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Title: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: dom on 23 February 2012, 16:55

As per title, I've got some 5mm universal jobbies to prevent my wheel from hitting my coilovers. How the hell do you line them up when fitting?

If I rest them on the hub I can't get the bolts lined up, if I put them on the wheel with the bolts through then its impossible to get the bolts into the hub without one or more falling out & the spacers moving :angry:

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: s-l-i-x on 23 February 2012, 17:12

Put 2 or 3 bolts through with spacer attached to wheel, then put a few bits of masking tape to hold it in place, remove wheel bolts then fit? Then when done, rip masking tape off..

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: jonrandom on 23 February 2012, 17:23

Quote from: s-l-i-x on 23 February 2012, 17:12

Put 2 or 3 bolts through with spacer attached to wheel, then put a few bits of masking tape to hold it in place, remove wheel bolts then fit? Then when done, rip masking tape off..

+1  on using masking tape.   

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: tweed on 23 February 2012, 17:32

buy good spacers
I got 5mm tpr (taperpro) I put them on the hub, line up the holes and bolt wheel up.


I put some sh!t spacers on my mates car and had to drill the holes in places to get them to fit.

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: jonrandom on 23 February 2012, 17:36

I needed bigger so got 20mm hubcentric ones now so no problems getting everything lined up.

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: clipperjay on 23 February 2012, 17:40

Quote from: tweed on 23 February 2012, 17:32

buy good spacers
I got 5mm tpr (taperpro) I put them on the hub, line up the holes and bolt wheel up.


I put some sh!t spacers on my mates car and had to drill the holes in places to get them to fit.

Did you re-balance the spacer after drilling holes  :laugh:

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: dom on 23 February 2012, 17:52

All sorted now after a lot of swearing, I'll stick some proper ones on soon but I had to get some on ASAP as my tyre was rubbing on my coilies:

(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0728.jpg)

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: s-l-i-x on 23 February 2012, 18:18

Ouch  :huh:

And swearing always helps get stuff done  :grin:

Title: Re: Universal spacers....how the hell do you line them up?
Post by: tweed on 23 February 2012, 19:37

Quote from: clipperjay on 23 February 2012, 17:40

Quote from: tweed on 23 February 2012, 17:32

buy good spacers
I got 5mm tpr (taperpro) I put them on the hub, line up the holes and bolt wheel up.


I put some sh!t spacers on my mates car and had to drill the holes in places to get them to fit.

Did you re-balance the spacer after drilling holes  :laugh:

Was only shavings prob less than half a gram