15 replies to this topic

[MEAGY]

my vxt wheels seem to sit in the arch so much & look a bit stupid in some angles so i was wondering if anyone had fitted spacers to improve looks/handle etc?

[CupidKnewRap]

[CocoPops]

An old saying goes.... "If it ain't broke... don't fix it"

[CupidKnewRap]

the other is... "use the search function." "spacers" with the settings "any date and older" comes back with so much stuff its remarkable.

Edited by CupidKnewRap, 02 August 2006 - 08:49 AM.

[MEAGY]

the other is... "use the search function."

"spacers" with the settings "any date and older" comes back with so much stuff its remarkable.

well after 2 hours reading no post on fitting spacers to std wheels....so thanks for that mate!!!!!!


so i repeat my question, has anyone fitted spacers to std wheels?

or anyone got a link where to get a good set?


cheers

[Robski]

AFAIK this has not been carried out by anyone on the site and I've been around for quite a while... I think Cupid was just trying to be helpful as there is a lot of stuff on spacers on the site. Generally if nobody answers a post it is because either they do not know the answer or the subject is of no interest to them...

[christurbo]

If you bring the rims out with spacers you will foul the clam on hard cornering. On hard cornering my rims slip into the arches - a good example is to look at Mick43's pic on the National Thread. Scuffing the inner arch is much cheaper than scuffing a fibreglass clam.

[Pipo]

I have 5 mm spacers all around. The wheels don't touch anywhere. On the front I have the standard 7.5" rear rims with 205/45 tires. (I would attach a picture, but for some reason the forumserver don't allow it anymore ? )

Edited by Pipo, 02 August 2006 - 07:15 PM.

[don.hasi]

The common opinion in the german Forum is to expand the frontaxle in opposite to the rear. The most valuable combination with TÃœV-Approval is 30mm front and 10mm rear.

I have choosen 16mm only front for keeping the unsprung masses as less as it could be.

The gain is tremendous Seconds near to minutes less on the homecircuit

Bought by SCC

But be careful. The behaviour of the car will be changed less or until to nothing understeering anymore This let you take the corners more powerful and of course mauch quicker

But the rear will come in a shorter time... the time for the response when the rear will come is also less. So you will get a more active car as it is today and this is more risky to the stocklayout. Nothing for Beginners!

You can´t get any more difference for less money, but you have been warned!





Regards

[GerryM]

the other is... "use the search function."

"spacers" with the settings "any date and older" comes back with so much stuff its remarkable.

Nice bit of help Cupid, that's what the forum needs more of, helpful, friendly, considerate individuals.


It must be very tiresome having to refer people to searches, ever thought of giving some useful advice instead?

[MEAGY]

the other is... "use the search function."

"spacers" with the settings "any date and older" comes back with so much stuff its remarkable.

Nice bit of help Cupid, that's what the forum needs more of, helpful, friendly, considerate individuals.


It must be very tiresome having to refer people to searches, ever thought of giving some useful advice instead?

i 2nd that motion!!!!! its alot easier to just help out than refer all the time surely! most people havent the time to be reading hours and hours of previous post that might not even help them anyway!


well said GerryM

Edited by MEAGY, 07 August 2006 - 10:58 PM.

[p4cks]

So bearing in mind what don.hasi has said, would it not be more beneficial to handling if 5mm or 10mm spacers were fitted to the front only, to help cure the understeer?

[don.hasi]

as always by our car, you would notice the difference between the different solutions in case of a direct comparison. But i wouldn´t go to wide. The frontaxis becomes softer, the car more rolls over the diagonal of the car and the straight drive looses ist exact line... the steering wheel differs more in the middleposition. But the solution of spacers have a natural end where the thin tires could not handle anymore... It is all ok, if the steering angle is about 45°. Over there you need more rubber. With spacers you push the riskline to a higher end. The riskzone itsself becomes even smaller and for sure, you can not compare them with bigger wheels. But with bigger wheels you other gains and probs too... So this is more for a smaller budget. Try it BTW: 10mm spacers need to have a seperate Centerring for the wheels. 8mm are the last ones who will fit without. Regards

[Speedster Man]

Last year after doing mondello circuit here in Ireland I found on tight courses the car was understearing quite a bit, (Turbo, No mods to suspension).

On the German site I had too read about the benefits/downsides to spacers. On standard rims anrd tyres I went for 15mm up front and 5mm a the back, TUV approved.

I did some maths at the time and worked it out (taking into cosideration with the tubby having softer supension). I added up the new dimensions with the pcd's etc and then plumped for the above.

Long story short, I think puts a little more strain on the whole supension due to the longer distance between wheel and all the mounts, but the understeer is much much better. More predictable and sharper turning in, but the back end didn't seem to be too drastically changed at all.

Cheap mod, dont have to harden the ride and very easily removed if you are afraid of wearing bushes etc. during daily driving. It also makes the stearing a little stiffer parking.

Riding bumps is a little softer and the car is much less twitchy or likley to tram line on poor road surfaces. Before anyone says it I had the GEO checked first. I think with the longer radius the suspension could be a little more compressed at rest?

15k and five or six hard days at Mondello, (which is tight to say the least) with the mod and nil problems with clearance or anything else for that matter.

Just my two pence worth,

Mukesh

Edited by Speedster Man, 11 August 2006 - 09:48 AM.

[CupidKnewRap]

Nice bit of help Cupid, that's what the forum needs more of, helpful, friendly, considerate individuals.


It must be very tiresome having to refer people to searches, ever thought of giving some useful advice instead?

Didn't realise I was that bad
I'll try to hold off a bit in future.

BTW I enjoy reading the results of a search and it is the first thing I do for any question I have. Which is why I rarely ask anything. It's just hard for me to imagine anyone would feel otherwise.

(also I'd PM a message like that not stick it on a thread)

[p4cks]

Well I think I shall be going for 8mm hubcentric spacers on the front of my NA. Fairly cheap to buy, so not much to lose. Be good to see how it handles with front spacers and my recent 25mm lowering all round!