wheel spacers laws

by **butcher** » June 13th, 2008, 5:28 pm

Hi all would anyone know what the go is with wheel spacer. I know what there used for. But whats the law with them. and would anyone know how to change the studs on them. cheers

by **Bipolar** » June 13th, 2008, 5:30 pm

The law says no spacers.

by **Nikk O'lass** » June 13th, 2008, 5:43 pm

Bipolar wrote:The law says no spacers.

by **krisisdog** » June 13th, 2008, 5:50 pm

Yeh unless your a Porsche they're illegal. Theres probably a few others that fit them factory.... but yeh unless you can get them engineered wheel spacers/ hub adaptors are illegal aus wide.

by **SnyperEB** » June 13th, 2008, 5:54 pm

Cover em up I have AU brake dust covers between the rim and the spacer. You cant even see em!

by **EB Booster** » June 17th, 2008, 12:00 am

Im getting spacers on my car, I dont think a cop could be F*cked givein you a ticket for that.
By the way im payin 65 bucks each for mine what are you you payin ?

by **LTDHO** » June 17th, 2008, 8:11 am

$65 each???? That is way to cheap.

I'd be seriously concerned about their build quality.

One thing I would never do cheap would be the hub adaptors.

by **wolf** » June 17th, 2008, 10:12 am

LTDHO wrote:$65 each???? That is way to cheap.

I'd be seriously concerned about their build quality.

One thing I would never do cheap would be the hub adaptors.

yeah the last thing ya need to happen s to drive down the road and get overtaken by your own wheel.

by **krisisdog** » June 17th, 2008, 11:29 am

LTDHO wrote:$65 each???? That is way to cheap.

I'd be seriously concerned about their build quality.

One thing I would never do cheap would be the hub adaptors.

$65 x 4 = $260.... thats the right price, theyre about $250-300 for a set. I was told that both Tempe Tyres and the Tyre Factory do sets for $250.

by **EB Booster** » June 17th, 2008, 1:20 pm

yea im getting mine from wheel worx performance centre. They said try the slip on 3-8mm ones i was um no there like 12.95 each i want
20-30mm bolton spacers. Maybe i should i work there ? chick didnt no what she was talking about but she was hot so ill let that slide

by **Dezza** » June 17th, 2008, 1:48 pm

wolf wrote:
LTDHO wrote:$65 each???? That is way to cheap.

I'd be seriously concerned about their build quality.

One thing I would never do cheap would be the hub adaptors.

yeah the last thing ya need to happen s to drive down the road and get overtaken by your own wheel.

Yeah. It's not fun!

by **krisisdog** » June 17th, 2008, 2:47 pm

EB Booster wrote:yea im getting mine from wheel worx performance centre. They said try the slip on 3-8mm ones i was um no there like 12.95 each i want
20-30mm bolton spacers. Maybe i should i work there ? chick didnt no what she was talking about but she was hot so ill let that slide

Yeh you need the 30-34 mm bolt on hub adaptors, the other ones are just spacers. Theyd probably be okay for the rear, but they shorten how much thread the wheel nut has.

by **EB Booster** » June 17th, 2008, 4:27 pm

im putting BA Mags on mine would they still fit

by **krisisdog** » June 17th, 2008, 4:51 pm

with hub adaptors. theyll go on the rear without them i think, but they sit too far in.

by **AaronEF8** » June 17th, 2008, 5:53 pm

So has anyone got a pic of an adaptor mounted on the front hub of an E-Series?

by **Damo** » June 17th, 2008, 5:59 pm

Pics of adapters on Tocchis` EF

by **LUXO_8** » June 17th, 2008, 6:16 pm

^^
he did fit the wrong wheel nuts though IIRC....

by **AaronEF8** » June 17th, 2008, 6:23 pm

He must have for that to happen, the spacer looks on there nice & tight still. Either that or they wern't tightened when they were fitted.

by **krisisdog** » June 17th, 2008, 7:16 pm

Yes he had the wrong nuts on the adaptor. Theres nothing wrong with hub adaptors, as long as you dont buy cheap and nasty, and fit the right nuts.

