10mm spacers or 16mm.... hmmm

[spanishbhoy]

hi guys

just got some 182 alloys for my 1.2 16v non sport....

wheels hiding in my arches abit.... just going to buy spacers to sort em out...


should i buy 10mm all round or 16mm ? i am planning to lower the car 35 -40 mm in the next few weeks

so want something that will look good once has been lowered also. cheers guys

 

[Fred@BTM]

you need hubcentric, and the smallest you can you those in is 13mm per side

 

[spanishbhoy]

are hubcentric ones with the longer bolts? im on the fk automotive site looking at 10mm system A spacers?

 

[Fred@BTM]

no, they are dangerous

 

[spanishbhoy]

are they illegal? can you recommend somewhere i can get the hubcentric ones at a decent price?

 

[spanishbhoy]

says on the venom website that the fk spacers 10mm or above come with a hub locating ring so the weight of the car rests on that and not the screws....

would that not be ok considering as i only want 10mm

 

[GeorgeH]

I bought 13mm fk from venom and they are no good. They don't sit flush on the hub, maybe a 1.5mm gap because the locating ring can't be bored out enough to fit over the original hub. Don't bother, get 25mm or 5mm

 

[spanishbhoy]

what spacers would u recommend then? Any links? Not really wanting to pay loads for spacers if I'm honest..,

 

[Fred@BTM]

I bought 13mm fk from venom and they are no good. They don't sit flush on the hub, maybe a 1.5mm gap because the locating ring can't be bored out enough to fit over the original hub. Don't bother, get 25mm or 5mm

you have to grind the car's hub flange down

 

[Tigger]

you have to grind the car's hub flange down

By much Fred, or is it a case of going nuts with a file until it fits?

 

[GeorgeH]

you have to grind the car's hub flange down

SRS?! Still cba to fit them.

By much Fred, or is it a case of going nuts with a file until it fits?

I'm guessing until it's flush, so whatever gap you get, 1-2mm.