Wheel spacers & STD LCR Wheels

[marv_n69]

Hiya peeps,

Is there any advantage of using wheel spacers with the standard LCR wheels? Does it make the car look wider? I guess it will push the wheels out towards the archies but then would they rub?

Anyone got any pics etc?

Cheers gus n gals

 

[4937Liam]

Most people from what ive seen and read tend to go for 5mm spacers to give their cars that slightly wider track. I'll be doing this on my FR eventually but I also intend to lower the car on its 17inch cupra wheels at the same time.

I would also recommend hubcentric spacers - worth the extra money to be honest.

 

[marv_n69]

Where can i purchase the spacers from? Would i need new longer wheel nuts? Can i still use the 18" LCR wheels?

 

[4937Liam]

DPM performance - look them up on google. they have a good selection of spacers avaliable.

 

[marv_n69]

Cheers for that pal. Dont suppose anyone has any pics of before and after with the spacers on?

 

[karlw]

this is what mine looked like with a 15mm spacer on he front
Ive since taken them off

 

[marv_n69]

Why you taken them off? 15mm abit to much, i was thinking 5-10mm?

 

[karlw]

I had after market wheels on it with longer nuts and when i put the standard wheels back on the nuts were to long so untill i got some OEM nuts i had to have the spacers.
This is what it looked like before i chaged the wheels back to OEM

 

[LEE69]

ebay sell them and you use your own nuts and locking nut as the spacer bolts to the hub.

 

[LEE69]

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_...&_nkw=hubcentric+vw&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Different widths.

 

[TubbyTwo]

never been a fan of spacers, anything at puts more stress on the general hub/wheel area cant be good.

 

[sheffboy]

here's my LC on LCR alloys. I've spaced it 15mm rear and 10mm front with hubcentric spacers. The car looks so much better for it and feels more stable.

I dont get any rubbing but i'm only 15mm(ish) lower on eibach pro springs

 

[JamJay]

I bought hubcentric spacers for the rear (10mm) and I can't praise them enough. The car is much more stable at the rear when cornering fast and it no longer squirms under hard braking. If you go for a small hubcentric spacers, then you won't be putting any more stress on your suspension components than normal.

 

[wayne lcr]

do you need laser alined after fitting the spacers? does it do any thing to the camber?

 

[LEE69]

No, it's just spacing them out

 

[marv_n69]

im running the standard springs/dampers etc etc.

Think i will go 10mm front & back

 

[james walker]

dont forget the front track is wider on the leon.. id maybe just 10-15mm the rears for now and see what you think.

 

[DannyC87]

15mm all round here More stable at speed, and reduces rubbing when low

 

[Marktdi180]

I had after market wheels on it with longer nuts and when i put the standard wheels back on the nuts were to long so untill i got some OEM nuts i had to have the spacers.
This is what it looked like before i chaged the wheels back to OEM

Are you using after market wheels on your car? Are original wheels for sale??

 

[marv_n69]

i am using original wheels, original sus etc etc.

Looking at sheffboys rears they look like they stick out abit to far when looking from the back bumper however they seem online with the quarter panel.

Sheffboy - are you from Sheffield by anychance? Im Leeds so could meet up for me to have a nosey