spacers on track cars

1. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #1 28th November 2007, 19:59

   well i want to run brembo 4 pots, under my vts wheels
   
   i understand i have to use spacers (16mm)
   
   just wondering will i experience any problems? or will it be fine?
   
   and just genral thoughts.
   
   cheers
2. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #2 28th November 2007, 20:03

   If you use them use hubcentric ones..
   
   The Saxo Kit Car's use quite large Hubcentrics on the back, but then they aren't doing much..
3. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #3 28th November 2007, 20:04

   ah cheers james i didnt reliease you where on msn lol
4. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

   #4 28th November 2007, 20:05

   It really depends on what spacers you have really mate. IMO running a flat
   spacer between the wheel and hub may be a bit iffy. The stress along a longer
   wheel bolt for example
   
   Theres them hubcentric ones that actually sit on the hub? Bit tighter but then again
   imo you still have the issue of the longer bolts.
   
   On mine I use 25mm spacers!! :shock:
   But they are different.
   
   Basically the spacer bolts onto the hub with 4 of their own special bolts. You
   then bolt the wheel to JUST the spacer with your regular sized wheel bolts.
   The spacer has a total of 8 thread holes, 4 special ones for the hub bolting,
   then 4 regular ones for the whee to hub.
   
   Its really hard to explain but did the trick at Rockingham and Trax..
5. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #5 28th November 2007, 20:07

   You have hubcentrics rushy..
6. frankie Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye

   #6 28th November 2007, 20:08

   i get what your saying rushy, and thats what worried me, the amount of stress on the bolt, and there quite long.
   
   i get what your on about with your spacers.
7. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #7 28th November 2007, 20:11

   You want Eibach Pro Spacers..
   
   They have 4 bolts that bolt to the wheel then the wheel bolts to the spacer itself..
   
   Stops the use of long wheel studs..
8. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

   #8 28th November 2007, 20:11

   its a great design, and H&R design them for track use. But they dont come cheap!
   
   I have a wicked pic of them somewhere...
   
   
   
   Found it!
9. djrem Saxperience Addict Joined: Feb 2007 Ramsden Bellhouse (Billericay) Posts: 12826 Various.

   #9 28th November 2007, 20:55

   what sort of price are they?
10. rushy_23 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Aug 2004 West Mids Posts: 15392 '98 EK9 N1

    #10 28th November 2007, 20:59

    105 per axle I was charged without delivery. So about £60 per spacer I think?
    
    Being honest though I only just realised that hubcentric ones arent far off that
    price so why bother with them!
11. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

    #11 28th November 2007, 21:01

    Also Foggy (has the saxo rally car) off here uses hubcentrics on that and they take abuse like you have never seen on gravel, they will be fine on track..