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post Mar 16, 2004 - 10:53 AM
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Einhander

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what size wheel spacers should i get, to get 17x7 wheels as close to the fender as possible. I don't want them to over lap, or cause the wheel to set to far out on the lugs, which i know kinda limits the size avab. smile.gif
 
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post Mar 22, 2004 - 11:13 AM
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QUOTE (gh0st_d0g @ Mar 18, 2004 - 3:43 PM)
QUOTE (97GTinKC @ Mar 18, 2004 - 12:51 PM)
you usually end up with un-cureable vibrations and poor handling

I don't have any personal experience with spacers but I'm going to have to disagree on that point. Numerous people use spacers for auto-x, including John (speedtoe) on this site. Odviously you can't go out and buy a 20 dollar set of spacers, but as long as you get a proper pair (ie H&R) with wheel studs included you shouldn't have any problems.

I had tried them myself years ago, spacers and wheel adaptors. no thanks. I also worked in a parts store for 12 years, saw too many people with problems to recommend them...

OK there are now apparently companies making good and bad spacers, the $300 ones may be fine, but anything that just slips over the stock studs or replaces the studs with longer ones and does NOT fit the centering hub securely could cause trouble, Our cars are designed to use the center hub to get the wheel centered,,,not the lug nuts. any spacer or adaptor that doesnt fit securely and is not machined with a new centering ring on the outside could possibly cause problems, for that matter any aftermarket wheels not designed to use the centering hub could be a source of vibration. Those Hubcentric people wouldn't be in business if it WASN'T a problem,,,maybe they could make the add-on centering rings for spacers???? or do the better ones come that way???


Posts in this topic
- Einhander   wheel spacers   Mar 16, 2004 - 10:53 AM
- - NEVERSTOP   most wheel spacer kits give you new bolts to put i...   Mar 16, 2004 - 10:55 AM
- - jgreening   Wheel offset is also important to the calculation....   Mar 16, 2004 - 8:16 PM
- - Einhander   thanks for the offset calculator, what i was looki...   Mar 16, 2004 - 10:10 PM
- - sonar   what is the offset of an original celica ST 14...   Mar 17, 2004 - 9:45 PM
- - Einhander   i am pretty sure stock is something like 38. . . ....   Mar 18, 2004 - 5:45 AM
- - 97GTinKC   get wheels with the correct width and offset you w...   Mar 18, 2004 - 12:51 PM
- - ghostdog   QUOTE (97GTinKC @ Mar 18, 2004 - 12:51 PM) you usu...   Mar 18, 2004 - 5:43 PM
- - SpedToe169   Yeah, I've never had a hiccup from mine....but...   Mar 20, 2004 - 5:59 PM
- - 3TST   I've often wondered whether wheel spacers put ...   Mar 20, 2004 - 6:24 PM
- - SpedToe169   They put a different bending moment on the spindle...   Mar 21, 2004 - 10:09 AM
- - SpedToe169   Wider tires won't do it. Putting a tire on a ...   Mar 21, 2004 - 10:11 AM
- - Consynx   how big of a spacer can the celica get before need...   Mar 21, 2004 - 12:29 PM
- - Silver94CelicaOwner   Ive read alot about spacers and offsets because i ...   Mar 21, 2004 - 12:37 PM
- - SpedToe169   QUOTE how big of a spacer can the celica get befor...   Mar 21, 2004 - 9:02 PM
- - Einhander   well after getting the z3 fenders put on the fron...   Mar 21, 2004 - 9:03 PM
- - Consynx   i just meant with the stock wheels, because if i k...   Mar 21, 2004 - 9:30 PM
- - 97GTinKC   QUOTE (gh0st_d0g @ Mar 18, 2004 - 3:43 PM) QUOTE (...   Mar 22, 2004 - 11:13 AM
- - 98celica3   i have 15mm H&R spacers, and i love them. the ...   Mar 22, 2004 - 11:34 AM
- - 3TST   Hubcentric Wheel Spacers - made to order. Check th...   Mar 22, 2004 - 7:57 PM


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