alex1991
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| posted on 9/6/15 at 09:17 PM |
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Wheel spacers
My rear wheels don't clear the callipers so I'm looking to space the rear wheels out a little (16 to 20mm)
Read a few threads and some say hubcentric spacers with extended studs are better and then others say hubcentric bolt on spacers are better.
Also if I go for extended studs is it easy to remove the old studs? I presume I can just knock them out?
Thanks
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mcerd1
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| posted on 9/6/15 at 09:33 PM |
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Hub centric is always the answer unless your only spacing it by a couple of mm.
Longer studs is the better option - then you've got one continuous bolt/stud clamping the wheels to the hubs, with no intermediate bolts to
slacken off and much less reliance on the strength of the spacers
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Originally posted by alex1991
Also if I go for extended studs is it easy to remove the old studs? I presume I can just knock them out?
generally yes, but what hubs have you got ?
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alex1991
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| posted on 9/6/15 at 09:43 PM |
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I'm not entirely sure what I have at the rear. Its ford and likely Sierra based, 7 inch diff with push in drive shafts but with callipers.
Just been to have a look and it looks quite easy to access the rear studs once the disc is off.
I think I will go for extended studs and hubcentric spacers. The bolt on spacers can get quiet expensive for a decent brand wheras decent normal
spacers are much cheaper.
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Paul AS
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| posted on 9/6/15 at 10:42 PM |
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I've been using hubcentric spacers with longer studs for a couple of years now. Easy conversion and rock solid handling.
Ive got two pairs of hub buddies spacers that I no longer use due to a change of wheels recently.
Both ford 4x108 with 63.4mm centres. One pair is 16mm, the other 20mm.
£15 per pair posted if they are any use to you.
Paul
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loggyboy
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| posted on 10/6/15 at 03:46 AM |
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As above, if only a few mm ~5mm, then any slip on spacer isvok. Between about 10 and 15mm hubcentric with extended studs are ok, but anything more
than 15mm I would want to use bolt ons.
Mistral Motorsport
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