spacers

[hyland770]

Why do people use spacers on their wheels? I know the rear wheels dont stick out as much as the front, so do people use them to even this out? Also im lowering mine (hopefully next week) and want the back to look a bit more beefy, would spacers do the trick? Thanks for any answers and sorry if its a stupid question or this looks weird (im on the blackberry)

[Adam]

Gives it a better stance.

Also on some coilover kits the rear tyre can rub on the adjustor rings. That and sometimes if your have used a wheel with incorrect spacing (ET number) it can rub, spacers will sort that one out usually.

[hyland770]

Great cheers fella, may purchase a set then, thanks for the reply

[Adam]

Remember to get hubcentric spacers and correct bolts for the spacers.

[hyland770]

Halfords!?

[boneybradley]

how low are you running? I used spacers 10mm each side and when running at -40 on 205's they rubbed with people in the back! and when I ran ultra low I had to trim the inner arches abit and fit nice square sided 195's (falken's etc) and I had no clearance issues 

[Adam]

how low are you running? I used spacers 10mm each side and when running at -40 on 205's they rubbed with people in the back! and when I ran ultra low I had to trim the inner arches abit and fit nice square sided 195's (falken's etc) and I had no clearance issues 

I was down 50mm(ish), 205s and no spacers and I had some fat barstewards in the back still didn't rub. 

[Wayne]

Halfords!?

Please don't universal ones are crap.

[Adam]

Halfords!?

Please don't universal ones are crap.

Can vouch for this

[boneybradley]

I was down 50mm(ish), 205s and no spacers and I had some fat barstewards in the back still didn't rub. 

I will tell you the main issue.... the mk3 shell had a build/design issue where the rear axle is not central! some only have a few extra mm on one side and some have more (causing clearance issues on the 1 side!)