Hi guys. Now with the stock rims on the car it looks very stock... :-) Whats the maximum size spacer that I can use on the car to make the wheels stick out a bit?
Hi guys. Now with the stock rims on the car it looks very stock... :-) Whats the maximum size spacer that I can use on the car to make the wheels stick out a bit?
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I don't think any spacers are legal in australia. I think you would be better (and happier) getting new, wider, lower offset rims over DIYing it with spacers and risking breaking studs. Just my opinion though
Thanks buddy
I didn't know they are illegal...I just got the stock wheels now so I am not planning of replacing them in the near future.
I had spacers in my other car with no dramas...
Thanks for the advice though
Thats slack!
Not really. Mate of mine lost a rear wheel on his hsv clubby on the highway when the studs sheared off (rolled right past him at 110kph). I'd put money in it being the spacers he was running caused excess stress and eventually something gave way!
but in theory if you got longer nuts .. could work?
That's not good Lachlan. I ve got spacers on my 323 for years now with no issues and that car produces 330bhp...Maybe your friends were not good quality or something?
I am thinking of getting something like that AF Racing Mitsubishi EVO V X 5x114 3 67 1mm HUB Centric 15mm Wheel Spacer | eBay which the spacer bolts on the hub and then the spacer bolts on to the wheel
Just grab 'em and stretch 'em? Ha ha
Maybe they weren't proper hub-centric ones or something. Not sure. The ones with replacement bolts are probably much better (you wouldn't want to loose 20mm of thread from the stock bolts), but you are still paying $100 for something that at best adds unsprung mass, renders your car unroadworthy, and only makes a very minimal visual change. There is a reason they are illegal.
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1CMS1 I ve got stock wheels and tyres...The 19" were very heavy for the car and had impact on acceleration. Do you have any pictures from your car with the spacers?
To be honest Lachlan the only thing that makes me think about it is that they make the car road unworthy...I believe it gives a bit more aggressive stance to the car and fills that gap between wheel and guard
Lachlan they do look very nice with stock wheels on the MPS6 I put them on today and when I lower it it will look even better! :-)
As for the roadworthingness I am already a defect as I have an SRI and maybe because of the FMIC as I ve read on another group that someone got defect as one of the reasons was because he didn't have the stock intercooler?!?!
Cheez in NSW...I am thinking of buying the badgeless front grill. Is that legal or I will get defect for that too?!?
Fast: RayD Tune|COBB AP|JBR|Stratified|CP-e|Xforce|Autotech|Denso|Corksport
Turn: Bilstein|Eibach|Whiteline|JBR|Hankook RS3
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I dont have a box...whats the point having a box with an sri or cai? You might keep it stock and use a better filter
its all about the money mate so they can book us for everything to keep their bellys happy
SRI boxes are good. You get all the benefits of an SRI (smoother flow, huge filter area) plus you still get lower intake temps rather than sucking in hot air from the engine! But I agree, some of the regulations are just silly.