Spacers ??? Help !!!
05-04-2006, 05:27 AM
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Spacers ??? Help !!!
If I have 18x8, et32, 255 tire
Which spacer should I get?
I heard 15mm spacer is ideal though I would love to run a 20 for extra stance if tire would fit ?
What nuts do I need ????
? 14x1.5 ball seat with 37mm shank.?
Which spacer should I get?
I heard 15mm spacer is ideal though I would love to run a 20 for extra stance if tire would fit ?
What nuts do I need ????
? 14x1.5 ball seat with 37mm shank.?
05-04-2006, 05:40 AM
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15 works fine, 20 fits great.....(long)
My BBS wheels in my sig below are also 18x8, et32. BBS supplies that wheel with a 12mm spacer for the allroad, so the 15 is darn close. I've run the wheels with my 15mm Hartmann spacers and they work fine, and you'd have plenty of clearance for the 255 tire.
I currently run my 20mm spacers though. Absolutely no issues with clearance inside or out. You'd have no problems with a 255 tire. That's the spacer in my sig pic below and in my pic poster.
Regardless of spacers you use, the bolts will depend on what wheels you have. The factory uses a ball seat, but virtually every aftermarket wheel uses a cone seat. Yes, they are a 14x1.5.
Bolt length will again depend on what wheels you have. With my BBS wheels and 20mm spacers, I use a 50mm bolt and get just 6 turns. But with my 18x9 Enkei track wheels and the same 20mm spacers, I need a 45mm bolt. The 50's are too long and bottom out in the hub, causing the wheels to not be able to turn.
But if you get the 20mm H&R bolt on spacers, the spacer bolts to the hub with special bolts, and then you use the bolts that came with the wheels to bolt the wheel to the spacer. Definitely the way to go.
I currently run my 20mm spacers though. Absolutely no issues with clearance inside or out. You'd have no problems with a 255 tire. That's the spacer in my sig pic below and in my pic poster.
Regardless of spacers you use, the bolts will depend on what wheels you have. The factory uses a ball seat, but virtually every aftermarket wheel uses a cone seat. Yes, they are a 14x1.5.
Bolt length will again depend on what wheels you have. With my BBS wheels and 20mm spacers, I use a 50mm bolt and get just 6 turns. But with my 18x9 Enkei track wheels and the same 20mm spacers, I need a 45mm bolt. The 50's are too long and bottom out in the hub, causing the wheels to not be able to turn.
But if you get the 20mm H&R bolt on spacers, the spacer bolts to the hub with special bolts, and then you use the bolts that came with the wheels to bolt the wheel to the spacer. Definitely the way to go.
05-04-2006, 10:43 AM
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Something like this ??
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05-04-2006, 10:58 AM
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Lemme check to see what I've got laying around in the garage
I think I have 42mm bolts somewhere in the garage from when I had my 19" RS6 Reps (used 15mm spacers).
You can have them - just pay for shipping.
But let me check to make sure I know what I've got.
You can have them - just pay for shipping.
But let me check to make sure I know what I've got.
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05-04-2006, 04:28 PM
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I run 255 on 19x8.5 ET32 with 20mm bolt-in spacers.
No rubbing issue. I used new cone seat bolt at OE length. That's the beauty of bolt-in spacers and I don't need to carry extra bolts when I get a flat.
The wider tires and the arc on allroad's fender sit flush w/ each other. Many praise was recieved when I drive around town.
HTHs,
The wider tires and the arc on allroad's fender sit flush w/ each other. Many praise was recieved when I drive around town.
HTHs,