When and where are these Legal on the road as every website I have looked on states that Wheel spacers are illegal nationwide.
Happy to be proved wrong.
From SA http://www.sa.gov.au/subject/Transpo...eels+and+tyres Illegal
WA
5. Fitting spacers between wheels and hubs additional to any
provided by the vehicle manufacturer. Illegal
From Ncop
National Code of Practice for Light Vehicle Construction and Modification (NCOP)
4.2.2 Wheel Attachment
Replacement wheels must be designed for the particular hub/axle and have the same bolt/stud pitch circle diameter and the same centre location method. The wheel nuts or bolts must have the same tapers as the wheel. Wheels with slotted bolt/stud holes must not be used.
Replacement aluminium alloy rims must be located on the hub/axle by the same diameter centre spigot as the original wheel, using suitable adaptor rings where necessary.
Wheel nuts and bolts must have a thread engagement length at least equal to the thread diameter, except where specified otherwise by the vehicle manufacturer.
Wheel spacers (or adaptors for dual wheel conversions) between the wheel mounting face and the road wheel must not be used unless fitted as original equipment by the vehicle manufacturer.
Last edited by Hillbilly; 09-09-2013 at 07:51 PM.
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