Can someone make sense of what spacers i need for my wheels please?

1. AdamDougal Established Member Joined: Jun 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 1673 2002 Quicksilver

   #1 1st September 2011, 22:27

   Hi,
   Im needimg spacers to fit my TH Schmidts and these are the details of the wheels...
   
   The 2 fronts are-
   
   8j -
   Et - 25
   Mb - 63.4
   Lk - 108-4
   
   The 2 rears are ...
   
   8j - (top) + third
   Et - 12
   Mb - 63.4
   Lk - 108-4
   
   Thankyouuu
2. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #2 1st September 2011, 22:30

   saxo's are et 15 - 18
3. user_41194 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth/Surrey Posts: 2458 Mk2 VTR

   #3 1st September 2011, 22:39

   I think 10mm spacers on the fronts but not sure on the rear
4. AdamDougal Established Member Joined: Jun 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 1673 2002 Quicksilver

   #4 1st September 2011, 22:44

   wel i was thinking 10mm front and 20mm rear
   but someone on the 106 fourm said that his rears are et-20 and he had to use 35m spacers as the et was '-20' so im confused
5. user_41194 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth/Surrey Posts: 2458 Mk2 VTR

   #5 1st September 2011, 22:47

   I thought spacers took off et... Coz ford Alloys are usually et35 and need 20mm spacers to fit to 15 et of a Saxo
   
   Fuck knows about 12 et though! Lol
6. Jack Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 937 NA

   #6 1st September 2011, 22:49

   Front: 7-10mm spacers
   Rears will stick out a bit by about 5mm.
7. AdamDougal Established Member Joined: Jun 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 1673 2002 Quicksilver

   #7 1st September 2011, 23:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Jack Front: 7-10mm spacers Rears will stick out a bit by about 5mm.

   Thankyou !
   Will i be able to use 20mm on rear or will i have problems??
8. user_41194 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth/Surrey Posts: 2458 Mk2 VTR

   #8 1st September 2011, 23:41

   20mm spacers will mean it sticks out 25mm coz of the et
   
   Might get away with it coz they're 8j and saxos can have 9j so you've got that extra inch
9. mechsman Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Bristol Posts: 906 Saxo 1.4i SX 3dr, 106 (engine swap under way), p

   #9 2nd September 2011, 00:18

   You need to find out if the et is +ve or -ve. It is measured with respect to the centre line of the alloy.
   See below for clarification of my clear as mud explanation lol!
   
   
   Saxo rims as standard have anywhere between a +15 to +18 offset (depends if you have disk or drum rear beam).
   
   You wouldn't necessarily want to use a spacer to bring the offset back to that range though as you may find you need even more offset due to the width of the wheel. As an example, I had 17x7J ford rims with an +46 offset on my 106. I used 32mm spacers to make this offset +14 mm. With these spacers the inner edge of the rim BARELY cleared the inside arch wall. Ideally I would have like to add another 2mm to make the offset +12mm. Hope that helps a bit, gimme a shout if you need more help.
10. goldfishtom Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2008 leigh, lancs Posts: 470

    #10 2nd September 2011, 01:37

    Tbf it all depends on the stance you want to achieve,as personally I'd have the rear wider than the front,any reason why the higher offset wheels are on the front?I'd run them on the rear and get spacers to suit so you don't have to run wider spacers on the front (braking,steering,drive don't want more unlaiden weight than you have too)
11. AdamDougal Established Member Joined: Jun 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 1673 2002 Quicksilver

    #11 2nd September 2011, 07:17

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by goldfishtom Tbf it all depends on the stance you want to achieve,as personally I'd have the rear wider than the front,any reason why the higher offset wheels are on the front?I'd run them on the rear and get spacers to suit so you don't have to run wider spacers on the front (braking,steering,drive don't want more unlaiden weight than you have too)

    
    Not a clue mate. The lower et wheels look wider then the higher et so im a little confused! Also i was the rear stanced so i can go quite low as my wheels are TH Schmidts lol
12. mechsman Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Bristol Posts: 906 Saxo 1.4i SX 3dr, 106 (engine swap under way), p

    #12 2nd September 2011, 09:28

    Are you sure the rears (low offset) are still 8J width? You might find that they are 9J and the offset has been lowered to suit having a wide rear stance on the car.
13. wassy78 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 2829 saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max

    #13 2nd September 2011, 11:51

    mate been trying to contact you about spacers . if your wanting some i have some
14. miss_murder Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2007 oxford Posts: 328 cleaned Mk2 saxo vtr

    #14 2nd September 2011, 13:46

    bolt them on then measure to the point you want them to be and thats how wide you want the spacers to be