WIDE LOOK HELP

[basssound]

Spacers cracking and flying out ect...what complete rubbish!!!
Depending on the width, e.t of your rims and arch work will tell you how thick of a spacer you can use.
On a completely standard car then 20mm wouldn't be an issue, as for prematurely wearing out bearings well that's rubbish as well.

would you re-use head bolts too then 

When rebuilding Mercedes Benz HGV engines which I do being a Mercedes Benz technician then the answer to your question is yes I would.
Stretch bolts have a minimum and maximum bolt length, I measure bolts when the heads have been removed once before...

Actually to be fair it all depends on the manufacturer as to what their repair instruction recommend.

[Sam]

Spacers cracking and flying out ect...what complete rubbish!!!
Depending on the width, e.t of your rims and arch work will tell you how thick of a spacer you can use.
On a completely standard car then 20mm wouldn't be an issue, as for prematurely wearing out bearings well that's rubbish as well.

I agree with most of this, spacers are as likely to crack as your wheel is surely and the amount of factors affecting bearing fatigue far exceed those that a spacer impliments. The only real risk i see is making sure that your wheel bolts are long enough and that your camber is still correct.

[clipperjay]

Spacers cracking and flying out ect...what complete rubbish!!!
Depending on the width, e.t of your rims and arch work will tell you how thick of a spacer you can use.
On a completely standard car then 20mm wouldn't be an issue, as for prematurely wearing out bearings well that's rubbish as well.

I agree with most of this, spacers are as likely to crack as your wheel is surely and the amount of factors affecting bearing fatigue far exceed those that a spacer impliments. The only real risk i see is making sure that your wheel bolts are long enough and that your camber is still correct.

Its MY opinion I've seen excessive wear on larger spacers and seen cheap ass ones from fleebay being sold and cracking. The other issues are when they use them to adapt different wheels and the space conversions have been dangerous! Like I said I dont give a rats ass if you welded one to your face I'M NOT A FAN OF THEM IMO!
For you to have three posts and come on here say to me its rubbish well go back to Merc's I'm sure you have tiny little computers that sound like speak and spell to advise if your bolts are long enough fella.....

[basssound]

Spacers cracking and flying out ect...what complete rubbish!!!
Depending on the width, e.t of your rims and arch work will tell you how thick of a spacer you can use.
On a completely standard car then 20mm wouldn't be an issue, as for prematurely wearing out bearings well that's rubbish as well.

I agree with most of this, spacers are as likely to crack as your wheel is surely and the amount of factors affecting bearing fatigue far exceed those that a spacer impliments. The only real risk i see is making sure that your wheel bolts are long enough and that your camber is still correct.

Its MY opinion I've seen excessive wear on larger spacers and seen cheap ass ones from fleebay being sold and cracking. The other issues are when they use them to adapt different wheels and the space conversions have been dangerous! Like I said I dont give a rats ass if you welded one to your face I'M NOT A FAN OF THEM IMO!
For you to have three posts and come on here say to me its rubbish well go back to Merc's I'm sure you have tiny little computers that sound like speak and spell to advise if your bolts are long enough fella.....

Oh dear....

[Sam]

I would have assumed that we were talking about good quality spacers of the correct fitment, not ebay specials...

[clipperjay]

I would have assumed that we were talking about good quality spacers of the correct fitment, not ebay specials...

Sam what do you want me to say here?

Most newbies come here asking questions about spacers?
what are there budgets?
Are cheap ones available? yes
Do you think if the lads knows what available to him knows enough about camber and toe in toe out?
I prefer the lad gets better options for his Golf!
I'm the only one on this dam thread that gave him decent enough advice and I'm getting shi*t for it?
I might just not bother anymore, and just be a CU*NT to every new fuc**ker on here!!!!   

[JC]

jay, i love ya 

and agree, - i tried spacers on my B3 wagon, change the WHOLE FEEL OF THE CAR, and they were proper solid spacers.

to the OP. as with everything there will be pro's and cons with everything suggested . Research and good luck

[Sam]

Oh dear, sorry jay. Mk2 section has gone a little loopy over the past week. I was trying to direct the chat to somthing that would give good info on  quality wheel spacers rather than another one about how sh!t 10quid ebay spacers are. Just opinions on good spacers etc. I know dh stated before that he had had problems on his/his mates track car because of poor spacers but then a few people said they had uses x spacers and wouldnt run a track car without them as an initial and cheap mod.

[lewis1641]

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cool. thanks for that. I do have it on coilovers with bbs rs's but it jsut looks a bit skinny to me.
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if you are running bbs rs's then get them rebuild with some wider dishes. i am doing that with my rm's

[lemski]

Dave thats a gd point.
On the spacer front. Cheap one break. I remember takin my wheel off to bits of spacer falling out. If i were to space out the rear of my mk2 id go hubcentric. Fk seem gd quality