5mm spacers

Post by **Gayno** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:28 pm

Any harm in running 5mm spacers with standard studs/nuts?

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:32 pm

would these be the same ones i gave you all those years ago?

i would use extended studs personaly. for the cost, i would, also its an easy job.

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:34 pm

I ran 5mm spacers on my Aerodeck as the Integra wheels wont clear the front callipers without them. They was ok but I didn't really like it tbh. I would extend the studs also.

Post by **Gayno** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:37 pm

honda-hardy wrote:would these be the same ones i gave you all those years ago?

i would use extended studs personaly. for the cost, i would, also its an easy job.

I do still have these, however the centre bore on them is too small and they won't fit!

Reason I'm asking is I'm looking at a set of wheels I really like, but the offset is slightly higher than I'm after and 5mm spacers will sit them just about right.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:46 pm

ideally as a rule i always think that as long as a nut screws on to a stud by as many threads as the studs thickness. so in that term, studs are 12mm thick so should at least screw on 12mm.

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:08 pm

I had 5mm spacers that were not hubcentric and with spigot rings and they felt wrong.
have just fitted 10mm hubcentrics and yes the studs do have to be extended...
standard 4th gen studs are very short at about 42mm.
without spacers got 6 full turns on lug nuts with 5mm was lucky to get 4 turns and with 10mm spacers got 1 turn...
so just fitted 55mm studs.... now all good.....

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:13 pm

I have 5mm hubcentric spacers all round and they are perfectly fine on standard nuts. You get 6 turns to tighten.
10mm spacers will not fit, not even a tad bit of thread to grab onto.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:23 pm

You're absolutely fine running 5mm spacers without extended studs, just run steel nuts which is advised anyway

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:06 am

honda-hardy wrote:ideally as a rule i always think that as long as a nut screws on to a stud by as many threads as the studs thickness. so in that term, studs are 12mm thick so should at least screw on 12mm.

I agree.

Post by **Gayno** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:34 am

Next question on this topic.

Do I need to space the front and rears the same, will doing say 5mm front and 10mm rear screw up the geo (which I have just had done!!)??