Wheel spacers
Wheel spacers
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kentishS2

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1,354 posts

262 months

Tuesday 7th September 2004
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Would I get away with using 10mm spacers on the S without extending the studs?

shpub

8,507 posts

295 months

Tuesday 7th September 2004
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No. And your insurers are liable to go ape as spacers that size are not the paragons of reliability. Large tendency to snap off at the most inconvenient moment.

kentishS2

Original Poster:

1,354 posts

262 months

Tuesday 7th September 2004
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What would be the maximum Steve?

shpub

8,507 posts

295 months

Tuesday 7th September 2004
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About 3 mm. even so you need to tell your insurers as it is a mod.

19560

14,192 posts

281 months

Tuesday 7th September 2004
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5 is usually considered to be the maximum as long as you still have enough threads on your studs but why do you want to do it? Have you got some wheels with the same offset?

kentishS2

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Wednesday 8th September 2004
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Purely aesthetic reasons, just to give a more sporty & business like appearance!

greenv8s

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Wednesday 8th September 2004
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kentishS2

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Wednesday 8th September 2004
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greenv8s said:




I may add some bonnet vents too ....just for show

greenv8s

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Wednesday 8th September 2004
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kentishS2 said:

greenv8s said:





I may add some bonnet vents too ....just for show


Harsh but fair!

kentishS2

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Wednesday 8th September 2004
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greenv8s said:


kentishS2 said:



greenv8s said:







I may add some bonnet vents too ....just for show




Harsh but fair!




No, seriously I think they look really cool.
I'm just kidding!

Honestly, I think they not only look great but I'm sure they let a lot of that heat under the S bonnet escape very well, fancy doing something similar with mine.

There isn't really anywhere for the heat to go except down and under the car but what does heat naturally want to do?

Were you the brave person who cut the holes, with a steady hand?

>> Edited by kentishS2 on Wednesday 8th September 16:35

19560

14,192 posts

281 months

Wednesday 8th September 2004
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How about fitting 16" wheels, reduce the offset by 10mm, fit 205/55 tyres to the front and 225/50 to the rear?

GreenV8S

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Wednesday 8th September 2004
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kentishS2 said:

Were you the brave person who cut the holes, with a steady hand?



I'm brave but not that brave! Dave at Tower View did it for me. I gather it was a bit of a pain but I think he's made an excellent job of it. It makes a huge difference to the cooling, underbonnet temperatures when stationary have dropped by over 40 C and you can see twin plumes of hot air when its idling on a hot day. It's also interesting to see how much air is extracted at speed, and it was spooky to see wool tufts sticking straight up into the air flow when cruising down the motorway! I haven't measured how much difference this has made to the front end lift but it has got to help. The reaction from other people has generally been very positive although I guess some of the purists still shudder to see what I've done. But the main reason behind it was to aid cooling, and from that point of view it has been extremely effective.

>> Edited by GreenV8S on Wednesday 8th September 23:06