Gtr And Spacers

[Adz2332]

Hey all

I have a R33 GTR and a set of work XD9s 18 x 10 +18. the biggest widest and smallest offset XD9s you can get. But they are a bit to sunken for my liking.

I'm thinking of running spacers to make it flush.

But can you run staggered size spacers front to back? I know the tyre / running diameter must be the same, but can you stagger spacers?

As the rear could use a 10mm but the front could go 15mm to maybe 20mm?

Also can someone recommend good quality, safest spacers avaliable?

Thanks

[tricstar]

i know what your saying, I've given up on offset on my R33 gtr , did have 10mm spaces just on the back, and didn't upset anything.

Don't think I'd go as far 20mm unless your going a bolt on, thats a lot of thread to lose in your wheel nut..

[Adz2332]

Yer thats what im thinking for the front a full bolt on, as its the front that is the worst by far.

But i dont want to go to this trouble and mess up the atessa etc

[Hadouken]

Atessa will be fine. Spacers dont affect rollibg diamator. But spacers have a bad rep.

Just buy my wheels addz. Perfect offset without the risk of spacers failing

[Adz2332]

hahahahah! i know i know! im torn!

I really REALLY love the XD9s.... But i cant have them sitting the way they do........

I just cant be stuffed seeling them waiting around, packaging them up etc etc etc....

[Adz2332]

bump....

spacers??? the good the bad??

[sydking]

Nothing wrong with spacers if installed corectly. Grab a set of hubcentric spacers

Its the floating spacer back yard jobs that have the horror stories attached.

[R31Nismoid]

Proper bolt on spacers, or don't bother IMO.

I ran 20mm or 25mm bolt-on items for ages - car did heaps of circuit work as well and was fine for years.

And come on "bump", this isn't for sale...

[sydking]

http://www.ichibausa.com/

http://www.hrsprings.com/products/trak/

There the only two i would consider!!

[Adz2332]

dont be rude or anything, but what makes them so good?

[sydking]

dont be rude or anything, but what makes them so good?

There tired and tested brands....That are bolt on and not ebay/backyards jobs.

www.google.com - penly of reviews to read through just for peice of mind

Edited August 13, 2012 by sydking

[XKLABA]

There tired and tested brands....That are bolt on and not ebay/backyards jobs.

www.google.com - penly of reviews to read through just for peice of mind

funny someone said ebay,

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEOTECH-NISSAN-5-Stud-114-3-20mm-Bolt-Wheel-Spacers-/140822782086?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20c9b12086

these are the ones I ran front and back on my R34 GTR V-SPEC II for 3 trackdays and nearly 10 months without an issue and they still look as good as the day I got them

only rolling diameter will upset the 4WD system, so you will be ok, ONLY GET BOLTON SPACERS and make sure they a torqued on propely

[drgtr7]

+1 For running spacers, running 25mm all round for about a year now. No issues

[sydking]

funny someone said ebay,

http://www.ebay.com....=item20c9b12086

these are the ones I ran front and back on my R34 GTR V-SPEC II for 3 trackdays and nearly 10 months without an issue and they still look as good as the day I got them

only rolling diameter will upset the 4WD system, so you will be ok, ONLY GET BOLTON SPACERS and make sure they a torqued on propely

any idea on the torque specs used? same as the stock lug nugs need?

When i was looking into spacers, Alot were sugesting its the speed of ratation that helps keep the wheels from falling off, Not soley on the nuts. Not sure in the truth in that.

Though, Tourqe the spacers, go for a drive, See if anything has come loose, then id be checking a week later or so just for peice of mind!!

[sydking]

use a torque wrench, usually tighten to 75-80ft.lbs

also, use hubcentic rings to center the wheel

yes, the rings ive heard are very important

[boostn0199]

Theres no problems with bolt on hubcentric spacers I have been run 20mm and 35mm just jap ones on my drift cars and never had problems, just dont go dodgy and put big slip on ones lol.

[Adz2332]

I would go just jap ones but they don't go small enough

[XKLABA]

any idea on the torque specs used? same as the stock lug nugs need? Yeah torque them to factory settings or a touch tighter, I can't remember the setting of hand but it is mentioned back a few posts

When i was looking into spacers, Alot were sugesting its the speed of ratation that helps keep the wheels from falling off, Not soley on the nuts. Not sure in the truth in that. there is some truth to this, but as wheels rotate in a different direction from side to side that would suggest that one side would tighten and the other would untighten, on my last truck it had right and left hand threads, one for each side for this reason, my current truck does not

Though, Torque the spacers, go for a drive, See if anything has come loose, then id be checking a week later or so just for piece of mind!! exactly what I was going to say

always use bolt on spacers not slip on, reason is then there is only one slip point ( the flat surface where hub and wheel meet ) the each set of studs have to secure not two

[Marlin]

I would go just jap ones but they don't go small enough

I've got Just Jap ones as small as 15mm.....

[Adz2332]

thanks

ill have to email them as i only need around 8 to 15mm ones