Wheel Spacers On A Gtr?

[Marko R1]

hi all,

im considering a set of starcorp wheels for my r32gtr which are 19inch diameter with 265's all around, they have spacers which i'd guess are probably 15mm front & rear.

are these things dangerous as i dont like the idea of running them, but then again if its nothing to worry about...why not

im running over 400kw btw

regards

[alr33x]

nah man totally safe.

wouldnt even think about it.

[pistol-pete]

spacers are fine as long as they are made out of quality material and done up properly. oh and they MUST be hub-centric otherwise no way

[HEKT1K]

I'd probably be too scared to put them on if i had over 400 at the wheels!

I'm surprised you haven't been flamed for mentioning Starcorp wheels also

[Zaver]

Im using them and it works perfectly fine... I even tracked my car having rear 25mm Spacers.. No problems as long as its proper material hub centric spacers...

[R31Nismoid]

Proper bolt on spacers that locate - no problem.

My R33 GTR has them, pushes the factory R33 GTR wheels out nicely to fill the guards up - fixing Nissan's fail

Car is fine, and it has done a lot of track work by the previous owner.

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

anyone care to recommend some good brands to look into?

[Marko R1]

Proper bolt on spacers that locate - no problem.

My R33 GTR has them, pushes the factory R33 GTR wheels out nicely to fill the guards up - fixing Nissan's fail

Car is fine, and it has done a lot of track work by the previous owner.

great!

thanks for the feedback

what is wrong with starcorp wheels

[Beer Baron]

starcorp???

[alr33x]

seriously just get wheels that fit i cant believe you blokes are recommending spacers.

not to mention they are illegal for street.

[32rrr]

seriously just get wheels that fit i cant believe you blokes are recommending spacers.

not to mention they are illegal for street.

basically said it all... the cars get targeted enough with out giving cops another reason to canary

[HEKT1K]

The dude has 400rwkw+, pretty sure he's not worried about whether or not they are 'street legal' lol

[Marko R1]

The dude has 400rwkw+, pretty sure he's not worried about whether or not they are 'street legal' lol

good point

[alr33x]

yeh i know, but i have had spacers bolt ons and they sucked never felt the same balanced tried everything just wasnt he same.

400kw wouldnt dream of it, you obviously got cash buy real wheels that fit.

[PM-R33]

I've always thought about putting some 10mm spacers on the car just to pump the wheels out that slight bit but was always a bit worried regarding spacers....

However I did come across a good thread a while back here that goes into good detail regarding spacers:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.ph...ty-and-legality

Edited November 10, 2010 by PM-R33

[R31Nismoid]

Bolt on spacers are not illegal - since when are they?

They will pass an engineers far as i am aware as long as they locate.

I drive my 350rwkw GTR with spacers, there is NO issue what so ever.

The car has done over 10 track days, DECA/Motorkhana's etc etc before i owned it abd has been fine for 2 years possibly longer.

They are being used on factory R33 GTR wheels to fill the guards/better track, so its not about buying "better" fitting wheels, its making them fit fine and safely

I had Police defect me the other day for tyres, and had a good look @ the whole wheel setup and said nothing.

(they were wrong, the tyres i have are actually legal, but meh, no point arguing when there was no fine/RWC involved and an officer thats clearly uneducated)

[pistol-pete]

well in SA all spacers are illegal

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

I've always thought about putting some 10mm spacers on the car just to pump the wheels out that slight bit but was always a bit worried regarding spacers....

However I did come across a good thread a while back here that goes into good detail regarding spacers:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.ph...ty-and-legality

great link lots of good info there

Q. anyone know of-hand what the stock r32 hub size and wheel centrebore size is?

[alr33x]

Bolt on spacers are not illegal - since when are they?

They will pass an engineers far as i am aware as long as they locate.

I drive my 350rwkw GTR with spacers, there is NO issue what so ever.

The car has done over 10 track days, DECA/Motorkhana's etc etc before i owned it abd has been fine for 2 years possibly longer.

They are being used on factory R33 GTR wheels to fill the guards/better track, so its not about buying "better" fitting wheels, its making them fit fine and safely

I had Police defect me the other day for tyres, and had a good look @ the whole wheel setup and said nothing.

(they were wrong, the tyres i have are actually legal, but meh, no point arguing when there was no fine/RWC involved and an officer thats clearly uneducated)

you wont get a roady with spacers bolt ons or slip ons. If you have a smart cop (rare but becoming more common) they will do you for it.

[PM-R33]

Bolt on spacers are not illegal - since when are they?

They will pass an engineers far as i am aware as long as they locate.

I drive my 350rwkw GTR with spacers, there is NO issue what so ever.

The car has done over 10 track days, DECA/Motorkhana's etc etc before i owned it abd has been fine for 2 years possibly longer.

They are being used on factory R33 GTR wheels to fill the guards/better track, so its not about buying "better" fitting wheels, its making them fit fine and safely

I had Police defect me the other day for tyres, and had a good look @ the whole wheel setup and said nothing.

(they were wrong, the tyres i have are actually legal, but meh, no point arguing when there was no fine/RWC involved and an officer thats clearly uneducated)

Yeah well see i'm in a similar situation, I wouldn't mind some spacers just to fill the guards a bit more. I purchased my wheels second hand from a good friend for a great price so the offset wasn't that big of a concern. But for a cheapish price to get a slightly better stance I keep thinking about it...

What particular brand are your ones, or you not sure?

Edited November 11, 2010 by PM-R33