5mm Wheel Spacer, Do You Need Extended Bolts

[icestorm81]

Do I need extended bolts as I am using after market wheels with 5mm spacers all around.

 

[dholdi]

Yes, surprisingly 5mm longer will do.

 

[doof]

Not the sort of thing you want to be cutting corners on really. Play it safe I'd say and get longer bolts.

 

[Bigjohn84]

I've got a set of 20mm spacers with bolts that don't fit my car if anyone's Intrested

 

[icestorm81]

Might be a silly question, but where do I buy longer wheel bolts from?

 

[Priz91]

Ive got 5mm spacers at front with standard bolts, not the best of ideas but nothings happened in the 2 years I've had it on plus its lowered on coilies..

Would recommend to get some on though as i probably will in the summer..

Ebay is your best bet to get some: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M14X1-5-3...l:Leon&hash=item27d1e26889:g:ypkAAMXQUmFSjLwY

These for example

 

[leegreenaway]

I go hubcentric...don't trust extended bolts but that's just me being picky lol

 

[icestorm81]

How do hubcentric work?

 

[leegreenaway]

Rather than using extended bolts where they just pass through the spacer into the wheel hub the hubcentric ones bolt to the wheel hub, then you bolt the wheel to the spacer with your standard wheel nuts.
I don't think they go down to 5mm though, most people opt for 10-15mm as standard usually.

Hubcentric look like this...

 

[icestorm81]

Okay thanks.