Thread #18817

Spacers on 2GS

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ant_jzs160September 15, 2009
#270391

Spacers on 2GS

hey all,

yeah okay not a super techy question here, but i'm curious. i have a 2GS with 19x9 +27 19x10 +24 Works on it. Now i'm maxxed out height wise on my Insurance coilovers (fronts at least) and reasonably happy with the height (i'd like it lower but its nice and *just* daily driveable where i go) i am just a bit spewing that my fitment sucks now especially up front.

i'm at -2.5 or so camber all round, so am looking to maybe get some spacers. problem is, i hear 2GS have issues with wheel wobble. To avoid this, when i buoght my Works i bought work locator rings which sit on my hub and centre the wheel. If i run small slip on spacers, then i cant use these anymore. Does anyone else use slip on's without issue?

the other thing is, you need to run longer studs if you go up like 5mm+ of slip on. How does this work if you need to run your stock rims and nuts without the spacer? e.g. if i get a defect notice, i will need to take of the spacers and 19s and just run stock rims. Will the nuts go down far enough with the longer studs? or will i have to try and get open ended nuts to let some stud protrude through?

cheers for input, just wondering if others are running spacers and what theyre running/ how its going for them.

-ant
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hey all,
 
yeah okay not a super techy question here, but i'm curious. i have a 2GS with 19x9 +27 19x10 +24 Works on it. Now i'm maxxed out height wise on my Insurance coilovers (fronts at least) and reasonably happy with the height (i'd like it lower but its nice and *just* daily driveable where i go) i am just a bit spewing that my fitment sucks now especially up front.
 
i'm at -2.5 or so camber all round, so am looking to maybe get some spacers. problem is, i hear 2GS have issues with wheel wobble. To avoid this, when i buoght my Works i bought work locator rings which sit on my hub and centre the wheel. If i run small slip on spacers, then i cant use these anymore. Does anyone else use slip on's without issue?
 
the other thing is, you need to run longer studs if you go up like 5mm+ of slip on. How does this work if you need to run your stock rims and nuts without the spacer? e.g. if i get a defect notice, i will need to take of the spacers and 19s and just run stock rims. Will the nuts go down far enough with the longer studs? or will i have to try and get open ended nuts to let some stud protrude through?
 
cheers for input, just wondering if others are running spacers and what theyre running/ how its going for them.
 
-ant
LiCelsiorSeptember 15, 2009
#270394
some spacers come hubcentric (locator rings) depending on what company u buy.
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some spacers come hubcentric (locator rings) depending on what company u buy.
vip tint+glassSeptember 15, 2009
#270421
u shouldnt need longer studs for a 5mm. but i wouldnt recommend slip ons for wide wheels, lowered, and camber. too much stress along with youre wheel wobble scenario.
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u shouldnt need longer studs for a 5mm. but i wouldnt recommend slip ons for wide wheels, lowered, and camber.  too much stress along with youre wheel wobble scenario.
airmaxSeptember 15, 2009
#270428
i think you do need longer studs for 5mm, i wanna say i tried using a set of 5mm we had laying around and i couldnt thread more than a few turns on my studs (personally i didnt think it was safe, but maybe that was just me being overly cautious?)
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i think you do need longer studs for 5mm, i wanna say i tried using a set of 5mm we had laying around and i couldnt thread more than a few turns on my studs (personally i didnt think it was safe, but maybe that was just me being overly cautious?)
Triple CSeptember 16, 2009
#270671
airmax;270428 wrote:i think you do need longer studs for 5mm, i wanna say i tried using a set of 5mm we had laying around and i couldnt thread more than a few turns on my studs (personally i didnt think it was safe, but maybe that was just me being overly cautious?)

dude its your car you can never really be to over cautious. thats what holds the tire on. it brakes... you brake...
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[QUOTE=airmax;270428]i think you do need longer studs for 5mm, i wanna say i tried using a set of 5mm we had laying around and i couldnt thread more than a few turns on my studs (personally i didnt think it was safe, but maybe that was just me being overly cautious?)[/QUOTE]
 dude its your car you can never really be to over cautious. thats what holds the tire on. it brakes... you brake...
chrispySeptember 17, 2009
#270789
Get longer studs for the 5mm. Everyone told me I didn't need them until 4/5 of my rear stock studs broke. I got some 10mm spacers with extended studs to replace them and went even wider.
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Get longer studs for the 5mm. Everyone told me I didn't need them until 4/5 of my rear stock studs broke. I got some 10mm spacers with extended studs to replace them and went even wider.
GS300ToMSeptember 23, 2009
#272043
gotta pay to play ant.....
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gotta pay to play ant.....
ant_jzs160September 24, 2009
#272198
^ haha thats the problem hey, so much harder to move parts on and things over here in Perth :P i just lose so much on everything, otherwise i'd sel my wheels and buy some with lower offsets :/
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^ haha thats the problem hey, so much harder to move parts on and things over here in Perth :P i just lose so much on everything, otherwise i'd sel my wheels and buy some with lower offsets :/
xxjustimajinxxOctober 1, 2009
#274069
I got h&r spacers with extended studs on my front wheels and my car is raise back up a bit. But my steering wobbles and it's getting annoying .. Does anyone have a solution for that ? Inwent to discount tire to pick up some rings and they told me it won't work with the spacer up front :(
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I got h&r spacers with extended studs on my front wheels and my car is raise back up  a bit. But my steering wobbles and it's getting annoying .. Does anyone have a solution for that ? Inwent to discount tire to pick up some rings and they told me it won't work with the spacer up front :(
airmaxOctober 2, 2009
#274275
shoulda got hubcentric spacers then.
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shoulda got hubcentric spacers then.