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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jfscooby86 on 03 December 2011, 18:12

Title: wheel spacers
Post by: jfscooby86 on 03 December 2011, 18:12

hi im looking for some wheel spacers for my mk2 golf can anyone reccamend any??

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: tweed on 03 December 2011, 18:52

hubcentric.
they all do the same so cheap ones

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: jfscooby86 on 16 December 2011, 12:41

thanks mate

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: Diamond Hell on 16 December 2011, 12:43

Stupid idea, don't do it.

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: jfscooby86 on 16 December 2011, 12:48

oh whys that?

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: Diamond Hell on 16 December 2011, 13:45

A bunch of reasons - from additional stress on wheel bearings, through unbalanced rotating mass.

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: tech1889 on 16 December 2011, 17:14

if its not a track car they fine  :wink:

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: Diamond Hell on 16 December 2011, 17:42

What?

Wheels won't vibrate on normal roads?

Wheel bearings won't wear on normal roads?   :huh:

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: tech1889 on 16 December 2011, 17:52

Quote from: Diamond Hell on 16 December 2011, 17:42

What?

Wheels won't vibrate on normal roads?

Wheel bearings won't wear on normal roads?   :huh:

you are putting them under a lot less stress than on a track.. on track the stress on the adaptors would be immense but under normal driving conditions they are fine as hundreds of thousands of people will testify to..

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 16 December 2011, 17:58

even on track they are ok  :grin:

(within reason, no leepu specials)

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: Mr Blue on 17 December 2011, 00:00

get some hub centrics. you will be fine.

Many of us run hub adaptors with no problems. You do need some loctite on the adaptor bolts. Thats about it!

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: Diamond Hell on 17 December 2011, 10:35

Quote from: veedubgti16v on 16 December 2011, 17:58

even on track they are ok  :grin:

(within reason, no leepu specials)

Funny - I've been at a track day where someone resolved vibration issues by removing their wheel spacers.

But then I'm not trying to justify using wheel spacers.

Better to use the right wheels out of the box than bodging with spacers.

Title: Re: wheel spacers
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 17 December 2011, 10:50

The right wheels, as in lower offset? is that not exactly the same as using spacers? if the op wanted to fit a different stud pattern wheel he would have said adapters and not spacers.

The someone at a trackday shouldn't have bought cheap/unbalanced spacers. Probably the 4/5 stud multi fit type

Using the one case study equals the general rule theory you tend to use, I have used spacers on the rear of mine on most of its trackdays with no problems, and the rear bearing design on the mk2 is pony compared to the front. Pictures of it going on track with r888's on shows the rear wheel toe differing either side through flex so they have a bloody hard time