Flamer... Now with spacers

[ch!ppen]

Been wanting spacer's for a while now and after seeing the PB 182 on this forum it spurred me on even more.

In the end i went for 20mm at the front and 15mm at the rear, hubcentric's ofcourse.

The front before:

And after:

The back before:

And after:

Also a few better pic's of the stance as it is now....

 

[Poopensharten]

Looks well that.

 

[Crippin]

Looks a lot better. Fills arches nicely.

 

[Kieran..]

Loads better! Are you running spacers that use longer wheel bolts yea?

 

[oliver.james]

Lovely!

 

[Whisker biscuit]

Looks a lot better, looking forward to getting mine done now

 

[clio_luke]

christ, forgot how far in the arches the wheels are on the 172's! looks much better.

 

[ch!ppen]

Loads better! Are you running spacers that use longer wheel bolts yea?

Yea, that's right. They're the hubcentrics that are on eBay.

Thanks people

 

[Harpham]

Epic Flamer is epic.

You best be attending the meet im trying to organise

 

[ch!ppen]

Lol cheers dude.

Didn't know there was one but I'll have a look at the regional section in a min. Guessing it's in there?

 

[Joe#]

Looks great

I love flamers

 

[AKFM1]

what a mint example!! what has it been lowered on?

 

[ch!ppen]

It's on K-Tec coilovers... It's not mint sadly, there's a few marks I need to sort. But it's still very tidy IMO. Thanks

 

[Jacko90]

Looks lovely that! I'm a real fan of the colour. How are you getting on with the ktec coilies? Ive been told they are no good on a cup due to the bolt spacing only allowing -0.5 degree camber. Shame as they're a good price with a 2 year warranty.

 

[silentsnake]

That looks 10X better.

 

[Llewellyn]

Looks real nice mate, amazing the difference fitting spacers makes. I like a lot

 

[Edd]

Really like that, I know it's a bit "bahh bahh" but I'd like to see it on a set of silver Turini's.

 

[ch!ppen]

Looks lovely that! I'm a real fan of the colour. How are you getting on with the ktec coilies? Ive been told they are no good on a cup due to the bolt spacing only allowing -0.5 degree camber. Shame as they're a good price with a 2 year warranty.

I find them brilliant for the money. Everyone who get's in the car comment's on how smooth it is to say how low it is. Really is a comfy ride imo, not all that far from standard. They've pitted badly quite quickly i've noticed, compared to more expensive makes and i do clean my arches quite often.

Personally for the money i think they're brill

Really like that, I know it's a bit "bahh bahh" but I'd like to see it on a set of silver Turini's.

Lol, i know what you mean but it's not happening. If i were to change it'd probably be a set of silver Pro Race 1.2's or some Compomotive 5 spokes, but i'm not even thinking about that yet really. Main thing now is to find a Cup spoiler, then i can get all the bit's of paintwork done that i want doing.

 

[Addz]

Looks so much better with spacers, its getting there

 

[Y7 ADW]

That looks so much better. Sits well nice does that.

Just noticed the dog in the first pic, it made me LOL!

 

[Gouldy]

Loads better! Are you running spacers that use longer wheel bolts yea?

Yea, that's right. They're the hubcentrics that are on eBay.

Thanks people

erm, they are not hubcentric spacers chaps. hubcentic spacers bolt direct to the hub, then the wheel bolts to the spacer.

if you have bought regular spacers that require longer bolts i would remove them quick time, bloody hedge finders.

i hope they are this type;

 

[ch!ppen]

Looks so much better with spacers, its getting there

Slowly but surely :rasp:

That looks so much better. Sits well nice does that.

Just noticed the dog in the first pic, it made me LOL!

Haha, see how unhappy he look's with the wheel so far in!

 

[ch!ppen]

Gouldy to the rescue again

Lol, yes, they require longer bolt's BUT the wheel sit's on a centre piece like the one's you've posted - so not all the weight is on the bolt's.

 

[Gouldy]

i just dont want you to put it in a ditch bud.

 

[ch!ppen]

For example they're similar to this:

Also, regard's the other type, where they're longer bolts but completely flat spacers, i know folk's always call them but i ran them for 4 years on my Saxo and never once had a problem. I didn't go for that type this time as obviously these are safer, but still....

 

[Gouldy]

Rather you than me...

 

[ch!ppen]

Rather you than me...

Yea, okay dude.

 

[lindleyp]

You running 20 either side at the front or 10mm either side?

 

[lindleyp]

You running 20 either side at the front or 10mm either side?

 

[ch!ppen]

You running 20 either side at the front or 10mm either side?

20mm either side pal. 15mm either side at the back. So 40mm total on front and 30mm total at the back.

 

[lindleyp]

Sweet, looks really nice mate. Job well done!

 

[JackJack]

Looks good great stance would prefer bolt to hub type though personally.

 

[Iain C]

Spot on that

 

[Davis]

looks loads better! sits really nicely!

 

[Sam]

I really like that! Alot!!

I think you should lose the border on the plates though.

 

[Tigger]

Hubcentric spacers do not necessarily have to bolt onto the hub first, there are 2 variations of "hubcentric spacer"

A hubcentric spacer is one that has a flange in the centre (bit like a hub funny enough) I see Gouldy's point about the longer bolts but he obviously hasn't met "flange" before

BTW the car looks 100x better now
The big question is, what size of bolts did you get for the wheels and how does it drive now?

 

[Gouldy]

Hubcentric spacers do not necessarily have to bolt onto the hub first, there are 2 variations of "hubcentric spacer"

A hubcentric spacer is one that has a flange in the centre (bit like a hub funny enough) I see Gouldy's point about the longer bolts but he obviously hasn't met "flange" before

BTW the car looks 100x better now
The big question is, what size of bolts did you get for the wheels and how does it drive now?

so what do you define as a flange?

 

[Tigger]

The bit that sticks out lol

 

[Gouldy]

this is a flange, and yes i do know what they are seen as i fit / weld them to low carbon steel pipework on a daily basis.

seems you dont seem to know what a flange is, although the fact that its a "flange" has nothing to do with anything.

my point was that hub centric spacers bolt to the hub. hence the name, the longer wheel bolts method can and does work fine in some cases however the longer wheel bolts and spacers have also been known to mess up the handling and also cause the wheel bolts to snap due to sheer force.

i didnt want my mate chip to snap his wheel bolts and have a bump, however he is happy with the car and aware of what can happen so leave him too it.

the car looks nice with the spacers so leave it at that.

 

[ch!ppen]

That's exactly what my thoughts were Tigger. Hubcentric is when they have that centre piece for the wheel to sit on. The bolts are 20mm longer than originals on the front and 15mm longer on the back. So they're perfect