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YOUR RESEARCHOEM Wheels Spacers or H&R?
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You have to check every spacer to make sure it is cut this way .
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I would just check with the club you are with and take it from there.
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if you use 7mm front the hub has enough lip left to center the wheel.
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Sorry if this has been discussed before but is there any benefit of using OEM spacers that first bolt to the wheel hub then having the wheel bolt to the spacer over the type that just uses longer wheel bolts?
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Sorry if this has been discussed before but is there any benefit of using OEM spacers that first bolt to the wheel hub then having the wheel bolt to the spacer over the type that just uses longer wheel bolts?
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Sorry if this has been discussed before but is there any benefit of using OEM spacers that first bolt to the wheel hub then having the wheel bolt to the spacer over the type that just uses longer wheel bolts?
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Sorry if this has been discussed before but is there any benefit of using OEM spacers that first bolt to the wheel hub then having the wheel bolt to the spacer over the type that just uses longer wheel bolts?
Thanks!
Nope, there's also a 17mm factory size.
But I was a little concerned about some comments on the forum about 17mm being too wide.
I was looking at the 15mm spacer kit. I like the fact that the lug nuts are built like OEM.
Folks, thanks for all the feedback.
Hubcentric is the ONLY way to go. I think 7mm up front is approaching the limit where the original hub will provide centering.
The cheap ones work but most aren't made in the US nor Germany. I think I spoke to one of the folks that sells spacers both H&R and Ichiba (which is about as expensive as H&R) and asked for his advice. He said if it was his car he'd only use H&R. The Ichiba's are good but guess where they're made? China. You've got to think that it's only the machining that's important with adapters but also the alloy that is used. I'm guessing H&R is using better alloy than most of the generic spacers out there.
But on to my original question, I was mainly wondering if there was any advantage to adapters/spacers that first mount to the wheel hub and then your wheel mounts to the adapter which is how the original 17mm adapter works.
I hear you, that's why I'm looking at the FVD set up.
But was wondering about the other poster's comment about his track event only allowing OEM adapters. I wonder if it's only because it's OEM???
thats is weird, my PCA region allows my 15mm and 7mm non-oem (they even torque the lugs everytime we hit the track). I would just check with the club you are with and take it from there. I had 17mm, they are to big for the front or rears.
Hey, that's good to know about the 17's.
I'll definitely go with the 15's given your input.
I've got the stock two piece wheels (can't remember the name) so hopefully the 15's will be perfect.
if you use 7mm front the hub has enough lip left to center the wheel. This is the principal of HUBCENTRIC, the hub is used to make the wheel mount at the exact center. The rears have little hub lip so if you add hardly any width spacer you have to buy a spacer that has another lip protruding from it to replicate the hub so the wheel will be aligned to center. And that spacer must also sit and fit to the hubs lip so its under cut on the inside to fit to the hub. You have to check every spacer to make sure it is cut this way .
There are several on ebay that say specifically cut for porsche. Most are cnc cut by the sellers locally and are high quality aluminium. I cant see much point paying tripple+ the price for a disc of aluminium that has little mechanical function, that I can buy for $35 to $85 pr.
The bigger difference in quality would be buying really good lug bolts , That could break and cause an accident. Buy ones made of 10.9 steel, instead of cheaper metal foreign made bolts. Several on ebay in longer lengths and 10.9, and some chrome or black. Or german RAD which are what you get with the h&r sets.
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