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Would a 10mm spacer be possible on a 172 with Turinis?



  E92 M3,172 track car
My car is lowered on Apex -40's and is fitted with Cup Turinis. Would a 10mm spacer be possible and would I need extended wheel bolts?
 
extended bolts and extended locking nuts (if you have them) should be used... i wouldnt feel safe driving on the shorter bolts with spacers
 
  E92 M3 Monte Carlo
when running a spacer that big i'm sure your supposed to use hub centric spacers and they aint cheap
 
when running a spacer that big i'm sure your supposed to use hub centric spacers and they aint cheap

yeah..

apparently the universal pieces of metal you can get cheap f**k up the inner part of where the wheel sits flush with the hub...

john@2modified sells the proper hubcentric ones i think theyre 40 odd quid a pair. but then you gotta get longer bolts and longer locking wheel nuts on top of that so its quite a bit of money.
 
  Chocolate Bar™
hubcentric would be better but not essential. longer bolts would be essential though. you'll definetely get them on the front, but with the exception of looks i doubt theres any gains to be had in terms of handling but i would love to be proved wrong.

hubcentric just relieves the stress from movement on the hub, but its only 10mm. so unless its going to be a permanent decision i wouldnt bother. just go for the cheapies and then take the decision from there. but you can get eibach pro spacers cheaper than 40quid, and bolts are circa £2 each.
 
  E92 M3,172 track car
Cheers fellas. I've found some 8mm items now, i'm assuming the narrower the spacer, the less need there is for hubcentric.
 
  Chocolate Bar™
you got it. just make sure when you buy them they describe them correctly. some people put 10mm spacers and the description 10mm per axle, not per spacer.
 


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