spacers

[Graeme GTR]

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always wanted to use that smilie

 

[Deako]

Make sure you don't but the cheapy spacers on eBay that are powdercoated, especially if you plan to do trackdays.

 

[BenW]

Why's that Deako? Melting paint?

I bought eibach ones btw, seem to be great quality with some nice tight tolerances

 

[Jim_Rs]

Make sure you don't but the cheapy spacers on eBay that are powdercoated, especially if you plan to do trackdays.

Is it a good idea to run any type of spacer when doing track days?

The extra load cannot be good?

 

[BenW]

No different to using wider wheels, like the cup racers do

 

[pritchardR27]

Spacers here now

Very impressed, ordered the spacers and wheel bolts from larkspeed sunday night. Bolts arrived direct from manufacturer this morning and spacers direct from eibach this afternoon.

get sum piks up m8 :thumbup1:

 

[BenW]

Will do, probably not going to be able to fit them for a while. Doing massively long days at the moment. Hopefully will get a chance within the next few weeks though

 

[pritchardR27]

mint i still havent got round to getting myself a set lol just got some new wheels so might get some for when theyr fited

 

[BenW]

Know what you mean, I've been wanting to get some since I got the car but never been able to justify the cost. Then one day I just thought **** it lol

 

[Jim_Rs]

No different to using wider wheels, like the cup racers do

But thats a forged wheel

Not a spacer, set of wheel nuts then the wheel.

Double the point of failure?

Just a question not being negative, I really like the look of them with spacer on gives it more road presence.

 

[BenW]

I can't really see wheel spacers failing, they're in massive compression due to the torque on the wheel nuts and you won't see aluminium failing under compression like that.

Only possible point of failure would be the hubcentric ring failing due to shear stress, but even then I can't see it happening, and if it did happen you wouldn't loose all control of the car as the wheels would still be attached. I guess it would have the same effect as an out of balance wheel.

You will put more stress on the wheel bolts as they're longer but I'm sure as long as you buy your wheel nuts from a reputable place they have been designed to take the load

 

[RalphyBMW]

You actually put more stress on the rear wheel bearings as you have moved the wheel out, and are therefore giving it more leverage to exert pressure.

 

[Jim_Rs]

You actually put more stress on the rear wheel bearings as you have moved the wheel out, and are therefore giving it more leverage to exert pressure.

That is what i was thinking

 

[BenW]

I thought from your later post that you were talking about increased chance of failure due to there being more pats?

If you meant the bigger track width then I stick with my original post, no different to a wider set of wheels!

 

[RalphyBMW]

Width doesn't matter, but changing the offset of the wheels would have the same effect as spacers.

ET68 wheel + 15mm spacer = ET53 wheel

 

[Jim_Rs]

I thought from your later post that you were talking about increased chance of failure due to there being more pats?

If you meant the bigger track width then I stick with my original post, no different to a wider set of wheels!

Well bit of both matey

They do look good with them fitted tho

I think we need a picture thread lol

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[197-F1]

Here's a quick camera phone pic of my r27 with 14mm spacers:

 

[BenW]

Perfect! Glad I went for 16mm now and not 12mm or 20mm (was also considering these)

 

[pritchardR27]

Perfect! Glad I went for 16mm now and not 12mm or 20mm (was also considering these)

where can i get 12mm ones mate?

 

[BenW]

I think these are the ones

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eibach-12mm-W...559?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c14e8c98f

I've got 16mm on mine now and they look perfect IMO. Will be even better once I've got some KW coilovers