What are the biggest spacers i could put on???
02-17-2008, 04:53 AM
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I wanted to know what are biggest spacers i could put on: Wheels: Front and Rear: 8 x 18, ET 20
But i dont want to do anything else on the car.
Greets
I wanted to know what are biggest spacers i could put on: Wheels: Front and Rear: 8 x 18, ET 20
But i dont want to do anything else on the car.
Greets
02-17-2008, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='532553' date='Feb 17 2008, 10:59 PM
id say 5mm spacers.
02-17-2008, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Mach_666' post='532608' date='Feb 18 2008, 01:44 PM
Are you sure?? I thought on 20 or 30 mm on each Wheel??!
02-18-2008, 05:27 AM
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I am doing 12 or 15 in the in the rear
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Depends on the tyre width you plan to use. It Is almost impossible for the rim to rub to the fender, or to the wheel wells.
Ie. an 8J rim with 10mm spacer fitted and with a 245 tyre mounted won't rub, whereas the same setup, but with a 255 tyre, may rub.
Assuming that you have the stock 245 tyres all around, you can go for up to 7 mm spacer - 8 mm max front and up to 15mm spacer - 16 mm max rear, leaving space for a 2-3mm gap.
Available space front stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 10 mm
Available space rear stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 18 mm.
Ie. an 8J rim with 10mm spacer fitted and with a 245 tyre mounted won't rub, whereas the same setup, but with a 255 tyre, may rub.
Assuming that you have the stock 245 tyres all around, you can go for up to 7 mm spacer - 8 mm max front and up to 15mm spacer - 16 mm max rear, leaving space for a 2-3mm gap.
Available space front stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 10 mm
Available space rear stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 18 mm.
02-18-2008, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='532667' date='Feb 18 2008, 11:14 AM
Depends on the tyre width you plan to use. It Is almost impossible for the rim to rub to the fender, or to the wheel wells.
Ie. an 8J rim with 10mm spacer fitted and with a 245 tyre mounted won't rub, whereas the same setup, but with a 255 tyre, may rub.
Assuming that you have the stock 245 tyres all around, you can go for up to 7 mm spacer - 8 mm max front and up to 15mm spacer - 16 mm max rear, leaving space for a 2-3mm gap.
Available space front stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 10 mm
Available space rear stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 18 mm.
Ie. an 8J rim with 10mm spacer fitted and with a 245 tyre mounted won't rub, whereas the same setup, but with a 255 tyre, may rub.
Assuming that you have the stock 245 tyres all around, you can go for up to 7 mm spacer - 8 mm max front and up to 15mm spacer - 16 mm max rear, leaving space for a 2-3mm gap.
Available space front stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 10 mm
Available space rear stock with 8JX18ET20 and 245/40R18 tire: 18 mm.
I have measured > 25 mm free space till the fender edge...
In the past summer i had 20 mm all around, but there was even more free space... soi thought on 30 mm??
i have 235 / 40 / 18
thx
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Originally Posted by Mach_666' post='532706' date='Feb 18 2008, 07:19 PM
Hello Nick!
I have measured > 25 mm free space till the fender edge...
In the past summer i had 20 mm all around, but there was even more free space... soi thought on 30 mm??
i have 235 / 40 / 18
thx
I have measured > 25 mm free space till the fender edge...
In the past summer i had 20 mm all around, but there was even more free space... soi thought on 30 mm??
i have 235 / 40 / 18
thx
At front, the tire is rubbing to the inner plastic wheel well's center - right above the tyre, not to the fender's arch.
In the rear it will rub to the inner arch, between the upper and the rear end of the wheel arch.
You can only measure correctly with the springs fully pressed.
If you have 235/40 then you can add +4 mm to the spacers above.
02-18-2008, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mach_666' post='532715' date='Feb 18 2008, 07:51 PM
then the 20 mm all around were quite the limit??
thanks
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