Spacers for front wheels

[JCresswell]

Anybody know where i can get a set of 5mm spacers for my car, ASAP! uk brakes are tight aganst the wheels!!!!!!

[Nathan]

IMO I think you are playing with fire. I wouldn't run 5mm spacers on the stock studs. The Mk4 studs are unusually short compared to other cars and simply don't give you enough leeway.

 

I ran 3mm spacers on mine for a short time, and even then I wasn't entirely happy doing it- I think there was something like 5 turns on the nuts which isn't enough. I ended up running 12mm CNC-milled spacers which actually bolted to the original hubs and carried their own studs. Very safe, but also very expensive and AFAIK are only available from Japan. Also, because of the design, you can only get them in fairly big widths which might make them unavailable for your use.

 

The only other option is to pull the hubs off and fit longer studs. A few of our customers have done this. In fact, one did it to run 3mm spacers.

 

Regards,

 

Nathan

TDI PLC

[JCresswell]

MMMMMM okay ill get some studs, any idea what lenth ill need?

 

for 5mm spacers???

 

Cheers

[Nathan]

It's not critical. If they are too long you can always cut them down.

 

Take a wheel off and get an idea of how long the original ones are. Add at least 5mm and bingo.

 

Try Demon Tweeks for the parts. Although expensive, they have a huge range of spacers/nuts/studs.

 

Cheers,

 

Nathan

TDI PLC

[JCresswell]

I Found a website http://WWW.Trackstore.co.uk, chap was very helpfull and had everything i needed, ill let you know how good it is, but he dose race meetings etc!!!!, so should be a high standard, Spacers £3.50 each! studs £1.00 P&P for next day £7.00 very fair i thought, we'll just have to see how good it is, Ill do a full write up once the brake conversion is done,

 

 

Cheers

 

J