hi everyone,

I have finally received my new wheels and bought spacers for it. i just had a problem or two to solve.

I received 10mm concentric spacers with bolts but when attached they rub my hand brake, the shop keeper gave me also 2 x 5mm "non" concentric spacers and with them the bolts will not rub the hand brake.

But will the bolts resist or not if the wheels are not sustained by the concentric part?????? That is my biggest question. So if I place the 10mm and 5mm then will the wheels stain in place or not.... ????? Does anyone know....???

I am going to try them in an hour max so could someone reply quickly... I would rather have the 15mm concentric spacers but haven't found any right now in finland.

So please advice me and make me smarter

 

any idea????? Anyone??

Maybe I used the wrong terms. So I meant that in the 10mm spacers I have the lip is it hub centric and in the 5 mm nothing to hold the wheels just a plate with holes....

 

ok the wheels are now placed but I have a weird feeling when I was test driving it. When I brake or accelerate everything goes perfectly but when I drive to a bump the car kind of jumps to the right. ?????

What might cause it???? The wheels are the same size in front as OEM wheels and on the back they are et 35 but with 10mm+5mm spacers. I think I am going to order the 15mm spacers just to be shure but what may cause the jumping???

 

Are the bolts too long? The bolts should be as many mm longer as the spacers.

 

I think you car is dangerous and you better get rid of the non-centric spacers. When I changed wheels, I used 10mm spacers in the rear with stock bolts. The new aftermarket wheels had a thinner hub than stock. In front I had to use shorter bolts with no spacers. If your bolts are too long just buy shorter bolts. Discount Tire sold me mine.

 

martosh

Listen to what Lantana said. It is not safe to operate your car without hub-centric spacers or without the wheels "piloted" to the hub. Without the hub pilots you are relying on only the torque of the wheel bolts to hold the wheel on AND center it.

Get 15 mm hub-centric spacers to use with the new wheel bolts. Or you can get shorter wheel bolts and use the 10mm spacers. Just don't rely on the wheel bolts and non- hub-ed spacers - very dangerous!

Stay safe and let us know how it works out...


Respectfully,


Paul (MisterTaz)

 

Or get a stud conversion kit!!

 

Thx all for all the comments.

I called the tire shop and told him that I am not satified with these 10mm and 5mm non hub-centric spacers. and that the car feels un safe. He told me that he can sell me 18mm spacers that might work perfectly for the back Wheels. i will have to wait for them until next week.

I ahve alos a strange feeling in directing the car. When i have my winter tires and the OEM rims the car is perfect, corners good, goes straight and everthing but now it feels like jumping in the co´rners. i don't know if it was because of the spacers behind or do I have a problem in my rims. I have to check them out too.

Maybe they are not well balanced. Cos' I don't see how it is possible, I know that I am not a genious in mechanics but i have the OEM tires installed in the new rims that are the same size that the OEM rims. ET35 225/40/18" and 5x112 so the same as the OEM on the new one.

And behind I have instead of the ET22 5x112 I now have ET35 5x112. And I am going to install 18mm spacers cos the bolts are a little too long with 10mm or 15mm spacers ( sounds like it when you turn the wheels when parked and car lifted up) I can make 5 and a half roud with the key to take the bolts of. so with 18mm it should be 4 1/3 if I calculate correctly.

Will see next week. but Thx again for the info's.

 

Why don't you just get the right length bolts and use the 10mm spacer which should be fine with your new wheels?

 

This would be my suggestion also.

 

Whats better......... Longer bolts or switch over to longer studs?