by **Nikk O'lass** » June 17th, 2008, 9:59 pm

EB Booster wrote:im putting BA Mags on mine would they still fit

You could just find a set of BA wheels in E-Eseries offset if you worried about stuff...

by **Malakai** » June 17th, 2008, 10:03 pm

Are you guys fecking serious with your replies. It's simple, don't do it! Get the right wheels instead. Wheel spacers are a bad idea. Period!

by **butcher** » June 17th, 2008, 10:12 pm

hey all i did the Spacers. An you know what my front wheel came of. it snaped the studs off cause of the extra weight and stress on them. An i payed $400 for them. Im the same now dont do it. Look for the right wheels. will cost you more in the end..

by **Nikk O'lass** » June 17th, 2008, 10:15 pm

lol, WtF that was quick, massive fail!

by **butcher** » June 17th, 2008, 10:25 pm

lol i know. so now on the lookout for new wheels. 18s or 19s. trying to sell the other ones now

by **SIKORA** » June 18th, 2008, 12:33 am

what wheels are they will they fit e-series HAHAHA KIDDINGGGGGGGGGGGGG

by **TUFED6** » June 18th, 2008, 8:49 am

I'd run spacers in a heartbeat if I needed to. Nothing at all wrong with good quality ones.

In fact my car has done quite a few dyno pulls & many street km's with slip on spacers on the rear.

As someone already mentioned, the bolt on type are factory fitted on some Porches.

You wouldn't find a drift car that doesn't run them, and I reckon they would get a fairly hard life on the track.

Provided they are good quality and properly fitted (same as any suspension component really), they are safe as houses.

by **Steady** » June 18th, 2008, 9:05 am

87.45% of all problems with hub adaptors are because people buy them without checking what thread pitch the hub adaptor studs use.

by **butcher** » June 18th, 2008, 10:19 am

SIKORA wrote:what wheels are they will they fit e-series HAHAHA KIDDINGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Ha ha yes they fit, In my boot. there a multi fit ford holden. Au on and any commy.
but getting the spacer fixed now

by **EB Booster** » June 18th, 2008, 3:20 pm

I just got spacers any one no what ones go on the back on front

by **pHaT`eL** » June 18th, 2008, 3:51 pm

Yep, 2 are for the front, 2 are for the back.

by **EB Booster** » June 18th, 2008, 4:02 pm

haha yea really I didn’t know that

but um yea some one told me out of the 4 there are 2 different, And they are to go on the back I don’t have a clue which ones though if that makes sense to any one ?

by **krisisdog** » June 18th, 2008, 6:04 pm

Do you have 4 hub adaptors? or 2 hubs and 2 spacers?

by **EB Booster** » June 19th, 2008, 12:27 am

krisisdog wrote:Do you have 4 hub adaptors? or 2 hubs and 2 spacers?

2 hubs and 2 spacers

by **krisisdog** » June 19th, 2008, 12:37 am

Hubs go on the front, you need the full 30-36mm they provide to clear the suspension. Make sure you have the correct nuts on.
spacers (rings) slip over the back studs. Make sure there is plenty of thread for the nuts on the rear though.

by **EB Booster** » June 19th, 2008, 2:26 pm

krisisdog wrote:Hubs go on the front, you need the full 30-36mm they provide to clear the suspension. Make sure you have the correct nuts on.
spacers (rings) slip over the back studs. Make sure there is plenty of thread for the nuts on the rear though.

will do cheers

by **AaronEF8** » June 19th, 2008, 2:29 pm

you're using slip-on spacers? :shock:

Do they have a hub machined into them?

by **Steady** » June 19th, 2008, 2:31 pm

There is nowhere near enough stud for a 30mm slip on spacer, front or rear.

by **krisisdog** » June 19th, 2008, 6:50 pm

You dont need spacers for the rear - the slip on rings are like 5mm, just helps to push the rim out a bit so the back end doesnt look so awkward.

by **Steady** » June 19th, 2008, 7:27 pm

So they are still tucked in like 25-30mm

Gay.

by **krisisdog** » June 19th, 2008, 7:30 pm

Yeh pretty much.

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