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Offline ALEXS1.8T

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spacers....??
« on: 29 June 2009, 21:39 »
just fitted my hottuning coilovers think iam gna need spacers so gna go for 5mm front and back..  wot sort of price are these ? also if 5mm enuf?

wot spacers are you running??
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #1 on: 29 June 2009, 21:41 »
Am running 5mm spacers, I got Eibach ones around £50 for 4 your also need longer wheels bolts, I bought these
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #2 on: 29 June 2009, 21:49 »
im runnin 5mm on the front an 15's on the rear

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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #3 on: 29 June 2009, 21:52 »
might go 5mm front and thinking 8-10mm rear??  so with them bolts i taking it the spacers are not the ones that bolt to hub there the disc sort where the bolts go straight threw them.... has ne body got ne pics of there spacers ?
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #4 on: 29 June 2009, 21:53 »
take alook at mine in the mk4 projects section

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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #5 on: 29 June 2009, 21:53 »
the ones which bolt to the hub are FK 15mm+ or H&R 20mm+ and they're £££
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #6 on: 29 June 2009, 21:56 »
ok steve you got a link for the ebiach ones.... do they do other sizes??
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #7 on: 29 June 2009, 22:12 »
just fitted my hottuning coilovers think iam gna need spacers so gna go for 5mm front and back..  wot sort of price are these ? also if 5mm enuf?

wot spacers are you running??
hello mate if its any use to you i removed my 6mm ones off the front of my golf and just have the rears on if you want your welcome to the 6mm ones to clear your coilovers foc as i dont need them they are fk ones iirc 6months old
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #8 on: 29 June 2009, 22:16 »
cheers u hv pm  :wink: ....

might get a set of 5mm for the bk seen a few set on ebay come with longer bolts etc? would i need tapered bolts do you know??? or just normal one as i have to let them know wot ones to send
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Re: spacers....??
« Reply #9 on: 29 June 2009, 22:40 »
replied... :wink:
as you have aftermarket alloys fitted you wil  require different headed bolts to the oem ones tbh i would avoid the spacers from e-bay to  :wink:
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