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welderman

posted on 21/2/12 at 03:38 PM Reply With Quote
Thoughts on hub centric wheel spacers

What are peoples thoughts on hub centric wheel spacers, im looking at a set 16mm thick, but ive never been a fan of wheel spacers and these look a better option than normal disc type ones





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loggyboy

posted on 21/2/12 at 03:41 PM Reply With Quote
Depends on the application, if its to make up for the wrong offset wheels then its not really much of a problem, obviously hubcentric ones are less likely to cause balancing issues and make it easier to put the wheel on and off!
If its to give a wider track over the designed parameters then it can lead to excessive wear on wheelbearing and suspension parts, however as long as you arent running silly wide tyres then 16mm is a fairly small change.

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twybrow

posted on 21/2/12 at 04:09 PM Reply With Quote
No problem at all. I have been running 25mm hubcentrics for 2 years, and have no issue with them. I just make sure they are well seated before I torque up the wheel.
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Wadders

posted on 21/2/12 at 05:25 PM Reply With Quote
wouldn't worry me on such a light car.....






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omega 24 v6

posted on 21/2/12 at 05:28 PM Reply With Quote
Had a set of 19mm ones turned up locally for mines. Previously had 20mm generic non hub centric ones. Big differrence now with no vibration. Previously it was pretty bad vibration wise. As long as your bolts/studs have enough length you'll be fine.





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procomp

posted on 21/2/12 at 05:44 PM Reply With Quote
Hi

Don't worry about it, The sister cars to yours are mostly running 1" / 25mm for most circuits.

Cheers Matt






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tomgregory2000

posted on 21/2/12 at 06:15 PM Reply With Quote
There is no issue with running hubcentric spacers, i was running 50mm (2 x 25mm) spacers on each side at the rear with no problem
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welderman

posted on 21/2/12 at 08:31 PM Reply With Quote
Thanks fellas. Will get a set for the car then. Thanks again.





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