Wheel Spacers

[MZGT]

Love my stock wheels but I hate the gap between wheel and guard. After researching the various threads it seems 23mm rear and 25mm front hub centric spacers are the way to go to maximum the appearance but also keep the wheel from protruding the guard. Any recommendations ? Where can I purchase 23mm can only find 25mm ?
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[snake bite]

There's thread's on this with more details however I'm pretty sure they are illegal in Australia

 

[spiller]

IMO the only way to do it properly is to use a hub centric and wheel centric slip on spacer with extended wheel studs. The adapter type introduce too much margin for error IMO. I ordered 20mm and 15mm with ARP extended wheel studs from optimum performance. It was not a cheap exercise but I needed the 15mm on the front for my track wheels anyway so I thought why not splash for the 20mm as well and improve the look of the OEM wheels while I'm at it. I personally feel 25 and 23 is too aggressive and from the pics I've seen they cause the tyre to protrude from the guards.

 

[PPPony]

Wheel spacers are illegal in Australia, good luck if have an incident and your Insurance company finds out.

 

[blessthecoyote]

i've seen a picture of a members car on facebook who's running 25mm spacers.

Hope this helps

 

[bluepony]

Wheel spacers are illegal in Australia, good luck if have an incident and your Insurance company finds out.

if that's the case how can one run a squared set up? I am planning to do so but then it seems like spacer/adapters are always required.

 

[spiller]

Wheel spacers are illegal in Australia, good luck if have an incident and your Insurance company finds out.

The insurance company would have to prove that the spacer was the cause of the incident in order to deny the claim. Coilovers are also illegal in many states but I've never heard of anyone being denied over that.

 

[IngoStang]

i've seen a picture of a members car on facebook who's running 25mm spacers.

Hope this helps

Yuvi, is that you?!?

 

[PPPony]

The insurance company would have to prove that the spacer was the cause of the incident in order to deny the claim. Coilovers are also illegal in many states but I've never heard of anyone being denied over that.

Ask the RTA - the car will be unroadworthy.

Take the punt, but don't complain if it goes pear shaped.

If you want a squared setup you'll need to source wheels to suit.

 

[PPPony]

i've seen a picture of a members car on facebook who's running 25mm spacers.

Hope this helps

I've seen lots of unroadworthy cars too.

I know of a work colleague who declared that his BMW had wheel spacers to his insurer, and he was told to remove them or his policy would be null and void.

 

[RSPEC-015]

In NSW they are not permitted unless fitted as original equipment by the vehicle manufacturer. Check Vehicle Standards Information VSI 09.

Personally, I wouldn't run the risk.

 

[MrMustang1974]

Thats right. So a unroadworth car will mean you will be automaticaly wipped by your insurance company if in a accident etc. Not worth the risk.

 

[fomofo]

Why the hell would anyone want to put these on their car?

They not only make the track defectable, but adds stress to the hub bearings and wheel studs.

Even aftermarket wheels with different offsets than the OEM wheels will do the same thing.

That's why the 9" wheels have +45mm offset, and the 9 1/2" wheels have +52.5mm offset, this distributes the load central to the bearings. Anything greater or less will start stressing components.

If you want to fill the fender gap, get some 10" wheels with an offset around 60mm...no stressed parts and still legal track.

 

[Mick]

Why the hell would anyone want to put these on their car?

They not only make the track defectable, but adds stress to the hub bearings and wheel studs.

Even aftermarket wheels with different offsets than the OEM wheels will do the same thing.

That's why the 9" wheels have +45mm offset, and the 9 1/2" wheels have +52.5mm offset, this distributes the load central to the bearings. Anything greater or less will start stressing components.

If you want to fill the fender gap, get some 10" wheels with an offset around 60mm...no stressed parts and still legal track.

So true. Fitting spacers is a bit like cutting springs to lower your car. It's dodgy and illegal in most states, making your car unroadworthy and an insurance claim refusal nightmare. Fitting the appropriate /desired wheels is the only course of action, to get the look.

 

[spiller]

So true. Fitting spacers is a bit like cutting springs to lower your car. It's dodgy and illegal in most states, making your car unroadworthy and an insurance claim refusal nightmare. Fitting the appropriate /desired wheels is the only course of action, to get the look.

It might be illegal but using a hub centric, wheel centric slip on spacer with the appropriate extended wheel studs is perfectly safe and is exactly the same as running an aftermarket wheel with an aggressive offset (like many people out there do). As someone said, Porsche commonly uses wheel spacers on the rear of their cars from the factory. I don't see any wheels falling off porsches. The ADRs are known for being obsolete and ridiculous in many areas. Wheel spacers are one of those areas.

The adapter/bolt on type is a different story. I would never run them on my car.

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