bbs lms 5x100.... :o

[gareth_oau]

no worries Dom.

I'm just a bit of a granny when it comes to insurance, cant afford to write off a $28k car and not have the insurance cough up.

Its unfair because there are limited 5x100 wheels out there and I'd love to be able to use spacers and/or adaptors and expand my choice of wheels

[Preen59]

Funnily enough it's legal if they came from factory with spacers (think Porsche), yet illegal if you fit them aftermarket. What a wank! haha.

[gareth_oau]

i'm not sure why spacers are illegal. i think its to do with shortening the useable length of the studs.

they should make it leagal as long as longer studs are used as well.

sounds like typical, narrow-minded, ignorant legislation drafting

[jayjay]

if you have a lot of mods already just get everything engineered?

[Manaz]

i'm not sure why spacers are illegal. i think its to do with shortening the useable length of the studs.

they should make it leagal as long as longer studs are used as well.

sounds like typical, narrow-minded, ignorant legislation drafting

Spacers from the factory are legal because factory ones aren't likely to be shonky. There are plenty of shonky after market ones that aren't hub/wheel centric and end up putting strain on the wheel bolts/studs that should not be there, and that can cause spectacular failures.

[Preen59]

Spacers from the factory are legal because factory ones aren't likely to be shonky. There are plenty of shonky after market ones that aren't hub/wheel centric and end up putting strain on the wheel bolts/studs that should not be there, and that can cause spectacular failures.

Yeah. So it should be illegal to sell spacers that are not suitable. Not illegal to use spacers.

Spacers do put more torque onto the stud/bolt because the wheel can technically rotate and put more load on the stud. But really, you will break the wheel before you break a stud. I've seen it many times. Top Fuel Dragsters run at least 1 inch spacers on the rear with roughly the same diameter and number of studs.. They don't seem to have problems.....