Would you buy these spacers?

[Tall-Paul]

Ive seen these spacers on ebay but they are alot cheaper than what i was originally goin to buy. Do u think they will be safe? I won't hold it against anyone if they fall off!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15mm-Hubcentr...yZ122154QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

[unitzero]

they include the longer bolts too. bargain.

 

[cordobabrendy]

they look ok, but id contact some of the previous customers and see how they like them.

 

[Ric 2001]

Just looking at the difference between these and my Eibach once and the only comments I can come up with are:

* Eibach Aluminum Alloy, these are steel...
* Strength-Tested for All Applications.... are these???
* Extreme corrosion Protection
* Reduced Weight Compared to Steel Wheel Spacers

But these are a 1/2 price compared to Eibach, but the usual saying is "you get what you pay."

 

[cordobabrendy]

Ive got amd ones myself (cheeers again ken!) but this time i would disagree that its all about money. Spacers are machined bits of metal that are sandwiched between a wheel and a hub. Now, if it was made of chocolate or wood Id worry but seeing as its made of metal, id be happy to use them with a decent bolt.

 

[air121005]

what about these type of spacers, the ones you bolt to the hub then bolt the wheel to the spacer / hub?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20MM-Hubcentr...yZ122154QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

 

[cordobabrendy]

Not in a million years mate, the whole point of longer bolts is that its clamping the wheel onto the hub, doing it this way is actually inviting problems on.

 

[Ric 2001]

Yeah but metal to metal connections can create dissimilar metal corrosion, or is this just in the building trade?

 

[cordobabrendy]

Yeah but metal to metal connections can create dissimilar metal corrosion, or is this just in the building trade?

adding a membrane or paint etc would stop that but I wouldnt say its a problem with wheels, id be more worried about the effects of added weight and trusting two sets of unrelated bolts and holes.

 

[Tall-Paul]

Well i think im going to get them, afterall they're cheap enough. Ill let you know what it think of them soon! Cheers for your advice

 

[BeezerDiesel]

adding a membrane or paint etc would stop that but I wouldnt say its a problem with wheels, id be more worried about the effects of added weight and trusting two sets of unrelated bolts and holes.

I've always been a bit wary of these type spacers myself, but there are plenty of highly modified mk4 Golfs running these type of spacer (usually PCD adaptor spacers to fit Audi/Merc rims) without problems on track days etc. If using steel spacers you would want to coat them with either plenty of paint of at least grease.
I can't see too many problems with using two sets of shorter bolts instead of using one set of long bolts, as the long bolts must be subject to some pretty high stresses in their own right. Still just my opinion so don't hold me responsible if someone's wheel falls off at 100mph!!!!

 

[s3tony]

dont forget a good set of longer locking wheel bolts, unless you want someone to steal your alloys!!!! they will probably cost you more than the spacers...

 

[air121005]

dont forget a good set of longer locking wheel bolts, unless you want someone to steal your alloys!!!! they will probably cost you more than the spacers...

thats why i asked about the bolt to hub spacers the using your original bolts, fix the wheel to the spacer arrangement.

now you mention it the use of adaptor kits isn't unheard of.

if the wheel-spacer-hub with one set of bolts was to shear, the force required to shear shorter bolts used in the 2 sets of bolts arrangement would have to be GREATER wouldn't it?
because the bolts are longer the force required to cause failure would be LESS because of the greater torsion / shear forces generated.
like the difference between using a crow-bar or a screwdriver to prize something open!

 

[RichieRich]

yup i have been in a discusion about this before some people thought the 2 sets of shorter bolts would be better and some thought for some reason the longer bolts would be better... now i have a question to keep my anti theft wheel bolt with 5mm spacers on could i still use this with the other 4 bolts being 5mm longer?

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

Ive seen these spacers on ebay but they are alot cheaper than what i was originally goin to buy. Do u think they will be safe? I won't hold it against anyone if they fall off!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15mm-Hubcentr...yZ122154QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont by the 15mm ones!!!! Seriously! buy the 20mm ones! I got my spacers from this guy. he's sound and will do all he can to help. His name is Andy Collard of AC services. motor racing people....he knows what he's on about. I bought the 15mm spacers originally and the spigot on the spacer wouldnt fit on the spigot on the car....the car spigot was too long and the spacer wouldnt sit flat to the hub on the car. You cant grind the spacer out or the spigot on the car as the wheel bearing is right underneath and the little cap won't fit back on if you do.

Buy the 20mm ones. you have a set of bolts that bolt the spacer to the hub, then you use your standard wheel bolts and bolt the wheel into the spacer. I know some people on here say it's bad, but lets put it this way, I've thrown my car into corners and literally got air with the back wheels going over a hump back bridge at silly speeds and they're fine. Go for them. like you said, you cannot go wrong. only the 20mm ones. Pm if you are worried.

 

[hon_n_gem]

ive got 20mm rear spacers on thier way....but do you think fronts need spacers?? maybe 15mm??

 

[cordobabrendy]

not really matey, the front is wider than the rear from factory so you might as well only level things up.

 

[Barry.L]

Im running these delta mics spacers on my car(15mm ones). they didnt fit properly when i first got them, as they had been machined too shallow around the inside rim and didn't fully sit against the hub. i got 2mm taken off the inside edge and now they are fine. no problems since.

 

[bizzaboy]

Yes, I've read that the Spacers with one set of holes, requiring longer Bolts are a bad idea. As if you hit a pothole or kerb, it can knock the wheel out of alignment and cause the wheel not to run true!

Whereas the Spacer Kit where you use 2 sets of Bolts, Spacers to Hub - then Wheel to Spacers - will keep the Spacer/wheel central, and the said problem would not be an issue.

 

[cordobabrendy]

bizzaboy thats not likely as there are at least 4 bolts holding the wheel onto the hub with the spiggot already centralising the wheel. Adding another part (in this case the extra bolts) introduces more area to become stressed.