Thread: WHEEL SPACERS

NO!
They are not legal on pubil roads

CHeers

spacers are illigeal

adaptors can be engineered

this is a bone of contention for me, everyone lumps adaptors into the spacers group...

spacers, do that, they space the rim out off the hub shortening the effective length of the OE stud.

adaptors, while they do ''space'' the rim out from the hub, they do it by bolting to the OE studs (no change in effective stud length from OE) and offering a new set of wheel studs, in this case a differant pattern for the rim to bolt back onto.

a rim spaced 2'' further out will put more load on a bearing, spacer or adaptor, but the spacer will add weakened studs to the mix.

i have spoken to an engineer in NSW that said that ''its all in the wording on the engineering report''

cheers phil

Phil, can you put up pix of both to differentiate?

Are you referring to spacers that use the standard bolt pattern and longer studs to mount the standard wheel onto these longer studs?

Originally Posted by discowhite

spacers are illigeal

adaptors can be engineered

this is a bone of contention for me, everyone lumps adaptors into the spacers group...

spacers, do that, they space the rim out off the hub shortening the effective length of the OE stud.

adaptors, while they do ''space'' the rim out from the hub, they do it by bolting to the OE studs (no change in effective stud length from OE) and offering a new set of wheel studs, in this case a differant pattern for the rim to bolt back onto.

a rim spaced 2'' further out will put more load on a bearing, spacer or adaptor, but the spacer will add weakened studs to the mix.

i have spoken to an engineer in NSW that said that ''its all in the wording on the engineering report''

cheers phil

From Qld. Transport "Modifications - General Conditions for alternative rims and tyres".

"The fitting of spacers or adaptors between wheels and hubs, additional to those provided by the vehicle manufacturer, is not permitted."

"The track of a car or car derivative may be increased by up to 26mm. beyond the maximum specified by the vehicle manufacturer for the particular model of vehicle."

So these items are illegal on two counts, not permitted at all, and would increase the vehicle track by 100 mm if permitted.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Phil, can you put up pix of both to differentiate?

Are you referring to spacers that use the standard bolt pattern and longer studs to mount the standard wheel onto these longer studs?

spacers


adaptors


as im not in QLD...(dreadding the day i want to move back and have to bring the ute with me) and i dont know where the new RTA rules are at.
the discussion i had with my engineer was over 2 years ago and valid at the time.
im pretty sure that with your trade background brian, you should at least agree with some of what ive said, legal or not.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I went and spoke to him and he would not accept that spacers are totally illegal in all states on registered vehicles unless they were original equipment.

Guess the answer is in the question. Why would a manufacturer include adaptors or spacers as original? I don't know of any that would.

I believe some porsches run wheel spacers std.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

I believe some porsches run wheel spacers std.

If fitted OEm they are legal.

Like wheel rims wider than 8"

Illegal in all states UNLESS factory fitted