Bad Offset, No Trouble?

1. darrenscerri L-plater Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 44 Citroen Saxo 1.1 2001

   #1 18th April 2011, 22:08

   Just bought a set of wheels, but they are ET25. Shop said that they'll be fine so I trusted him, and assured me that if I have any scraping he'll put on a set of spacers free of charge. No scraping or problems yet but I've noticed that the rear wheel is sitting very very close to the "brake arm" (sorry for the non technical term)... maybe 2 mm clearance. But still the shop said that the arm only moves vertically so there will be no problems. Should I just leave the wheels as they are and leave my mind to rest?!
   
   Wheels are 6j 14", tyres 195/65/14.
   
   Thanks!
2. shaneio Established Member Joined: Nov 2008 welwyn garden city, hertfordshire Posts: 2313 s1 106 xsi

   #2 19th April 2011, 11:03

   tbh mate id put a set of 5-10mm spacers on the rears
3. darrenscerri L-plater Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 44 Citroen Saxo 1.1 2001

   #3 19th April 2011, 12:33

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by shaneio tbh mate id put a set of 5-10mm spacers on the rears

   Would I need longer bolts for 5mm spacers? I guess if I go with 10mm spacers I'd need longer bolts?
4. OGGY-VTR Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Stevenage Herts Posts: 155 Yellow X reg Saxo Vtr

   #4 19th April 2011, 19:24

   i would get longer bolts just to be on the safe side fella, as the standard ones would only be n about 3turns
5. user_39284 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2009 Pembrokeshire Posts: 3952 DubYaRex

   #5 20th April 2011, 04:10

   Spacers with longer bolts are bad,
   
   Go for hubcentric.. bolt the spacer to the hub, and the wheel to the spacer
   ALOT safer, only down side is they cost abit more
   
   
   
   Some one correct me if im wrong?
6. darrenscerri L-plater Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 44 Citroen Saxo 1.1 2001

   #6 21st April 2011, 11:32

   Ok sorted now. Put 5mm spacers on the rear. Bolts were already a bit long as I had about 9 turns with 5mm spacers!