need 5mm spacers best place to purchase these please????

[tech1889]

The lip is there plainly for locating the wheel to the necessary hole.. they are an aid and have no strengthening capabilities at all.. that website you got the info from is wrong.. spigot rings are again for ease of fitting and lining up..

Someone correct me if im wrong ??

[vwfiend]

That is correct! There was a thread a while ago where people were arguing about some damaged spacers for sale with a damaged centre. There was nothing wrong with them but people were saying they were a deathtrap. I thought they were fine for the reasons stated above!

[p11jon]

i'll take your word for it. i didnt say that the lip alone take weight i meerly said as the wheel sits snug on it it can only add support aswell as the bolts rather than bolts alone. everything else is quote from a site that sells these parts and there reasons and benefit of this lip.

[houston]

That is correct! There was a thread a while ago where people were arguing about some damaged spacers for sale with a damaged centre. There was nothing wrong with them but people were saying they were a deathtrap. I thought they were fine for the reasons stated above!

yup, i posted in that thread too and said the same thing.

if your only putting 5-6mm spacers on then you cant even get hubcentric as the hub is still taller than the spacer by a good 5-6 mm, and hub on a spacer that thin is gonna increse your bore size. that quote you posted is for spacers more than 15mm where the centre hub is covered, if you want more than a 15mm gap then yes i agree go for hubcentric but they are bullsh!tting about the centre hub taking weight, it is there for alignment only, its not a strong design that could even take the weight of a car, just cos you read it on a performance site please dont take it as truth, a lot of performance shops are just that, shops, selling parts with no mechanical knowledge.

please listen to my post as i know im correct, if you only want to space 5-6 mm then just buy the flat spacers, even the cheap plastic ones from halfords will be fine as they take no weight and only strength they need is to not be crushed.

[p11jon]

ok got u. is 5mm gona give enough clearnace from the suspension though wazzer thinks so. im a bit concerned that 5mm dnt seem like much of a gap as its basically touching the coilover. wud a 8 or 10 mm go on front without pushing the wheel that far out it make tyre scrape the arch?

[houston]

think i replied in your other thread, 235 tyre is prob too wide, just as a test, get some washers, measure 5mm and put them on your wheel nuts as you would a spacer, obviously dont drive the car when its like this but you will have to let the wheel go up into the acrh to test for clearance.

i may be wrong and 5mm will be fine, but i think you will have trouble with tyres that wide

[Dave_IOW]

I have about 2mm space between strut and tyre. If it doesnt hit, it wont hit..

[p11jon]

ok cheers dave. i just worry to much . just tought it close cuz if it caught at speed it cud cause alsorts of drama. lol. 5mm suddenly seems like a big gap after peoples comments.

[Adam]

I rubbed on 225 with my coilovers. 5mm spacers gave me a good clearance. I have the flat type and have never had any problems with wheel balancing.

[Wayne]

That is correct! There was a thread a while ago where people were arguing about some damaged spacers for sale with a damaged centre. There was nothing wrong with them but people were saying they were a deathtrap. I thought they were fine for the reasons stated above!

yup, i posted in that thread too and said the same thing.

if your only putting 5-6mm spacers on then you cant even get hubcentric as the hub is still taller than the spacer by a good 5-6 mm, and hub on a spacer that thin is gonna increse your bore size. that quote you posted is for spacers more than 15mm where the centre hub is covered, if you want more than a 15mm gap then yes i agree go for hubcentric but they are bullsh!tting about the centre hub taking weight, it is there for alignment only, its not a strong design that could even take the weight of a car, just cos you read it on a performance site please dont take it as truth, a lot of performance shops are just that, shops, selling parts with no mechanical knowledge.

please listen to my post as i know im correct, if you only want to space 5-6 mm then just buy the flat spacers, even the cheap plastic ones from halfords will be fine as they take no weight and only strength they need is to not be crushed.

Spot on 5mm spacers will be fine as the flat type, anything wider needs to be hubcentric.