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If you go for 11mm front and back it's a simple job of removing the wheel, slide the spacer onto the studs, replace the wheel and fit the new nuts supplied with the spacers. You cannot use the original wheel nuts as the thread is recessed whereas the replacement nuts are threaded down to the taper.
Others have put 21 mm on the back but to do this you have to replace the studs with longer ones, or buy spacers with studs fitted to them. The spacer is bolted onto the hub using the original studs, but as the studs then protrude beyond the spacer thickness you have to cut them down to allow the wheel to sit flat. The wheel is then fitted onto the spacer studs which are arranges between the original ones.
There are a few threads on here regarding this. I fitted H&R ones and I'll dig out contact details over the weekend.
Sorry this is a bit long winded! Good luck
Others have put 21 mm on the back but to do this you have to replace the studs with longer ones, or buy spacers with studs fitted to them. The spacer is bolted onto the hub using the original studs, but as the studs then protrude beyond the spacer thickness you have to cut them down to allow the wheel to sit flat. The wheel is then fitted onto the spacer studs which are arranges between the original ones.
There are a few threads on here regarding this. I fitted H&R ones and I'll dig out contact details over the weekend.
Sorry this is a bit long winded! Good luck
J12MOC said:
If you go for 11mm front and back it's a simple job of removing the wheel, slide the spacer onto the studs, replace the wheel and fit the new nuts supplied with the spacers. You cannot use the original wheel nuts as the thread is recessed whereas the replacement nuts are threaded down to the taper.
Others have put 21 mm on the back but to do this you have to replace the studs with longer ones, or buy spacers with studs fitted to them. The spacer is bolted onto the hub using the original studs, but as the studs then protrude beyond the spacer thickness you have to cut them down to allow the wheel to sit flat. The wheel is then fitted onto the spacer studs which are arranges between the original ones.
There are a few threads on here regarding this. I fitted H&R ones and I'll dig out contact details over the weekend.
Sorry this is a bit long winded! Good luck
Fully agree with you Martyn, H&R, 11mm best choice.Others have put 21 mm on the back but to do this you have to replace the studs with longer ones, or buy spacers with studs fitted to them. The spacer is bolted onto the hub using the original studs, but as the studs then protrude beyond the spacer thickness you have to cut them down to allow the wheel to sit flat. The wheel is then fitted onto the spacer studs which are arranges between the original ones.
There are a few threads on here regarding this. I fitted H&R ones and I'll dig out contact details over the weekend.
Sorry this is a bit long winded! Good luck
If you put 23mm on the backs you will add a certain stress with the offset caused to the middle of the wheel-to-hub centre (looking plan view at the wheel)
I have 11mm H&R on my 11J wide rear track/winter wheels.
The quality of the H&R spacers and wheel nuts is second to none
W1111AM said:
Fully agree with you Martyn, H&R, 11mm best choice.
If you put 23mm on the backs you will add a certain stress with the offset caused to the middle of the wheel-to-hub centre (looking plan view at the wheel)
I have 11mm H&R on my 11J wide rear track/winter wheels.
The quality of the H&R spacers and wheel nuts is second to none
Thanks, who supplied the spacers for you?If you put 23mm on the backs you will add a certain stress with the offset caused to the middle of the wheel-to-hub centre (looking plan view at the wheel)
I have 11mm H&R on my 11J wide rear track/winter wheels.
The quality of the H&R spacers and wheel nuts is second to none
Got mine from Larkspeed... http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?c=HRTRAKASTON&am...
Someone on the forum bought theirs (not H&R) for about £100! If I remember.
Someone on the forum bought theirs (not H&R) for about £100! If I remember.
Glendower said:
W1111AM said:
Fully agree with you Martyn, H&R, 11mm best choice.
If you put 23mm on the backs you will add a certain stress with the offset caused to the middle of the wheel-to-hub centre (looking plan view at the wheel)
I have 11mm H&R on my 11J wide rear track/winter wheels.
The quality of the H&R spacers and wheel nuts is second to none
Thanks, who supplied the spacers for you?If you put 23mm on the backs you will add a certain stress with the offset caused to the middle of the wheel-to-hub centre (looking plan view at the wheel)
I have 11mm H&R on my 11J wide rear track/winter wheels.
The quality of the H&R spacers and wheel nuts is second to none
Europerformance is a farce, one guy called James working from him home, no customer service.
All H&R AM wheel spacers come from Germany, no one seems to stock UK, takes roughly a week.
V8V Pete said:
Roughly how long after fitting the spacers do you have to replace your wheel bearings?
Thats impossible to answer as there is no regular mileage failure rate for the bearings if left standard. There is however additional stress that gradually increases with the increase of wheel spacer induced offset. Unless you use very wide spacers, you will probably not even experience a bearing failure anyway.Was also discussed and explained briefly here......
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by 8Tech on Sunday 10th August 11:50
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