R33 GTR Wheel Spacers

[Lin33r]

Hi all,

 

I'm after some help.

 

I'm putting spacers on my 33 GTR.

 

I measured from the tyre to flush with the outside of the guard.

 

It was around 35mm on the rear (stock 17s) so I got 30mm hubcentric spacers.

 

Tyres are now hanging out of the guard around 10mm.

 

Where am I going wrong?

 

Dan.

[KiwiRS4T]

You measured wrong or they are not 30mm spacers. Don't forget front and rear will be different.

[Lin33r]

Am I measuring for offset correctly?

[KiwiRS4T]

On 17/08/2017 at 9:03 PM, Lin33r said:

Am I measuring for offset correctly?

Your method sounds ok so long as you are measuring with the car on the ground both times. Take the wheel and the spacer off. Check that the spacer is 30mm (measure its thickness). Put the wheel back on and drop the car to the ground. Re measure the distance to where you want the wheel to be (flush with the guard, or just inside it).

BTW make sure that if your wheel studs stick out past the spacer that there is an appropriate place for them to go into the wheel..and that you have used the special flush spacer nuts...i.e. check that the wheel is seating flush on the spacer and not on the wheel studs or the nuts.

[inmaniac]

10 hours ago, KiwiRS4T said:

BTW make sure that if your wheel studs stick out past the spacer that there is an appropriate place for them to go into the wheel..and that you have used the special flush spacer nuts...i.e. check that the wheel is seating flush on the spacer and not on the wheel studs or the nuts.

Betting this is where it's going wrong.

[Lin33r]

Spacers are flush onto hub. I am completely baffled.
Anyone out there ever put spacers on stock R33 GTR wheels?

[inmaniac]

Pics would help here.

[KiwiRS4T]

5 hours ago, Lin33r said:

Spacers are flush onto hub. I am completely baffled.
Anyone out there ever put spacers on stock R33 GTR wheels?

Hundreds of people. Its not rocket science. Start again. Pull the wheel and spacer off. Put the wheel back on. Measure the distance to the desired position relative to the guard (after you have dropped the car and driven a few metres to ensure its back to normal) and that is the required thickness of the spacer. Measure the spacer that you have. Are the wheels flush on the spacer? As above, take some pics before, after, and just after you fit the spacer.