will the 5mm spacer give enough clearance from suspension ???

[p11jon]

right gona order spacers today.wazzzer advised 5mm up front to bring the wheel away from the suspension cuz it basical touches it. is 5mm gona be enough distance from the suspension or shud i go more and worried about pushing wheel to far out on front incase it gets to close on the arch.prompt advise wud be good as i need to get these ordered like now!! thanks guys.

[Purely VAG]

Only you will know mate, Whats it touching on, how close ect.... Usually if its just rubbing 5mm is more than enough

[p11jon]

right then car is lowered it has coilovers on front so how much it is actually dropped i have no idea. i put the 19 on its 8.5 x 19 et 35 running a 235 tyre. its basically half a mm if not touching the suspension and im talking about the rim not cuz of the tyre profile.5mm doesn't seem like much of a gap to have from the suspension to me in my mind. if i got 8mm or 10mm spacers wud that push the wheel out to much and likely to catch the front arch?

[vwfiend]

Once it's bolted up, the gap should never change between the rim and leg. I have less than a rizla pack between mine!

[houston]

235 tyre on a 8.5 inch rim? are you sure?

looking at 8.5 rim id say loads of room to go wider, but seeing a 235 tyre im actually surprised they fit under the archs, stick with 5mm to save rolling the archs

[p11jon]

ye 235's fit. its low up front but but still clearance. i looked for alsorts of links on the net and seen plenty of mk4's running 8.5 rim with 235 tyre but again they advise spacer . but will 5mm be enough clearance to bring the rim away from the coilover .

[tech1889]

Yes buy the 5mm Spacers and keep your questions in one thread about each thing not a new one for each question.. 

[p11jon]

tech1889; if i got 8 or 10 mm on front wud that be to much and catch arch??? these have the locator collar . i have found on the other golf forum people saying that they have thread marks on the alloy where bolts go through from the wheel resting on the bolts. or is this just another fantasy by that person??

[tech1889]

If it's just catching or very very close 5mm will be more than enough as said above it won't get any closer..  You should never get thread marks as the end of the bolts are angled so they sit in middle of wheel holes.. Think that person didn't do wheels up properly..

[p11jon]

lol. your probly right about his wheels.DPM performance do 5mm H&R hubcentric with new bolts for 61.50 or 8mm with bolts 67 quid. do you think the H&R wud be best or shud i go with the 25 quid ones wazzzer suggested from caraudioandsecurity.com?