Wheel Hub Spacers - anyone use them?

[boogz]

I'm ordering spacers for the rears (20mm) anyone using them at the moment?

[team_v]

No, they are illegal to use on road registered vehicles unless supplied by factory.
Also i have heard of some of the cheaper ones fracturing.

[vdubmotorworx]

yep.. illegal...even tho ive seen some cars with them on..told the customer and they didnt know.. when the rims were fitted at a proper shop they put them on!!

[Mysticality]

I'm considering getting 10mm spacers... especially for the rears on mine.

I know about the legalities, but for 5-10mm? Really?... My cars a bit of a legal anomally anyway

[Guest001]

I'm considering getting 10mm spacers... especially for the rears on mine.

I know about the legalities, but for 5-10mm? Really?... My cars a bit of a legal anomally anyway

Far better to get wider rims or a wider profile tyre and be safe 10mm is hardly worth while anyway

[Jarred]

Yes, they're illegal in Australia. (What isn't these days?)

If they're TUV (etc) approved, I wouldn't bat an eye lid.

Just make sure you use longer bolts, and as mentioned before, don't get cheapies.

[team_v]

Far better to get wider rims or a wider profile tyre and be safe 10mm is hardly worth while anyway

My thoughts exactly.
For the cost of a set of 4 quality spacers you could just get a better set of wheels that actually fit with the correct width and offset without the legal issues.

[Jarred]

I'm sorry what?

What set of wheels could you get for the price of 4 spacers? I think you've made a bit of a mistake there.

[Mysticality]

Far better to get wider rims or a wider profile tyre and be safe 10mm is hardly worth while anyway

I've got 18x7.5's with 235/40R18's on them... They don't make my rims in a wider size. If they did, I'd be all over that.

[brad]

I'm ordering spacers for the rears (20mm) anyone using them at the moment?

Used to use them on my Galant when I was running Mazda wheels.

Yes, they were/are illegal. So is speeding, running HIDs without washers/auto-level, etc.


On a Skoda, you can get away with ~7mm (maybe 10mm) spacer & still use the original bolts with sufficient thread engagement.

A pair of 10mm hubcentric spacers with new bolts will be about $150 off ebay

Mysticality. It's got nothing to do with wheel or tyre size. More about the rim offset. Maybe you should have got ET35 (sounds like you are on ET45)