well as the title says, if i were to use a spacer for a bbk, what problems will spacers cause if any, never had a car that needed them so i am totally in the dark about them

any advice guidance welcomed

phil

 

Pro's: BBK will fit.
Cons: more stress on lug bolts. Might need to fit larger bolts too with extended bolts.

 

I have 5mm spacers on my fronts. Anything thicker and you will need to change to using longer bolts (I think I have a set of these somewhere).

A lot depends on the design of the wheel that you use.

 

Anyone on here with the engineering qualifications to to tell us what this risk is in reality rather than theory? I would have thought wheel bolts/nuts would be well over-engineered given what they have to do and a spacer wouldn't make a lot of difference, but it would be nice to know from someone who can do the calculations

 

ok cool, i was wondering about stresses on various parts etc, i think the spacer i will need if i go for it will be 5mm,

chers for info

 

Phil, re u using OEM wheels? I am also looking for BBK as well... What brakes u ordered?

 

i have new ap2 v2 wheels,

looking at the stoptech but 18 mm spacer need
willwoods need 5 mm
spoon the same
and rotora Mini 4 pot bbk is 5mm spacer

the rotora seem good a few people state side are using them, better than stock, good for street uses etc etc

its all still in the air at the moment but i am sure will sot something soon

 

Evasive Motorsports told me spoon needs 15mm spacer???

 

i will check again and find out for you buddie

what were u looking at

 

I wouldn't go further than 5mm without doing anything to the bolt lengths. But by the looks of things you need to go much further to fit the kits listed above.

Why are you uprating the brakes? Anyone would have thought you had more power under the bonnet