Would 20mm spacers be too much stress on my wheel nuts?

[itfben]

As title. I say 20mm as I wouldn't go any bigger.

Also I will be keep the same on each corner as per previous threads recommend.

 

[MATTCR]

I have 20mm on rear, longer wheel bolts are needed, so no stress is applied.

 

[speedinsaxo]

Use hubcentric ones with longer bolts (obviously) and it will be fine.

 

[cryingfreeman]

Is it ok on the wheel bearings?

 

[DPJ]

Is it ok on the wheel bearings?

Running spacers will always put a bit more stress on wheel bearings. The wider the spacer the greater the stress.

 

[cryingfreeman]

Yeah that's what I was thinkin, I remember havin a metro turbo years back and putting spacers on...popped the drive shafts outta the gearbox lol

 

[Mo Arif]

doh! i wanted to get some spacers for my LC, this makes me think otherwise

 

[ibizacupra]

20mm is excessive for the front..
why?

hubcentric is going more than 8mm, and if using hubcentric or bolt on spacers, there should be no extra load on the bolts than std, they still clamp the wheels on

 

[cryingfreeman]

20mm is excessive for the front..
why?

hubcentric is going more than 8mm, and if using hubcentric or bolt on spacers, there should be no extra load on the bolts than std, they still clamp the wheels on

Hi mate thats cool and I agree, but what significance do you think this will have on the overall life of your wheel bearings, I know upgrades come at a cost sometimes, but just wondered if you had a idea of how long it might reduce the life by?

 

[gezmeister]

I have 20mm on rear, longer wheel bolts are needed, so no stress is applied.

Oh dear

 

[itfben]

what significance do you think this will have on the overall life of your wheel bearings, I know upgrades come at a cost sometimes, but just wondered if you had a idea of how long it might reduce the life by?

it would be interesting to know

 

[itfben]

is it safe to say that properly attached spacers of any size should not cause any addition stress to the bolts that standard, but the only thing that it effected more by the the larger the spacers is the wheel bearings?

are wheel bearings even that expensive out of interest?

how do you know when your wheel bearings go? the wheel becomes wobbly right? so if they went just change them ad it would be fine right?

any other things then aswell as the bearings that would stress would be caused to?

 

[itfben]

20mm is excessive for the front..
why?

because 20mm will fill out the rear nicely so I would put 20mm on the front as well as i was told on here that the leon was nicely balanced so if you put spacers on your better off keeping it even. may go 15mm all round in stead.

 

[gezmeister]

If you're wanting looks, you want a wider rear spacer than the front, as the rears tuck in a bit more. I'd say something like 11mm front, 16mm rear, or 15mm front, 20mm rear

 

[itfben]

how bad will it make my handling or will it improve it?

 

[MATTCR]

Oh dear

You got a problem?

 

[itfben]

You got a problem?

oooooooooooooooo


lol

 

[Mike R]

God help me, ill be running 35mm all round soon!

 

[itfben]

not per corner tho surely!?

 

[Mike R]

Yep sure is, im not planning on screeching round corners or ragging it around a track like most people on here so all will be fine