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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gary ED30 on January 14, 2014, 08:44:39 pm

Title: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: Gary ED30 on January 14, 2014, 08:44:39 pm

I'm getting eibach sportlines fitted to my edition 30 on Friday and fancying getting wheel spacers aswell. Can anyway help on the best sizes to go for? Cheers

Title: Re: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: MC71 on January 14, 2014, 08:57:26 pm

If your running the standard 8" ET51 Pescara's then 8mm Hubcentric spacers will be ok. Group buy on here for H&R goodies and there the peeps for spacers....

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Title: Re: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: D8MOA on January 14, 2014, 08:59:10 pm

alex cant get hold of 8mm at the moment.... i have fitted 10mm all round on mine

Title: Re: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: Gary ED30 on January 14, 2014, 09:02:44 pm

Is 10mm the most I would get on the back? Cheers

Title: Re: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: D8MOA on January 14, 2014, 09:10:47 pm

Quote from: Gary ED30 on January 14, 2014, 09:02:44 pm

Is 10mm the most I would get on the back? Cheers

think iv seen people with 12-15mm on rear

Title: Re: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: xjay1337 on January 14, 2014, 09:11:59 pm

8mm spacers are not even worth doing IMO on et51 7.5j
You can fit et36 on the rear with no rubbing quite happily. I'd get 15mm personally.

Title: Re: Wheel spacers question.
Post by: Gary ED30 on January 14, 2014, 09:27:48 pm

Thanks for the advise :)