Rear wheel spacers narrow body

Hi Lemans,

The fender arch rim is about 18mm thick and the closest clearance on the outside of the fender to the bulge in the sidewall of the tyre is around 40-44mm so with a spacer of 25 mm you are just inside the inner fender line if the suspension is fully depressed. Looking at your set up now do you think it can take another 5mm of spacer thickness ? How much fender to tyre clearance do you have with 25mm?

Can I also ask the approximate cost of the spacers and the amount you have left with respect to fender / tyre  clearance ?

Thanks

@Percy posted:

Hi Lemans,

The fender arch rim is about 18mm thick and the closest clearance on the outside of the fender to the bulge in the sidewall of the tyre is around 40-44mm so with a spacer of 25 mm you are just inside the inner fender line if the suspension is fully depressed. Looking at your set up now do you think it can take another 5mm of spacer thickness ? How much fender to tyre clearance do you have with 25mm?

Can I also ask the approximate cost of the spacers and the amount you have left with respect to fender / tyre  clearance ?

Thanks

I hopefully get it done back on its wheels by the end of next week… still have to finish up a few things and then go onto electric and for that I’m gonna drop it back on the ground!

I missed taking measurements and taking pictures when had it on the ground. my fender lips are rolled in… (that’s the way it was when I bought it) on top of it, it depends what size tire you use..

price was about 180 Euros .. can’t beat that

I jumped onto the website and it looked like 205 euros plus freight each for the 25mm spacers.

The two standard thicknesses  were 15 and 25mm so not sure what the 30mm special would cost.

Hi There....

From the pictures provided, I could not tell if it is a hub-centric spacer or not. Make sure that the spacers are hub-centric, especially if you want them to be more solid at the back.

Regards

P

Here is the invoice

They are hub-centric spacer and fit perfectly

the price was for the set! Complete axle!

paar = pair

Verify, your wheel stud length… I may just have longer ones… Not an idea if they original or not..

Center

Still on jacks… but gives an idea..

275/60 15 tires

top view

I have a set of 10" campis on a stock bodied car.

It seems they split their extra 2" of width as about 1.25 inches more to the outside and .75 inches more to the inside as compared to an 8" wheel.

A 30mm spacer ought to put an 8" wheel at just a couple mms shy of the outside of a 10" wheel.

We tried a set of 1.25" spacers like yours with 8" wheels on a friends car and it looked pretty good. Rolling the fender lip is encouraged with 295-50s. The stock studs tucked just inside the spacer and cleared the backside of the wheel flange fine.

@larryw posted:

I have a set of 10" campis on a stock bodied car.

It seems they split their extra 2" of width as about 1.25 inches more to the outside and .75 inches more to the inside as compared to an 8" wheel.

A 30mm spacer ought to put an 8" wheel at just a couple mms shy of the outside of a 10" wheel.

We tried a set of 1.25" spacers like yours with 8" wheels on a friends car and it looked pretty good. Rolling the fender lip is encouraged with 295-50s. The stock you just confirmed studs tucked just inside the spacer and cleared the backside of the wheel flange fine.

Thank you very much.

I call this a confirmation!

That is precisely what I thought!

when you looked at the original studs, was a definate interferance with the recess in the wheels?

(If there is true interferance) did you speak with spacer supplier to see if 30mm was possible?

while the "Look" is a definate plus, any ideal what the effect will be on handling (assuming 7" front / 8" rear)

I wasn’t thinking of that issue when I ordered the spacers! Only after I mounted one spacer and saw the stud protrude I looked at the backside of the wheels and started measuring! Live, and learn!

yes! There was interference! I measured it out and that’s what I came up with…just measure the stud length, and then look at the back of your wheel and measure how deep the recesses are between the bolt holes. I came up with that the recess has to be 6mm deep! if your stud protrudes 25 mm from the hub you will be fine… But if your stud protrudes 30 mm you have to do something! The spacer is only 25 mm thick! The reset of my wheels was between two and 3 mm (undefined casting )So I got it machines to have a total of 6 mm recess!

I do not think it will affect the handling negatively..

you essentially have wider track in the back, and the outside of the tire thread has minimal less weight on it because of negative camber… If that makes a difference is questionable…

you probably can adjust it if you change the camber by a1/3 of a degree (if this is even possible lol and i sucked the number out of my fingers)! in cornering, it might be more stable having a wider track… therefore more leverage onto the tire by 1 inch… Should be a wash…

but this is all guest work on my part..I’m sure some pros can pipe in on that! I am not racing the car… Just spirited driving!🤪

I don’t put spacers in the front!