Thread: Using wheel spacers and where to get

If you search this forum, you'll find a number of threads about them - often telling the original poster that they are illegal.

Originally Posted by p38arover

often telling the original poster that they are illegal.

Only using them for off road on private property so no dramas with legalities. So back to my original questions...

Hi
If you look in the markets section you will see I have some new ones for sale. I was going down this line just before I sold my D2. The interest came in the car after I had already placed my order with a company in the states. The best I could do here was closer to the $800 mark. With the strong exchange rate they were $440 or so then another $50 to post them. At $400 I figured I could live with round a $100 loss. The spacers are made from High grade aircaft Aluminium CNC machined and both wheel and hub centric and include wheel nuts.
I was running a set of Simex's on offset rims off road. Though with the wider Rangie Automotive flares the standard alloys looked to narrow. My intention was to run the spacers in street form with the 33 road tyres. I know the whole issue of legalities, though was keen to see how they went. In the UK and some states here they are legal, just not mine.
The car was bought by another forum member Ultra Disco. He has pictures of the car in some folder on here.
The spacers for the Falcon sound cheap by comparison, perhaps it is a supply and demand thing.
Be interested to see the extra articulation and stability that the spacers give, aside from just clearing the tyres on turning. If you are interested pm me or give me a call, I listed the numbers on the add. Brendan

Originally Posted by twr7cx

Only using them for off road on private property so no dramas with legalities. So back to my original questions...

Problem is, because they are not legal for road use, they are not usually available from Australian suppliers. Your best bet is almost certainly one of the UK suppliers (they are legal there), but I don't think you will find them very cheap, although the exchange rate will help.

John

Sorry, should clarify that the spacers are in the market section under drive train. - Brendan

I can do the TF302 spacers for £230. Shipping isn't pretty as they are heavy, so you're looking at £70 for that.

Off road use on 18" wheels eh?

Originally Posted by brendanm

The spacers for the Falcon sound cheap by comparison, perhaps it is a supply and demand thing.

I doubt it. The Land Rovers are sold internationally. Falcons are Australian domestic only. Much larger market for the Land Rovers.

Originally Posted by Terrain Vehicles

Off road use on 18" wheels eh?

Yes, important to look my best at all times!
Actually, my 18" wheels are my offroad wheels, with 255/70R18 tyres on them, theres as more tyre sidewall (7" of sidewall) to them than there is on the standard 235/70R16 tyres (6.5" of sidewall).


And for interest sake for any sceptics on wheel spacers/hub adapters:
As I mentioned earlier, plenty of people run them on pre-AU Falcons. Many people have got them engineered too.
Porsche actually factory fit them to some of their vehicles (many of which were delivered and sold here in Australia), and also sell them as accessories - see the Porsche main website at Wheels - Tequipment Cayenne (until model year 06) - Tequipment - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

Where people get caught out is not getting hub-centric units. I have found a set in the USA that only cost $240.00 including postage to Australia, but they are not hubcentric, so they are missing the ring lip in the middle for the wheel to sit on. These are dangerous - causes vibrations in the wheels and are known to fail (which has given hub adapters the bad reputation).

Originally Posted by twr7cx

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Porsche actually factory fit them to some of their vehicles (many of which were delivered and sold here in Australia), and also sell them as accessories - see the Porsche main website at Wheels - Tequipment Cayenne (until model year 06) - Tequipment - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG

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And are legal as they were supplied and fitted from the factory.

I used to run spacers on race cars as an easy way to change track width to use as a tuning aid, some were stupid wide too.
I used socket head cap screws as studs too, (Unbrako or Holo-Krome only)
Thank my deity the RTA has no jurisdiction on a race track