Author Topic: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.  (Read 4134 times)

Offline GTi_James

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #10 on: 19 April 2013, 16:53 »
hahaha cheers pal  :wink:

im looking at some RS4s this coming thursday and can get some more info on this in the next week

got any piks from the side of the arch to chow how deep the wheels sit now?


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Offline Sonic B0000M

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #11 on: 19 April 2013, 17:14 »
I need to take sone proper photos. It looks loads lower than this on the road ha.

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #12 on: 19 April 2013, 18:26 »
Ive just been running them with no spacers and rs4's are pretty wide, there pretty close to the arche as they are.

would like to know what size's people are using on there Rs4's.

Looking good Sonic :)

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #13 on: 19 April 2013, 19:31 »
Wheel spacers come tomorrow.  :smiley:




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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #14 on: 17 October 2013, 18:09 »
Anyone know where I can get the 15 mm front spacers from? A link would be great cheers.

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #15 on: 17 October 2013, 19:24 »
hears mine with standard 16 alloys on coilovers 15mm front 20mm back
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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #16 on: 21 October 2013, 18:06 »
That still won't bring them flush, but I wouldn't go any larger than that.

I'm running 8J ET35 all round with 20mm rear and 15mm front spacers and they still aren't flush.

Ultimately if you want 'stance' you need wide wheels, not wide spacers.

I've just purchased some BBS LM Reps 18x8J 35Et Wrapped in 225/40R18, come tomorrow. Will i still need wheel spacers?

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #17 on: 21 October 2013, 19:09 »
That still won't bring them flush, but I wouldn't go any larger than that.

I'm running 8J ET35 all round with 20mm rear and 15mm front spacers and they still aren't flush.

Ultimately if you want 'stance' you need wide wheels, not wide spacers.

I've just purchased some BBS LM Reps 18x8J 35Et Wrapped in 225/40R18, come tomorrow. Will i still need wheel spacers?

They won't sit flush, those specs are the same as my CH's except I'm running 215/40/18 and this is mine with 20mm rear spacers and 15mm front:





Without rear spacer:



Without front spacer:



Mine is obviously more extreme because I'm on air, however the last 2 pics show how your wheels will sit in relation to the arches.

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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #18 on: 21 October 2013, 20:15 »
@Dom

I have to say, what a gorgeous looking car you have there. looks superb.




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Re: Spacer Help With Standard 16" GTi Wheels.
« Reply #19 on: 21 October 2013, 20:29 »
Don't say that, his head is big enough as it is :grin:


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