Spacers?

[DannySmivs]

Picking up some 17" wheels today.
Can you guys answer me this.
Any problems with running 15mm or 20mm spacers on the rear? will they go stright on, or need moding to fit?
Thanks.

 

[Big_Lad]

Longer wheels bolts obviously.

Is your car lowered, you might have some issues if it is?

 

[DannySmivs]

nope not lowered. Standard.

 

[Big_Lad]

nope not lowered. Standard.

Don't see any reason why you shouldn't be ok, but i personally wouldn't go any wider than 15mm max. Don;t know if anyone is running 20mm spacers and what it feels like.

 

[ian_cupra]

i'm about to try some 20mm ones on mine, and its sat on its arse!!

we'll soon see if there ok

 

[PhilW]

Mine rubs on 15mm down on coilovers, cant see me being able to run 20mm's tho.

Bashing **** outta the arches helps a lot tho.

 

[ian_cupra]

gonna try them, if rub like **** i'll get rid, am only on 16's though phil, wheels aren't that much in the arches, we'll see

 

[DannySmivs]

so just need longer wheel bolts?

 

[ian_cupra]

yeah should just need some longer wheel bolts

 

[pj1985]

Dont forget longer locking wheel bolts aswell as normal.

 

[Beaker™]

I got 20mm spacers on the rear (17" wheels), cars slammed too, no issues here.

 

[ian_cupra]

thats what i wanna hear!!!

 

[Adam R]

nick you have a pm about the spacers.,

 

[ian_cupra]

after fitting 20mm spacers, all is ok, just took it for a hammering down some country lanes, no scrubbing or knocking

 

[p34ch3y]

how much are you lowerd, you on 17s?

 

[ian_cupra]

dunno how low, on coilovers, there only a few threads to go before its as low as it goes

only on 16's

 

[p34ch3y]

bloody hell you must be scrapeing up the cats eyes

 

[ian_cupra]

lol, needs a new sump, but basically yeah

 

[pdcupra]

mine used to scrub over bumps, or when i had a car full with 15mm spacers, so on the next one decided not to have any spacers - big mistake! Id rather have the rubbing on arches, braking hard with no spacers made the back end feel so unstable.

 

[p34ch3y]

realy i have herd that the spacers make a hell of alot of diff