean is that .....

[silverback mike]

Wibble

[Dominic TVRetto]

I run 5mm front, 12 rear. Tried 20mm on the rear (testing rear widths before commiting to the fronts) and it rubbed on compression with 235 width tyres.

Think 12mm is the sweet spot..?

[silverback mike]

Dominic TVRetto said:

I run 5mm front, 12 rear. Tried 20mm on the rear (testing rear widths before commiting to the fronts) and it rubbed on compression with 235 width tyres.

Think 12mm is the sweet spot..?

Sounds spot on. Did you use longer studs and nuts? If so could you point me in the direction. I've bought 5mm which I don't envisage needing to change the front bolts

[QBee]

I use 5mm spacers most of the time, as all nut one set of my wheels are Ford fit 17 inch, so a bigger ET than standard.
As said above, 5mm are fine - I wouldn't go over 6mm without fitting longer studs.
I have had a wheel come off my trailer at speed thanks to ignoring this rule.

[magpies]

silverback mike said:

Indeed....but did you see the size of the spacer. Must have been at least 50mm!!!

Leepu still lives on (he used up to 6" spacers

[phillpot]

Don't see a problem? ...................




Wheel studs are Ford so anywhere like Demon Tweeks, Rally Design, Etc or Ebay will have various lengths.

I think TVR fitted longer than "standard" so check lengths, some suppliers quote them as "standard plus 10mm" or whatever which may end up being same as you have!

[silverback mike]

Cheers phillpots.