spacers

[bugjamin]

Good morning to everyone,

Are spacers a bad way to go?

I know that adapters are really bad but are spacers the same? I would like to add width to my track and place a set of wider that currently fit (backside) rims onto my car and need to know where I can buy a 1 inch spacer if someone makes it? They are porsche pattern and would be on a vw drum?

Thanks for your input,
Bugjamin

[Rob]

I'm looking at spacers as well.
What I have found so far is that the H&R spacers are ridiculously (sp?) expensive.
However, the 'generic fit' spacers are crap, because you'll never get them located propely and as a result your wheels will be out of balance.

There's a guy in the Subaru club that I am meeting Saturday and he says he can make high quality spacers for me. I have to bring the wheel for him to take measurements. I'll keep you posted.

BTW, I'm running a custom boltpattern (4x100)

Rob.

[yetibone]

We run 19mm spacers on Hummbug with no ill effects so far. It was the only way to get 17x9" Cup3's to stay away from what remains of the bump-stops.


Yetibone

[MattKab]

Originally posted by bugjamin
Good morning to everyone,

Are spacers a bad way to go?

I know that adapters are really bad but are spacers the same? I would like to add width to my track and place a set of wider that currently fit (backside) rims onto my car and need to know where I can buy a 1 inch spacer if someone makes it? They are porsche pattern and would be on a vw drum?

Thanks for your input,
Bugjamin

Some 944's have a ~21mm spacer on the rear as standard. Have the longer studs from the same hub pressed into your drums?

Matt

[vujade]

doesnt Porsche use bolt on spacers for anything over 1/2" ?

[yetibone]

I got mine from aftermarket, drilled the holes and pressed them in myself. I also made my own spacers.

The brakes are CB's Rear disk/ Roto-hub Conversion drilled 5x130.



Yetibone

[zen]

if you are going to convert bolt pattern, i believe you end up in a two piece adapter most of the time. not ideal. i converted my drum pattern and then used a 5x130 to 5x130 spacer. got them here...

http://www.motorsport-tech.com/Pages/Pricing.html

[NYBugman1972]

I have a set of 1" bolt-on style spacers on the back of my car. No problems at all. Just make sure they're of good quality. Unfortunatly, that often means high $. I paid something around $200 for mine, but they were also out of the Tweeks catalog, which can be a little expensive.

Anyway, as long as everything is put together correctly and you use good quality, you'll be OK.