PP 9.5" Wheels up Front

I'm running the PP 19x9.5" up front, with a 5mm spacer. I also use FRPP open lugs, and there's definitely some threads not engaging, maybe 1 or 2. Are people running long studs with this setup?

If you've followed the numerous posts on this topic it is stated you will lose a couple threads , but still have enough to be safe . As for me for the street i would be comfortable , but if i tracked my car it would be a different story. For track I like longer studs and no spacers , but thats just me. Street use your good to go.

Couldn't find this in the other posts, sorry about that.

Thanks for the advise Maddawg. I do track my car. I didn't want the spacer either, but I need it for clearance to the strut.

At this point I could get longer studs, run the OE wheels up front, or just deal. Crap, I should have researched this better before buying my wheels!

With a 5 mm hubcentric spacer there's nothing to worry about, even when tracking it. It still gets you about 10-11 threads which is plenty enough to be secure.

That's what I'm using - 5mm hubcentric. I was just a little worried about that last thread!

Hey where are you buying hubcentric 5mms? I keep finding lug centric ones :(

oesman said:

Hey where are you buying hubcentric 5mms? I keep finding lug centric ones :(

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Ebay

I've got a handful of track days (6?) with a 5mm spacer, and more than a handful of autocrosses (15?). So far no issues, but it is always a good ideal to have a spare stud or two in your toolbox if you're tracking the car.

I got mine from CJ Pony Parts.

NightmareMoon said:

Ebay

I've got a handful of track days (6?) with a 5mm spacer, and more than a handful of autocrosses (15?). So far no issues, but it is always a good ideal to have a spare stud or two in your toolbox if you're tracking the car.

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Thanks, I'll look and see if theres something hub centric there.

ansibe said:

I got mine from CJ Pony Parts.

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Was it these? they look pretty decent:

http://www.cjponyparts.com/wheel-spacer-black-5-lug-pair-1965-1973-1994-2017/p/WHSP26-V/

oesman said:

Was it these? they look pretty decent:

http://www.cjponyparts.com/wheel-spacer-black-5-lug-pair-1965-1973-1994-2017/p/WHSP26-V/

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Yes. They fit very well.

did you do a 10 on rear? got pics of the car?

just wanted to throw this out there. I have a 2016 GT PP, and I put a set rear OEM 19x9.5 PP wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4s on the front with the 5 mm spacer. The inner 3/8" lip of the tire would kiss the strut with any cornering. The contact was enough to smell rubber. I measured the spacers, and the tires were mounted properly. I do not know if this is an issue with the tires or my suspension. I bought the car used so it is possible the previous owner screwed with the suspension; however everything looks stock. The wheels do look like there may be a little bit of negative camber which could explain the rubbing. As far as 5mm spacers go, you do catch just a little bit more than a diameter of thread.

I ended up putting some bolt on 25mm spacers from CJ pony parts on all four corners, and it looks really aggressive (I love the look). Now I just need to have the alignment checked, and pray that people will touch my car with the spacers in there. The tires with the 25 mm spacers kiss the forward splash guard a bit with heavy cornering (a U-Turn, donut, etc).

FYI no vibration issues with either set of spacers.