Guys, this is the "official" spacer comment thread, I am interested in getting them, mostly for the looks (I'd like my wheel/tire to fit flush with body). I don't think 15mm could hurt perfromance, but I've heard bad comments about spacers in general (actually NOT kspec spacers at all), but then again those comments were from people that might have had other problems as well and they possibly were blaming the spacers for free.

So, please post your comments here. Also, they could work to get rid of the captive bolts problem right?

 

Here's what I know about spacers, take it as you will:
the weight of a car is not held by the lug threads/bolts, but is actually held by the area that the hub sticks into the wheel (hence the importance of hubcentric rings in aftermarket wheels). Some spacers are just a piece of metal that you put between your wheel and rotor, and this can eliminate the needed hub space, leaving the weight of the car resting more on your lug threads than the hub. Bad news.

SOME spacers, usually the extreme ones that you bolt to the hub and have 4 (or 5) new threads/bolts to attach the wheels to have an extruding hub to lock your wheels in a "safer" way. Now, while this may be better and safer, now you have 2 sets of 4 lugs you need to make sure stay tight, and the only way to check 4 of those 8 lugs per wheel, is to take off the wheel. hmmm... quite a bit of work to make sure you're safe, and one or more of 4 wheels don't go rolling off on the freeway.

I too want to space the rear wheels of my car, but I'd rather get a wheel with a different offset in the back than put spacers on my car. Just my $0.02. drillsergeant.gif

 

As far as I know due to facts stated above they are illegal in Australia... I agree with Phorq, run a larger offset, much safer. Plus I personally reckon looks cooler with deep dished rims.

 

Wow, Z Bro, you still have captive hubs?

Replace them suckers!!!

 

Probably going to sound like a fool......but like they say, ask the question and your a fool for a moment, never ask and your a fool forever.


1. Captive hubs:- I take it that these are stock to all RD's? Thats with the bolts securing them.

2. How do you convert them to non-captive? What do you use as a donor car, if any?

3. Sorry, I dont mean to hijack, but I dont think it's worthy of a full new thread for a small question.

 

there are TONS of posts about this

please search mang

i bet there are as many posts about captive and noncaptive as there are TPS issues

 

i want to do that with my back wheels as well. i need like about an inch to shoot out my wheels. i dont think they would clear the captive bolts cause like the spacer do not have space for the captive bolts because of the extra studs.

 

1. The first lot of Coupes/Tiburons came with captive front rotors... Up to mid-1998, methinks.

2. Swap the front wheel hub assemblies & rotors with those off of a newer non-captive Coupe or Lantra. Mine came off a '99 model Lantra (I think) & cost me $50 a side from the wreckers. It's a pretty easy straight swap; it cost me $0 to fit them fing02.gif



Jose, it'd be best to do the non-captive swap & then just get new rims with a smaller offset... Like +35 offset with a 7.5" rim or something. You might need to have the guards rolled too.

 

Try searching.




Stock on RD1's through mid 98 as said above.



Newer RD series tiburons without captive hubs or elantras without them. Do a search, I even put up a DIY about how to do it.



Honestly, of COURSE you meant to, otherwise you WOULDN'T. Search, and post in the appropriate thread.

 

Well I know they would look cool, but the whole safety thing as Phorq was talking about worries me..what's the largest offset we can run on our cars? what's the largest offset anyone IS running + pictures??