wheel spacers

[sidecarphil]

hi all

need some advice

got my coilovers set well 

BUT 

the rear tyres (205/50/15) rub slighly on the spring mount

i want to fit some spacer to stop it and was wondering if any one runs spacers and how big they are and what is safe and ok for the car handling wise

cheers in advance Phil 

[Wayne]

3mm to 5mm should be fine and you can use standard bolts.

[sidecarphil]

cool

thanks for that

5mm it will be for extra space

[Wayne]

cool

thanks for that

5mm it will be for extra space

No worries, I ran 3mm on the back of my mk3 for a short while until I switched tyres.

[golf-manic]

i've got 3mm spacers all around and personally i think it handles better, not much better but still an improvement.

[sidecarphil]

i think i will try 3mm front and 5 rear

[kittie]

I've got 3mm on the front to clear my brakes and it's ok.

[sidecarphil]

the spacers your all running , are they the cheap ones ??

if so how do you centrilise them on the hub ??

mine are a crap fit and they caused wheel wobble

[Mr Blue]

I cut a long piece of threaded rod (same pitch and thread size) into 2 pieces.
I then wind these into the disk, now put the spacer on and then the wheel. Bolt up the remaining 2 bolts, remove the threaded rods and the spacer should be centre. now bolt up the remaining two.

follow?

[sidecarphil]

I cut a long piece of threaded rod (same pitch and thread size) into 2 pieces.
I then wind these into the disk, now put the spacer on and then the wheel. Bolt up the remaining 2 bolts, remove the threaded rods and the spacer should be centre. now bolt up the remaining two.

follow?

that my friend is pure genius 

i will do that