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its also worthwhile offroad i fitted some quality wheel spacers after receiving some good advice off Martin on here, never looked back but make sure you extend the arches some way to cover the tyres just to keep plod happy
You may not need to extend the arches, it just depends if the tread is outside the arch. Are you running the same size Kevant? It might be a suck it and see exercise.
There are mixed opinions on whether to use the extended stud type or the billet type of spacer. I personally would only ever use the billet type on safety grounds on the road. Others will argue the opposite but I fail to understand why.
As to whether you should use them, if you ask Rhino Ray he will always say yes, as you should go wider to compensate for the instability you have created by going higher. He would recommend higher offset wheels though. Which of course he happens to sell, so no surprises there.
I have used them when I had the wrong GV 16" steels but not since. I've not used them since as they make servicing the rear brakes, such as washing the mud out a bit of hard work. It's like having a second set of wheels to remove at the end of a long day of offroading when washing the car off when I'd rather be drinking beer in the summer or a hot drink having just washed a car in -1 deg!
Having said that, I've been holding back from driving through quagmires now due to the extended maintenance on all of the car. I ended up spending more time under it than in it! For that reason I've not done the rear disc conversion I planned and have all the parts to do. Therefore I have considered using them again.
My tyres are much wider than standard though, so my car is wider to an extent.
I think you should try them and see for yourself.
Here endeth another long Kirky post. I still can't do concise!
Kirkynut
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kirkynut wrote: There are mixed opinions on whether to use the extended stud type or the billet type of spacer. I personally would only ever use the billet type on safety grounds on the road. Others will argue the opposite but I fail to understand why.
Kirkynut
Hi,
Could you help me out with the two different types of spacer, bit confused! Any pics? I am aware you can get spacers which are simply a disc of metal of a specific thickness, which have holes in the correct places for the original wheel studs to go through, or you can get the fancy ones which have new studs in them (if that makes sense!)
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