What do you guys think?

[reddemonx92]

Well you can do what rabbit did with his. However your just gonna end up paying more because of international shipping

[sssleepin]

Ok guys i finally bought wheels which were 2nd hand but picked up for real cheap with tyres. Pics is of actual wheel but not fitted on my car. The rear are fine but the fronts would not clear the brakes so i tried on a 5mm spacer and it seemed to just clear but there doesnt seem to be enough thread for me to lock the nuts onto. Any suggestions? specs of the wheels are 15x7 offset35. Thanks

[petrified.rabbit]

A 5mm spacer should not cause that, it must have a high seat in the wheel. Can you start the threads at all? how many rotations do you get?

[sssleepin]

around 7 or 8 rotations. Whats the minimum? thanks

[petrified.rabbit]

well 8 turns x1.5 pitch = 12mm of bolt contact, thats only 2mm shy of the thickness of a vw hub.. (entire threaded section).

I generally like to see 10 turns at least. its hard to say on studded designs though. with my 5mm spacers i still get more than 10 turns then use my impact.

[Daox]

I'm pretty comfortable saying that it should be fine. In my industry, our rule is 1X fastener diameter engagement for steel. I'm sure that includes a safety factor and that also allows for when you are torquing fasteners to the limit of their tensile strength.

[NYChevoo]

I'm pretty comfortable saying that it should be fine. In my industry, our rule is 1X fastener diameter engagement for steel. I'm sure that includes a safety factor and that also allows for when you are torquing fasteners to the limit of their tensile strength.

Daox why do you sound like an engineer or machinist?

[Daox]

Pretty close. I'm a designer, which is basically a drafter that also does some design work.

[thehunterooo]

you should get a pic with you and the gear :P

[sssleepin]

Thanks for the replies guys. After reading some stories about putting spacers at the front have actually put me off it since i do alot of freeway driving haha. I'm just worried about the stress the front would hold with the wheel sticking so much out and the amount of rotations i have on the wheels nut. anyways heres a pic of the car with the wheels on and with the 5mm spacer.