wheel spacers

hi all i got 19" rs6 alloys on ma mk4 golf with 235/35 tyres on, but they rub wen on full lock, jus wonderin if any cud tel me wot size spacers and bolts i wud need n where i can get them from

yh i have the same problem, i bought some universal spacers from halfords in lynn, they do the job, think they were around 10 pound for a pair, you can try my 3mm ones see if they work if you want

nice 1 mate, i hav seen them in halfords but sum1 told me they need 2 b vw spacific, ill pm u in abit

k80 n krl wrote:

nice 1 mate, i hav seen them in halfords but sum1 told me they need 2 b vw spacific, ill pm u in abit

Nahh I doubt you will need specific, I bought those same spacers but in 10mm for my mk2 Polo, fit just fine and yeah was fairly cheap, they made all the difference

theoretically you "should" have hubcentric spacers, and longer bolts to suit, as all vw wheels are hubcentric, meaning the weight of the wheel sits on the raised hub lip on the disc / drum.

The universal ones from halfords are not hubcentric, as the centre hole is too large, and not a tight fit on the hub ring. This will work, but is not ideal, as the weight and centre of the wheel is all hanging from the bolts and threads themselves.

Fine generally if you're onyl running a couple of mm spacers, but deffo not recomended.

The hub centric setup also means the wheel will be bolted up completely central to the axis its spinning on, as if you run 4 or 5mm spacers or bigger, you'll not be on the hub centre anymore, meaning the wheel could well be bolted up tight a mm or so off from centre, and you'll get bad vibration, as if out fo balance.....

does this make sense???or am i just babbling on now, lol??

Jesus Rixy is there anything you dont know... haha. . Yeah I had to get longer bolts but I dint seem to have any issues with vibration, I found that my 4 stud pattern didnt allow the spacer to move at all but may be different on other cars.

I have also just realised that my spacers being 10mm take up all the lip on the hub and so the full weight is on the bolts, when fitting them I counted 8 complete turns on each bolt, does this sound sufficient

lol, sorry mate, like i said, i been around vw's since i was about 15, lol, and been building cars constantly, encountering many many problems and learning all the time, lol......

Urm......8 turns should suffice, i was once told that 6 full turns is fine, so 8 should be good :-) up to you though, its your car, and your wheels, if you're happy,then they'll be fine :-)

As i've said, small width spacers are fine, or will be fine, but larger ones should deffo be hub centric.....

What would you class as small and big spacers? My wifey drives it so want to make sure im not putting her life in danger...

i used some grease to stick my spacer on the wheel before i put it on so that it lined up right, but if you only want to see what size you need to buy or to get you out of a muddle it should be fine

clarkiedub wrote:

i used some grease to stick my spacer on the wheel before i put it on so that it lined up right, but if you only want to see what size you need to buy or to get you out of a muddle it should be fine

its not the spacer on the wheel you need to to worry about, its the wheel on the hub....

but yeah, as i've said, many many people use these all the time, and are fine, and will deffo get u outta a muddle......

i dont use it anymore, it was just after my tyre blew after rubbing on the coilover i thought i had to prevent another messy pants moment lol

Like it....

where can i get hubcentric spacers from then rixy n do uno wot sort of price r they?

venom motorsport bud, they are prob one of the easiest places to get some from??

Rixy wrote:

venom motorsport bud, they are prob one of the easiest places to get some from??

There is a place in Wisbech (motorworld) that does them I think about 20 notes for a set

you could get some spiggot rings that would fit onto your hub and then the spacer would then fit on to the ring. this ensures that everything is centralised.

arent they just the normal ones though, not the hubcentric ones??? or do they have to order them in? as hibcentric ones are for each individual car make and model.......

Not sure if they still do but we used to sell hubcentric ones at sca race and rally center in norwich... they are to order but you can call and check prices 01603 789909. sorry i cant remember prices though, however it would be a full kit (with bolts)...

they do indeed, sca sell everything, and dont sell any crap, so they'd be worth a shot......

Rixy wrote:

arent they just the normal ones though, not the hubcentric ones??? or do they have to order them in? as hibcentric ones are for each individual car make and model.......

yeah the spiggot rings are size specific i.e. 57.1 internally to fit snug on the hub and then what ever size is needed to fill the wheel.

I was toooo tight to buy some for the back off mine so I made use off a grinder and cut some old disc's and use the face off them for spacers HAHAHA and it works just as well

indeed it does? and they are hubcentric :-) seen this done a few times over the years :-)

you could even run them up to a machine shop, and get them lathed down in thickness if you need a smaller width spacer, or weld 2x of them togher and then get machined up if u needded wider ones??

i'd bet they'd still be far cheaper than buying proper ones??

then u just need longer bolts?

Thats pretty cool, I aint hurd about doin that before...

BugGav68 wrote:

Thats pretty cool, I aint hurd about doin that before...

Well you have seen it then without knowing HAHAHA ,when you saw the back off my car, eating the Jag 20D down the road sooooo you have seen it in motion as well