Alloy fitment- spacer width

[dave100]

Iv fitted 18 x 7.5 alloys with a 42 offset and added 5mm spacers but the wheels could do with coming out further in my opinion.

Whats the maximum spacer thickness with standard length bolts?

[Myfeckin FTO]

The standard length bolts are actually quite short - I'm not a big fan of spacers really TBH - they won't help your handling much as they put too much pressure on the wheel bearings.

Having said all that - I know the FTO will take 10mm spacers quite easily - I have an offset of 35 on my 8J alloys and they sit nicely on the car so I guess a nice compromise would be 7mm spacers on your 42 offset - won't look a lot different than the 5mm though. There are guys in the UK using much larger than 10mm spacers but I think this would start to affect handling and put your car at risk as well.

Just my twopence worth really - if you want your car for show then put 12mm spacers on - if you like your handling and steering as well stick to the 5-7mm ones. If you want more than 12mm I would advise buying longer studs but the best bit of advice would be to have bought the correct offset in the first place.

[dave100]

Thanks for that mffto.

Ill stick with the 5mm on the front and put 10mm on the back-sound ok?

Best plan agreed tho stick wth the rite offset

[Myfeckin FTO]

Ill stick with the 5mm on the front and put 10mm on the back-sound ok?

It will look well Dave but I'm fairly sure you will put your geometry out a bit with different size spacers - your tyres may also show some unusual wear patterns - better to go 7 or 8mm allround than have different size spacers front and rear.

[soc]

Thanks for that mffto.

Ill stick with the 5mm on the front and put 10mm on the back-sound ok?

Best plan agreed tho stick wth the rite offset

you need to be careful here cause as far as I know 10mm spacers will be non-hubcentric, i.e. they will be flat and won't have a lip on them (like the hubs) which you can use to poperly center the wheel. A lot of guys running gti's in the uk use spacers to push out the rear wheels and they complain about vibration when using non-hubcentric spacers (cause wheel isn't seated completely center.

[dave100]

hmm good point shane didnt think of that.

Mbe just stick wth 5mm