MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Russ_leeds on February 24, 2012, 10:44:13 pm
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Hi all, I've just had my NQSBBK fitted, and had to get some 3mm universal spacers to get me home. I want to change these to some 5mm hubcentric ones as the clearance is minimal on the 3mm and I dont trust universal ones.
Has anyone got any suggestions on which ones to go for? Will I also need longer wheel bolts for 5mm spacers? and is it worth doing the rear aswell mainly for stance and to widen the track?
cheers
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5mm won't be true hubcentric spacers i.e they won't have the lip.
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so should i just stick with the 3mm ones i have then? whats the smallest hubcentric spacers you can get?
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I think 10mm is the smallest you'll find with a lip. Unless you're doing it for cosmetic reasons I'd stick with the 3mm ones.
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cheers mate, not sure now. The stance would be a lot better especially as its lowered :party:
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I'm surprised the NQSBBK doesn't fit behind Monza 2's? :popcornsoda:
If you are running a spacer of any size I would be inclined to change the bolts to match.
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Monzas need spacers IMO. You'll really notice an improvement with 10mm all round. I went for 15mm at the rear and 10mm at the front.
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I think you can get 5 mil hub centric spacers. When DaveB was putting my kit together he found a company that does them i seem to remember. Also i ran normal 3 mil spacers with no problems. As long as you check all the parts regular they should be fine. :happy2:
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I'm surprised the NQSBBK doesn't fit behind Monza 2's? :popcornsoda:
If you are running a spacer of any size I would be inclined to change the bolts to match.
I didnt think they did until the wheels didnt go back on :signLOL:
Will the 3mm be ok on standard bolts until i get some bigger spacers sorted?
cheers
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I'm surprised the NQSBBK doesn't fit behind Monza 2's? :popcornsoda:
If you are running a spacer of any size I would be inclined to change the bolts to match.
I didnt think they did until the wheels didnt go back on :signLOL:
Will the 3mm be ok on standard bolts until i get some bigger spacers sorted?
cheers
Yep the will be ok just keep checking them unitl you get bigger bolts. :happy2:
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whats the best place to get some hubcentric spacers from? Just looked on awesomes website and they dont sell any hubcentric. Im wanting 10mm fromt and 15mm rear.
Are there any downsides to fitting spacers?
cheers for the help
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I've got the Forge Motorsport spacers. Ran them for a few years now with no issues whatsoever.
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where did you get them from mate?
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http://www.fr-rtuning-shop.co.uk (http://www.fr-rtuning-shop.co.uk)
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whats the best place to get some hubcentric spacers from? Just looked on awesomes website and they dont sell any hubcentric. Im wanting 10mm fromt and 15mm rear.
Are there any downsides to fitting spacers?
cheers for the help
I would also look at H&R spacers, 10 and 15mm hubcentric available from DPM Performance. Have a look here for those and others mate - http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/golf-5-05-09-wheel-spacers-c-1909_1945_2950.html
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I ran 8mm non-centric H&R's for a while w/stock 18"x7.5" w/225-40 rubber. I needed longer bolts for them as stock bolt length only allowed less than 2 full turns.
It was also lowered to 25" through the center of the wheel from the ground to the top of the arch. With this set-up, it only rubbed hard when cornering over bumpy roads that caused bouncing. However, no damaged was caused by this.
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cheers guys. Im running 35mm h&r springs on monza 2's, do you think ill get rubbing with 10mm front and 15 mm rear spacers then?
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Has anyone fitted 20mm spacers to the rear and have a picture? Considering getting some to sit behind the OEM Pescaras, might have to change tyres but they're nearly fully worn anyhow.
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This is a pic of 18x8 w/225-40's, 45 offset, and 8mm spacers on the back.
This would = oem 18x7.5 w/225=40's, 48 offset(oem), and 12mm spacers on the back.
Sits at 25" from the ground to the center of the arch, and would rub if the road was bumpy in the curves.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2F2007%2520gti%2F0071024x516.jpg&hash=55a72b974356c3070343dcbab2f7584f8f53cc3c)
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This is a pic of 18x8 w/225-40's, 45 offset, and 8mm spacers on the back.
This would = oem 18x7.5 w/225=40's, 48 offset(oem), and 12mm spacers on the back.
Sits at 25" from the ground to the center of the arch, and would rub if the road was bumpy in the curves.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2F2007%2520gti%2F0071024x516.jpg&hash=55a72b974356c3070343dcbab2f7584f8f53cc3c)
Brilliant, thanks for that.
Looks good! :happy2: