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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: lambert on September 11, 2007, 16:57:30

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: lambert on September 11, 2007, 16:57:30

Are they a good idea, i.e. Are they safe?  And if so which kind stud extender or ring type?

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: SWEETY on September 11, 2007, 18:16:14

I think the only type I would go for are the type that bolt onto your hubs & you then bolt your wheels to the spacers

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: muddymesser on September 11, 2007, 19:36:12

i know it wont pass a mot but my dad has got washers on his to space them out as th center of th wheel is too small

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: marjan on September 11, 2007, 19:44:36

Quote from: "muddymesser"

i know it wont pass a mot but my dad has got washers on his to space them out as th center of th wheel is too small

Err, think you got that one wrong old chap, mine has passed 2 years running with no problems  :?

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: muddymesser on September 11, 2007, 20:41:15

my dad must go to someone a bit stricter then cos thy said they wouldnt allow it to pass a mot :P

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: Terranosaurus on September 11, 2007, 20:56:21

They are not allowed to dismantle anything so if they can't see it they can't fail it.

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: muddymesser on September 11, 2007, 21:04:06

thats good news then . . . dont have to do a wheel chage for the mot save me sum time :P

jus got t get th see frew chassis sorted and th other stuff on th list  ohhh fun :roll:

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: richo on September 11, 2007, 21:18:03

I've got spacers and they seem fine.
So poeple agree so don't.There a good idea if you fit bigger tyres for your turning circle

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: Guardian. on September 12, 2007, 20:34:28

when you say washers, do you mean a washer (s) on each stud, between the wheel and the hub?
cuz if you do id of thought thats a bit dodgy, not saying it wont work but not really the way to space ones wheels!
or have i totally missed the plot.

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: Sharpshooter on September 12, 2007, 20:59:35

I have a freind JASONSLAPHEAD who recently lost a wheel after fitting wheel spacers. He had the fitted correctly on good condition hubs. Be wary of them, as its not the first one ive heard of doing that. :D

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: disco maniac on September 13, 2007, 14:06:40

those that have them fitted..........is there any difference between the alloy ones and the steel ones

Title: Wheel spacer's
Post by: V8MoneyPit on September 13, 2007, 15:18:32

I would never recommend using the ones with screw on extender studs. I've seen too many broken studs using these.... and that's just on Mini's..... I'd dread to think how they would cope on a 4x4 used in anger.

When I needed spacers for my Samurai, I ended up importing alloy ones from Spidertax in the States because I couldn't find any decent ones in the UK. They were a work of art. Seemed a shame to hide them behind wheels  :lol: