wheel spacers?
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wheel spacers?
So I've only seen a couple options for wheel spacers on our car, but I'm not really sure about them. Here's what I've come up with:
1. kics/h&r style spacers that have new factory length studs built into the spacer. I've not looked at the h&r ones very much, but from what I've seen all the kics and ichiba spacers that evasive sells have a center bore less than 70mm, meaning they won't work for the front wheels. getting these means spending 200-250 and only having one specific thickness set of spacers.
2. ARP extended studs along with plain stamped out spacers. summit racing has the studs for around 70 bucks a set and different thickness spacers for $10-15 a pair. The only real problem I see to this setup is that you lose hubcentric-ness, but from what I've read it won't really hurt for a street setup any way. Also, in order to install the studs I've read that you also have to replace the wheel bearings, meaning that wheel studs plus install alone will cost around 300, plus whatever spacers you want.
So, other than buying wheels that already have to exact offsets you want, what is recommended and what do most people run?
1. kics/h&r style spacers that have new factory length studs built into the spacer. I've not looked at the h&r ones very much, but from what I've seen all the kics and ichiba spacers that evasive sells have a center bore less than 70mm, meaning they won't work for the front wheels. getting these means spending 200-250 and only having one specific thickness set of spacers.
2. ARP extended studs along with plain stamped out spacers. summit racing has the studs for around 70 bucks a set and different thickness spacers for $10-15 a pair. The only real problem I see to this setup is that you lose hubcentric-ness, but from what I've read it won't really hurt for a street setup any way. Also, in order to install the studs I've read that you also have to replace the wheel bearings, meaning that wheel studs plus install alone will cost around 300, plus whatever spacers you want.
So, other than buying wheels that already have to exact offsets you want, what is recommended and what do most people run?
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The problem with wheels for this car is the offsets are already lower than stock. Unless you want spacers for the OE wheels or you are running a wide body kit I am not sure why you would need one.
Running a wheel that is not hub centric would be a problem. You would have a vibration. I would not recommend that route.
Running a wheel that is not hub centric would be a problem. You would have a vibration. I would not recommend that route.
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Originally Posted by sspicollo8,Sep 12 2007, 01:15 AM
So I've only seen a couple options for wheel spacers on our car, but I'm not really sure about them. Here's what I've come up with:
1. kics/h&r style spacers that have new factory length studs built into the spacer. I've not looked at the h&r ones very much, but from what I've seen all the kics and ichiba spacers that evasive sells have a center bore less than 70mm, meaning they won't work for the front wheels. getting these means spending 200-250 and only having one specific thickness set of spacers.
2. ARP extended studs along with plain stamped out spacers. summit racing has the studs for around 70 bucks a set and different thickness spacers for $10-15 a pair. The only real problem I see to this setup is that you lose hubcentric-ness, but from what I've read it won't really hurt for a street setup any way. Also, in order to install the studs I've read that you also have to replace the wheel bearings, meaning that wheel studs plus install alone will cost around 300, plus whatever spacers you want.
So, other than buying wheels that already have to exact offsets you want, what is recommended and what do most people run?
1. kics/h&r style spacers that have new factory length studs built into the spacer. I've not looked at the h&r ones very much, but from what I've seen all the kics and ichiba spacers that evasive sells have a center bore less than 70mm, meaning they won't work for the front wheels. getting these means spending 200-250 and only having one specific thickness set of spacers.
2. ARP extended studs along with plain stamped out spacers. summit racing has the studs for around 70 bucks a set and different thickness spacers for $10-15 a pair. The only real problem I see to this setup is that you lose hubcentric-ness, but from what I've read it won't really hurt for a street setup any way. Also, in order to install the studs I've read that you also have to replace the wheel bearings, meaning that wheel studs plus install alone will cost around 300, plus whatever spacers you want.
So, other than buying wheels that already have to exact offsets you want, what is recommended and what do most people run?
I'm in the same boat as you, I want spacers for my AP2 wheels but the Kics aren't hub centric in the front and the H&R's don't come in the DRM style (adaptors instead of having to replace the studs) until 21mm for the s2000, and I only want 15mm's....
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Additionally on the project kics spacers, the wheel you are running has to be able to accomodate the original studs that are going to be sticking out past the spacer.
I have also heard that changing the studs to longer ones is a real pain.
Jim
I have also heard that changing the studs to longer ones is a real pain.
Jim
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