spacers again

[woody3]

hi im running lowered gaz coilovers with 16" 172 alloys but the wheels seem to be swallowed by the arch, i was wondering what sizes peaple are running on their 172's . read loads of threads and just got confused :banghead:
cheers j

 

[Tigger]

I'm in the same boat, had a pair of 20mm spacers on for about 20mins a long time ago but don't think I fitted them properly lol the noise on the way home was awful

 

[jjones82]

I've got 25mm (each side) up front with satandard OZ f1's and there near perfect could perhaps do with another 5mm. On the rear i've got 5mm each side but will be changing that to larger soon, just havent been able to get proper hubcentric ones in a good size for the rear as the 13mm FK ones i had on the rear didnt fit properly

 

[ScarySquirrel]

I have the same issue, the front wheels look a bit too far in (lowered on KTR coilovers).

Does having spacers have any positive/negative affect on the handling of the car? Or is it all about looks?

 

[jjones82]

Well the spacers will give you a wider stance so more grip, better turn in etc, but they also put a bit more stress on the wheel bearings although i think this is pretty minimal unless you have some obscene spacers!

 

[PP200t]

Iirc you can go upto 6mm without longer bolts. Something small might help?

 

[jjones82]

On the front of a phase 1 you need at least 25 - 30mm but always go hubcentric type B if your going that large! the ones that bolt to the hub then the wheel to the spacer

 

[woody3]

cheers mate ill look on ebay
j

 

[mr.pink87]

Spacers can make the car "tramline" more due to the bigger lever working on the steering axis.

 

[jjones82]

cheers mate ill look on ebay
j

I'd stay away from the delta mics if i were you there cheap - for a reason there massively heavy and i think a few peeps had issues with the actual bolts that come with them, If i were you i'd be looking at alloy Fk's or H&R spacers there a lot more expensive but are alloy not steel so dont weigh a great deal, i think the delta mics are around 5kgs not sure if thats both or not, but as its rotating mass its X4 (i think) So thats a lot of extra weight