What size wheel spacers?
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Johnbmwz4 said:
I have a spare set of 20mm hubcentric one's sitting in my garage, complete with longer bolts if you are interested? £25 delivered..
Mike
firebobby said:
Cheers Fred, no longer needed on the rear as I have 224's now, but kept the 15mm ones for the fronts.
Mike
Absolute rubbish, I can easily feel the difference with and without my 10mm spacers.Marlon said:
A wider track width can give more grip and if you change the relative track width by widening one end more than the other you will induce more understeer or oversteer. 20 rear and 15 front will understeer more.
Steve84N said:
I have to agree, the spacers DO make a discernible difference to the way the car drives...
Mike
Steve84N said:
Ive tried all sorts of wheel offset , sizes & spacer combinations on all manner of Zs , different tyre make , tread & sizes can be noticeably felt but different offsets & spacers ? No i can't say i have ever felt that , there are simply way too many variables to state categorically that you can tell the difference .
Some folks are more in tune with the finer handling balance of their car than others but it is 100% noticeable.
If you think this is rubbish then just look at things like the performance models of ordinary cars. They typically add 10-50mm onto the track width to help improve the handling which is in the range of what people are doing with spacers.
If you think this is rubbish then just look at things like the performance models of ordinary cars. They typically add 10-50mm onto the track width to help improve the handling which is in the range of what people are doing with spacers.
At what speeds ? Run various set up ups on all my Zs with a range of offsets , spacers & rim widths , never felt any difference in feel from behind the wheel .Ducklakeview said:
More recently i added 15mm spacers to the rear of my 35i on 9j 326s , absolutely zero change in feel whatsoever driving up to & maybe a little over the designated speedlimits :wink: i really can't see it unless you are max power into every twist + turn
20 rear/15 fronts won't give any rubbing on OEM size wheels and tyres, staggered or not, and will work with both SE and M Sport suspension.
Regarding the spacers making a difference, I can still feel that difference when pushing on, the rear is definitely less inclined to go into step out oversteer. When toddling, in the dry the difference isn't nearly as apparent, but when pressing on, or in the wet it definitely is.
Don't forget, by fitting spacers, you are moving the road contact patch further away from the centre of the car, as well as effectively lengthening the suspension arms at the rear, and the track control arms at the front. This is why when you add spacers, the car WILL always sit a couple of mm lower, yes I know people will say it doesn't, but you can't change physics..
Mike
Regarding the spacers making a difference, I can still feel that difference when pushing on, the rear is definitely less inclined to go into step out oversteer. When toddling, in the dry the difference isn't nearly as apparent, but when pressing on, or in the wet it definitely is.
Don't forget, by fitting spacers, you are moving the road contact patch further away from the centre of the car, as well as effectively lengthening the suspension arms at the rear, and the track control arms at the front. This is why when you add spacers, the car WILL always sit a couple of mm lower, yes I know people will say it doesn't, but you can't change physics..
Mike
Steve84N said:
I'm not saying a wider track isn't beneficial to better handling but for everyday roadcars at everyday speed ?
Going from a 108 8.5j et50 to a 19inch 9.5j et 40 ? the actual track width increase is virtually impossible to notice & depending on tyre size , brand +pressures id wager a majority would never notice which set they were on if they didn't know beforehand
Johnbmwz4 said:
I'll PM you details.
Mike
