Wheel spacers

[stainesy]

what mm spacers are safe to use on my front wheels without having to buy longer studs?

gona buy some just incase my new tyres rub

[siamblue]

3mm, i think the studs are only 15mm long, Gary

[stainesy]

3mm, i think the studs are only 15mm long, Gary

realy is that all? if the tyres do rub what will they rub on?

[irf]

will depend on the offset of the wheel. if the offset is high it will rub on the inner arch. if the offset is low it'll rub on the wing.

[stainesy]

well i have the standered titans. i have been running 205 45 17 tyres with no problem and now i have bought some 215 45 17 tyres. the only diferance is the 215. what do you recon the chances of them rubbing are? my car isnt lowered at the front

[siamblue]

I ran 12mm spacers on my R and had to get new bolts, and the tyre was right on the edge of the inner arch,
go 5mm if you want, measure the wheel bolt first, and see how much threaded portion is left,

[stainesy]

I ran 12mm spacers on my R and had to get new bolts, and the tyre was right on the edge of the inner arch,
go 5mm if you want, measure the wheel bolt first, and see how much threaded portion is left,

what tyre size did you have tho?
how many mm is safe to have left on the bolt to thread when i mesure?

[siamblue]

215 you will be fine, you won't need spacers,

[stainesy]

215 you will be fine, you won't need spacers,

oh good i hope not. i was ment to buy 215 40 17,s but i had a momentary laps and got 215 45 17,s by mistake.

[t5 pete]

theres only 5mm difference between the two

[cameron]

I need the 5mm spacers, i have 215/45/17's and they rub the inner arch.

Ive been assured 5mm spacers will be plenty :D

Theres always something with these bloody Ovlov's ;)

Lee

[nathT5]

ive got 5mm spacers, i should find out tomorrow if thats enough,
mine has rubbed the inner plastic liner in the past but its only on full lock and its only plastic, no big deal,
i was told before when i used spacers that the studs should be ok with 6 full turns of thread,

[PNuT]

when the wheels fall off you know that you didnt have enough turns..... i used 5mm spacers with standard bolts for around a year!

if you are only rubbing on full lock, think about packing out the bumpstops instead of spacers ;)

[stainesy]

I need the 5mm spacers, i have 215/45/17's and they rub the inner arch.

Ive been assured 5mm spacers will be plenty :D

Theres always something with these bloody Ovlov's ;)

Lee

you mean on full lock?

also is your car lowered?

[cameron]

Yeah Staiesy on full lock and also the rear ones can rub when the body leans say on an off camber sudden rise, say like turning into a street thats a steep uphill.

No mate my cars not lowered, it will be after 24 jan when i get some T5R springs off pete :D only 20mm but i didnt want to go much lower ;)

Should look better slightly lower.

Lee

[stainesy]

Yeah Staiesy on full lock and also the rear ones can rub when the body leans say on an off camber sudden rise, say like turning into a street thats a steep uphill.

No mate my cars not lowered, it will be after 24 jan when i get some T5R springs off pete :D only 20mm but i didnt want to go much lower ;)

Should look better slightly lower.

Lee

oh right so does the T-5 R have lower springs than a T-5?

[cameron]

Yeah mate The R and the T5R are both 20mm lower than the T5.

T5 height From Floor to Roof ( not including Roof Rails is 1410mm )
R and T5R from Floor to Roof ( not including Roof Rails is 1390mm )

:D

The things you can find when you bored ;)

Lee

[irf]

stainesy, what applies to cameron may not apply to you. he has tethy wheels which are a different offset to your titans.

[stainesy]

stainesy, what applies to cameron may not apply to you. he has tethy wheels which are a different offset to your titans.

oh yeah i no that mate. they should be fine without spacers. theres loadsa clearance on the outer edge and its only gona be 5mm on the inside so shouldnt think it will cause any poblems

[stainesy]

got my new tyres on today and dont no what i was worried about. they fit perfect. i recon i could even fit 225,s or even 235,s without rubbing

[PNuT]

got my new tyres on today and dont no what i was worried about. they fit perfect. i recon i could even fit 225,s or even 235,s without rubbing

dooby is running 235's on his 850R....

the problem is all tyres are different! the sidewalls on the yokohamas i bought recently are about 10mm bigger than the tyres i had before! & have caused me no end of problems!

[LesRED850R]

dooby is running 235's on his 850R....

the problem is all tyres are different! the sidewalls on the yokohamas i bought recently are about 10mm bigger than the tyres i had before! & have caused me no end of problems!
Dont pump them up so much..........Or maybe use marshmallow ..melted and injected to make it ride lighter whenit bubbles up...

[PNuT]

Dont pump them up so much..........Or maybe use marshmallow ..melted and injected to make it ride lighter whenit bubbles up...

there you go, a perfectly good thread & you start on about food!! glad you found caps locks in the end :D