well i am thinking of getting some spacers for the backs and need to know what size should i get that will not require me to get new studs

was thinking 5mm but dont know if they will work or not.

thanks

 

wow 12 people looked and not one replied

 

lol... i dunno about tC's.... think this should be in the tC wheel section tho.... imo

 

well i was just hoping one of the pnw tc owners that have them would know

 

Um dont get spacers unless they come with new studs. Your asking for trouble unless you put on new studs as well. Even the 5mm ones should have extended studs. Play safe!!

 

i was just about to say that

highest i would go is 5mm with something like this



now with something like this



u can go to like a 25mm setup easily

what wheels do you have? specs? whats your current offset?

 

well i have motegi mr7's and i am all stock down there but i just want them to go out a bit but if i need new longer studs then screw that i guess i will go find something else but i was looking at the spacer in the pick which would be the second row in the middle

 

5mm spacers you will be fine.

Anything more you have a couple options, for applications 10mm-20mm, You get extended studs and a spacer, this is good if you wish to take the spacers off, you just have extended studs and with open ended lug nuts you have no issues.

Then you also have the bolt on spacers for applications 25mm and greater. With spacers get hubcentric H&R ones. Don't cheap out, Kics aren't hubcentric, good products but probably not a good idea. Spend the money, don't risk your life for something that could kill you or make a wheel fall off and really damage your car.

For people that say spacers aren't safe. Wrong, if you get good ones. I have always had H&R spacers on my xB. 25mm Bolt on ones. ZERO issues.

 

I had 5mm spacers for awhile on the rear with my stock studs and it was fine.

 

thanks will and dglostsoulz i will try to find the good ones and buy them

 

5mm should be fine but you will need bigger studs. fills in nicely to match up better w/ the fenders from what I've seen. I was interested in getting some too but didnt do any research =\

 

well like some have said i can keep the studs and use the 5mm without replacing them

 

Right Brad, 5mm you should be fine with stock studs.

Also if you get a 10mm.. kit and up at least on H&R's they include studs.

 

Now that is good to know Will....

 

I have H&R 5 mm spacers on the rear and have to agree with Will all the way. We have huge spacers on the rear of the xB and haven't had any problems but they are the bolt on the wheel ones, w/ new studs.

 

Ichiba supplies new studs with all there spacers. I would think thats a hint. i am sure you can run it fine as some have said but if it comes with extended studs I am usign them.

 

i have a set of high quality H&R spacers 15mm for sale. they come with the extended studs, and i can save you a few bucks on them

 

No they don't.

From personal experience I have 2 sets of 5mm Spacers for my VW R32 sitting here and they are the spacers only.

I like the build quality of the H&R over Ichiba. H&R's spacers use a standard socket for install of their bolt on spacers, not a proprietary nut with a special adapter for a regular socket.

Also H&R Spacers are DOT Certified and TUV (Europe) Approved. I don't see anything like that on Ichiba's site. Just some food for though.

From their website (I check every size from 5mm up and they all say this;

 

ummm guys... carquest sells studs at pretty much whatever size, thread pitch, and length you need for like 2 dollars a piece... just saying. and something to consider... if you go much past a +35 offset its going to be hard on your wheel bearings and the tC has a sealed hub and bearing replacement that isnt very cheap at all. so i am just throwing that out there as well.

and something to add on... it really depends on the design of the wheel... one of my sets of wheels used to only get like 5 threads on the lug studs... it would go down the road just fine but fate always seems to be like the big bubba guy in jail... you tempt him and hes gonna f@$% you.

 

Ok well i was just goign by what i saw around the net. i maybe misread. Regardless do what ya want but i will run extended studs on any of my spacers. But i will prolly be running 10mm eventually.