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What are the largest spacers people are running?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 12:13 pm
by sdb8100
I have no particular plan to use spacers, nor have I ever used spacers in any of my other vehicles. I typically choose to find a wheel with the offset/width I'm looking for, but with roadsters having more unique stack up of requirements for wheels (center bore, bolt pattern, stud length, etc) I'm trying to absorb all the information I can from this forum as I find my wheel/tire setup (1969 2000 Roadster).
For those who contribute, it would be great to know the specs of the wheel you're running in addition to the spacer thickness.
Thanks!
Re: What are the largest spacers people are running?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:57 pm
by RCMike
On my street car, with the Watanabes, I run 10mm front, and 3mm rear. Wheel is 15x6.5 +10, tire is a WIDE 205/50-15
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With the Volks, I run 5mm front, nothing in the rear. Wheel is 15x7.5 +6 Tire is 205/50-15
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On the race car, the spacer is at LEAST an inch, I believe the wheel is 15x7 +0 Tire is 23.3 x 9.5 - 15
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Re: What are the largest spacers people are running?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:53 pm
by sdb8100
Great stuff. Thanks for pics and specs. Were these custom spacers or off the shelf?
Re: What are the largest spacers people are running?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:55 pm
by RCMike
Street car spacers are aluminum machined spacers from a tuner shop... I have played with various sizes from 3mm up to 15mm to center the wheels and tires in the fenders, to keep the rubbing to a minimum..
The race car pieces are massive blanks of aluminum. Not sure if custom or bought. But it is also using massive 1/2" studs, would not recommend this big of a spacer on a stockish stud..