Another Spacer Question

[Gerry4444]

What difference does a 225 and 205 make wrt the spacer size...newbie here...thanks

[maytag]

Originally Posted by Gerry4444

What difference does a 225 and 205 make wrt the spacer size...newbie here...thanks

My 225 tire is 20mm wider than your 205. So you may have up to 10mm more room than I do, before it rubs, depending on where it runs and under what conditions.

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[Starter986]

I run 20 rear, 15 front. Still waiting for someone to trade me my 15mm ECS with bolts for a pair of 23s.

You could have your fenders rolled. No? That should give you room. Or, just run with the 15's. It works.

[robdelorenzo]

What size wheel spacers do I want to run if I have 275/40 ZR17 98W on the rear and 245/40 ZR17 91W on the front? And what about lug nuts? Thanks.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by robdelorenzo;644968 [B

And what about lug nuts? [/B]Thanks.

Rob, please be aware that you Will need longer lug nuts if you use wheel spacers and I would not go too wild as the spacers definitely tax your hub bearings and even if these are easy to replace them, the job is Not a fun one..
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[robdelorenzo]

Thanks Gilles.
I think I will check with my mechanic first.
I never considered what the effect will be on the wheel bearings and the hubs.
Does anyone who has had wheel spacers on for any length of time care to chime in with their experience? Thanks.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by robdelorenzo

Does anyone who has had wheel spacers on for any length of time care to chime in with their experience? Thanks.

Rob, the wear will be on the wheel bearings as you would be increasing the load on them, these are not to expensive but are a bear to remove from the hubs..
The longer lug nuts are to compensate the extra thickness of the spacers (as you need to have a minimum amount of threads to be safe), usually the companies that sell the spacers also offer the longer lug nuts.

However, when my 987 died I remove the spacers (7mm and 15mm) and put them on the 981, because they just look great
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[Starter986]

Originally Posted by robdelorenzo

Thanks Gilles.
I think I will check with my mechanic first.
I never considered what the effect will be on the wheel bearings and the hubs.
Does anyone who has had wheel spacers on for any length of time care to chime in with their experience? Thanks.

I'm running stock 16 wheels... so not the widest tire. I've 15mm fronts and 20mm rears for ~4 years... and no noise from either axle. I'd been looking to bring the rear out a few more mm, even posting earlier about a trade/swap.

However, I'm going to take my neighbor's advice (Gilles) about going too wide... and leave well enough alone. I've seen some videos of wheel bearing replacement... and I'm not going there.