Genuine Porsche Wheel Shims and Spacers

[David Hype]

Does anyone know much about Porsche shims and spacers? The only ones that seem to be Genuine Porsche items are the 5-7mm shims available via my OPC. I am not really looking at any aftermarket stuff.

As they are called `shims` is it possible to use multiple shims on each hub? For example is it possible to use two 5mm shims on one hub to achieve 10mm spacing by using the longer Genuine Porsche hub bolts/screws through the pair?

Just a thought...

[sportsandclassic]

Hi David,

The wheel spacer kits that are available from Porsche are very well made and cost a small fortune. you can use 5mm or maybe even 7mm but these are not hub centric spacers so you can only use one spacer per front hub as there is no where for the road wheel to locate onto if a thicker spacer is used.

The rears are in various sizes I think I had 15 or 17mm rear spacers on our previous Boxster. They are bolted to the hub with the wheel bolts and then the spacer has studs sticking through it like a 993 wheel mounting setup with a turned centre for the wheel to locate onto. Then you secure the wheel with the supplied nuts.

I am sure that there are just as good spacer kits available but I would stick with genuine as they have been tested on the cars they were designed for.

Mike

[s_mcneil]

OEM 5mm spacers = 997.361.605.90 @£36 each
You'll need the 7mm longer 'GT' bolts also = 997.361.980.07 @aprox £7each
And the locking nut version = 997.361.980.10

There is also a complete kit including locking wheel nuts but don't know the part number, cost is aprox £185 +VAT

H&R do good quality hub-centric spacers and longer nuts.

[David Hype]

s_mcneil said:

OEM 5mm spacers = 997.361.605.90 @£36 each
You'll need the 7mm longer 'GT' bolts also = 997.361.980.07 @aprox £7each
And the locking nut version = 997.361.980.10

There is also a complete kit including locking wheel nuts but don't know the part number, cost is aprox £185 +VAT

H&R do good quality hub-centric spacers and longer nuts.

Understood and thanks for the info.

The point of my original post was to question if one could use two 5mm shims on one hub to achieve a 10mm spacer effect?

No one seems to offer 10mm

[Trev450]

If you are happy to fit non-Porsche then these may be the answer:
http://www.design911.com/Porsche/997-MKI--911--200...

[s_mcneil]

10mm are hard to find but available:

http://www.performancealloys.com/spacer-details.as...

[David Hype]

Trev450 said:

If you are happy to fit non-Porsche then these may be the answer:
http://www.design911.com/Porsche/997-MKI--911--200...

Hi Trevor, thanks I spotted these but they are out of stock and have been for over a month now. Also, 12mm would be a compromise for me as 10mm would be my ideal for what I am looking to do.

[David Hype]

s_mcneil said:

10mm are hard to find but available:

http://www.performancealloys.com/spacer-details.as...

Perfect, and TUV approved too, which is not stated on the 12mm ones mentioned above which did also concern me.

[Slippydiff]

David Hype said:

Perfect, and TUV approved too, which is not stated on the 12mm ones mentioned above which did also concern me.

David, before you go out and buy a set of these, may I suggest you do the following : Remove a front and rear wheel off the car and measure the depth of the spigot that locates/centralises the wheel on the hub.

In most cases this will be in excess of 10mm so the spacers may not be deep enough to accomodate the spigot. Hence the need for a deeper spacer (12mm or in excess of I'd guess)

Check out this image, you'll need to measure from the outter flat shiny face of the disc bell (or the disc if you've got OP steels)to the tip of the spigot arrowed.