Wheel spacers on 224s

Rossm09 · Post by **Rossm09** » Sun Oct 03, 2021 2:51 pm

Looking to add some spacers to my standard 224’s - I am looking to go with blistein B12 kits soon, some threads I have read to stick to 10mm others say 12mm is fine with no rubbing - looking to increase the same mm F+R, running MPSS tyres
Also recommendations on where to source as struggling to find much about

Cheers guys

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:09 pm

The options are Eibach, H&R or Bimmec. Buy them as a kit so you get the correct length bolts for your use.

My question would be why you need them - is it for clearance, handling, aesthetics?

I've got 12mm Eibachs on the front of mine (as well as B16s and Eibach ARB kit) - purely to clear a set of Brembo calipers that I was assured were 'a straight fit' but were not

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Rossm09 · Post by **Rossm09** » Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:22 pm

For asthetics; at 10mm per side I wouldn’t expect and change in handling

Nick W · Post by **Nick W** » Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:45 pm

I put 10mm all round on 224's, it looks better, no issues at all and handles just as good as before.

RedUn · Post by **RedUn** » Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:06 pm

Rossm09 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 03, 2021 6:22 pm For asthetics; at 10mm per side I wouldn’t expect and change in handling

20mm track width increase will change it dramatically. Whether you notice or not is a different matter, have a read up on scrub radius

kis · Post by **kis** » Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:33 pm

224's have pretty good offsets as standard, or so I thought! I think I'd be lucky to stick an additional 10mm on each corner!

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:25 am

I had 224s on my old 3.0si, and latterly with 10mm front spacers. You could fit wider spacers still on the front if you wanted, I only did it for functionality (similarly to MMM-Five to clear the upgraded brakes I was told would fit...)
You wouldn't want to put 10mm rear spacers on the rear of a non-M - the wheels would protrude oud of the arches. Tried to raid my google photos to find pics which illustrate this - hopefully the below gives an idea...this was with 10mm spacers on the front and nothing on the rear, plus 3.0si (non-M) Tyre sizes.

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ga41 · Post by **ga41** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:05 pm

I've got 12.5mm Turner Motorsport spacers all around to clear my Stoptech big brake kit. The rears didn't need any but i wanted them anyway for symmetry

Both fronts and rears rubbed with Yokohama AD08s and then with Michelin Supersports... Though they were the next size up than OEM. 235/45/18 fronts and 265/40/18 rears. Maybe with stock tire sizes it wouldnt rub? I dont know for sure though. Anyway I had to use a heat gun and flatten a bit of the plastic arch liner in the front and the rears eventually "self-cleared"....

Mikey_Boy · Post by **Mikey_Boy** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:02 pm

I was running 10 mm spacers all round with my 224s. Awesome upgrade both visually and from a handling point of view as well. Just make sure you’ve got the right wheel nuts or even better studs fitted to your car…

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