will i need spacers

[sbridgey]

i am fitting my rokkor coilovers next weekend, i have 17 inch alloys with the tyre dimension 205 40 17, will i need spacers or will they fit fine, if i need spacers how wide do i need and can you reccommend me any.

simon

 

[tom_allen]

i think it would depend on what the offset of the wheels is. do you know what the offset is?

 

[sbridgey]

how do i find out what the offset is?

 

[Ste King 182]

you may need spacers on the front as i did on my beemer because the wheel may rub on the coilovers i used 10mm on mine.

 

[Philip.]

As above, 10mm will do.
I have Rokkors and i was rubbing the strut without spacers.

 

[gunner3011]

i would say you need them. im not sure 10mm would clear it though, mine are 15mm and there INCREDIBLY close to the strut on 195/45/16

 

[sbridgey]

i would say you need them. im not sure 10mm would clear it though, mine are 15mm and there INCREDIBLY close to the strut on 195/45/16

so should i get 20mm for the front cos i am on 205/45/17, and which should i buy

what about the rear?

 

[gunner3011]

i couldnt say for definite mate as i think anything above 15mm and youd be fouling the arches! and i dont have those size wheels either.

whatever you buy make sure they are hubcentric!

and the rears dont need spacers, its more for a looks thing as they wont rub on any shocks or bodywork

 

[sbridgey]

i have been looking on venom motorsport and they look like a good price but which ones do i want

4/100 PCD 60,1 NLB M12x1,5/S Thread

or

5/108 PCD 60,1 NLB M14x1,5/S Thread


a link to the site

 

[sava001006]

4x100's mate

 

[sbridgey]

thanks mate, just need to work out what size to get how do i work this out cos i am at uni so i cant get the wheel off and want to get the job done over next weekend

i am thinking either 10mm or 16mm

 

[gunner3011]

id go 16mm to play it safe

 

[WeeGad]

I have had 17s and 18s on my clio with coilovers and i hav'nt needed any spacers

 

[sbridgey]

i see but does it not mainly depend on the width of the tyre and the offset

 

[harry602]

I got 15mm hubcentrics for my fronts Si on my old 1.2 with 182 wheels. You can miss it by loosening the. Front strut bookers and pulling the wheel out to get a posetive camber but I wouldn't advise it. When your coilovers are fitted you will need the camber setup because you alter the camber when fitting them. I used midland vw in cannock. Pm me if you need any help mate

 

[sbridgey]

which spacers did you get can you post a link

 

[harry602]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hubcentric-Wh...870?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35a24b6d56

 

[sbridgey]

i went and ordered these http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=2892&manufacturer=FK&category=Wheel earier in 16mm not realising that that was a 8mm either side so i was hoping to change my order to the 30mm ones but now i may get the ones off ebay cos they come with longer bolts what do you reckon.

 

[harry602]

The longer bolts are wrong mate, the taper was different for my 182 wheels you can try them on yours they may work. But if not I got 8 new longer wheel bolts for about 20quid from an alloy wheel shop in Rugeley.

 

[sbridgey]

yeah they may fit mine cos it is a non renault wheel with various holes in it.
thanks for the link