Spacers

Baldwin

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Hi am wondering what the effect of spacers will be on the handling does adding them make a noticable difference?

What sort of set up should i look for?
 

L280R

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yeah they give the car alot more grip and stability. You need to go the whole hog tho! coilovers and role bars
 

Baldwin

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May 4, 2009
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Cool, what sort of size is the best? i see alot of people rocking the 10 mm? Where do you get the longer bolts from? I have had a look at halfords and they dont seem to have any long enough.
 

adam cupra 20vt

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Cool, what sort of size is the best? i see alot of people rocking the 10 mm? Where do you get the longer bolts from? I have had a look at halfords and they dont seem to have any long enough.


It really depends on the width and offset of your wheels.
 

Baldwin

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May 4, 2009
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Thanks alot would you say the wider the better or is there a limit? 20 mm all round sounds quite nice to me!
Can you get long locking wheel nuts?

Does it effect your turning circle?

FYI i have the standard LCR rims set up standard.

Cheers!
 

james walker

cooling is the key people
May 24, 2007
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leave the fornts as they are mate, the lcr has a wider fornt track, youll be evening the track out by spacing the rear

10mm, 20mm total rear track widening is the favoured and no issues with rubbing etc..

you can get longer locking bolts, think badger 5 may do them.

you want a 40mm long bolt, the lcr is 27mm oem, so plus 10mm is 37mm, 40mm is the closest.
 

Baldwin

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May 4, 2009
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leave the fornts as they are mate, the lcr has a wider fornt track, youll be evening the track out by spacing the rear

10mm, 20mm total rear track widening is the favoured and no issues with rubbing etc..

you can get longer locking bolts, think badger 5 may do them.

you want a 40mm long bolt, the lcr is 27mm oem, so plus 10mm is 37mm, 40mm is the closest.

Thanks mate, do you know what size bolt comes with the ebay spacers. I would like to go for 20mm so i would need 50 mm bolts does badger man do thoes?
 

adam cupra 20vt

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He does 40's as I ordered a set last week......

He has a section 'Badger5' in the sponsors section so you could always ask on there :)
 

james walker

cooling is the key people
May 24, 2007
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retford notts
Thanks mate, do you know what size bolt comes with the ebay spacers. I would like to go for 20mm so i would need 50 mm bolts does badger man do thoes?

so you want to go for 40mm total rear track widening??

thats a little excessive mate really... upto you but fot looks and handling bebefits id stick to 20mm total track widening.

bill probably will get them yes

the bolts from the ebay spacers are 40mm, correct size for lcr.
 

adam cupra 20vt

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If you buy bolts seperatly there M14 x 1.5 although if you buy a kit will obviously come with correct bolts.

40mm wide track might cause bit of rubbing?
 

EmDee

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I have 20s on the back of mine - reason being I had to put 15's up front so my alloys would clear my brakes.

It's lowered on Eibach springs and yes, the tyres rub the arches when you've got people in the back.

I have solved the issue by not giving people lifts.

I was actually thinking of maybe running 215s on the back instead of 225s, I think that would eliminate the problem, I just don't like the idea of having less rubber on the road.
 
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