Just got some spacers and I am going to install them. They are the H&R kind that have new studs on them. All I have to do is put them on like a wheel and then bolt the new ones onto the spacer? It seems simple, but I don't want to do anything wrong.

 

Looks like you gonna have to bolt the spacer in, Id use torq wrench for that and lock tight grease on studs. Then you bolts your tires onto spacers, Id again use torq wrench for that.





Now, you gonna off set your wheels geometry, since you not compensating in your suspencion this only means one things, down graded handling, including crappier traction when accelerating, braking, and cornering. So the question is, why are you doing this?

 

I am doing this because I got stock Bullit rims and the offset of my original wheels was a lot different... the new wheels were into the car a lot more than they should be... these pushed them out further so they are a little further out than stock. Not by a ton though. How would this ruin your handling. Wider stance = better handling as far as I know. I am new to this stuff though so I could be wrong.

The original wheels were the 16" alloys. I put the bullits on and they have a 45mm offset. I think that the original wheels had an offset of 25mm if I am correct. These new spacers are 30mm. That would make a 10mm difference. not that big of a difference.

 

Its not gonna ruin your handling, but it will be different. It could be good or bad different.



Suspencion absorbs impacts at the hub, thats the best place to hit it. If you bolt on a stick to a hub, say 5 feet long, an hit it at the end of that stick, the absorption effect will be different. Your stick is 3cm long plus whatever the difference between that wheel and stock wheel.

Wider is better, but only if your suspencion is designed to handle the wider track.


I used to have 1/4 inch spacers, for looks, on my previous ride. Handling was different, and suspencion parts took a lot more punishment, especially ball joints and bushings.



Im in the amateur racing, and I know some races who use spacers, but they have modified suspencions. I dont know anybody who uses spacers ("for wider track") and can handle well and win.

 

This is pretty much for look, but it is only changing my original offset by 10mm. that is not much and I doubt that I will feel that big of a difference with only 10mm.