Noob spacer question

ddvette9

I have drag dr 31 wheels on stock tires (non sport). Is there any spacers out there that I can slide the spacer on and not mess with the studs. Thanks


Super NOOB with this stuff so dont flame

kenchan

wat's the offset of those drag wheels?

and take a snap of the back side of the wheels to see if it has voids between the stud bores.

kenchan

Wat is offset
Wat is voids
Why ken asking questions when I ask question first.
Why picture of backside when no one sees it?
Makes sense don'ts.

karotZ

Most H&Rs are DRS (stud replacement needed) and then a few are DRM (you can keep existing studs) but I know DRMs only fit the rear. So what might happen is for you to use either 20mm/25mm DRM rear and 10mm to 20mm DRS front, with that said you only have to deal with front stud replacements.

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ddvette9

the rear offsets are 15 and the front offsets are 35 on stock tires with drag dr 31 wheels

kenchan

Try 15mm spacers for the front. rear shouls be fine without.

But you will need to ck whether your wheels have voids between the stud holes to use the spacers with built-in studs. The stock studs will protrude 10mm or so past the spacers.

kenchan

At 35mm front keep as is or do 10mm builtin stud type. You might be able to get away with a 5mm without swappng studs but not recommended.

ddvette9

seems like everything over 5mm requires studs. can i just go 5mm or is that just way too small

kenchan

If you get spacers with built in studs u don't need to pound out the stock studs. Unless you don't know there are two types of spacers.


5mm is not noticable unless its already an agressive setup.

djpathfinder

You CANNOT use bolt on spacers up front (in H&R lingo, you can't use DRM) for our cars. Spacer with replacement studs must be used.

OP, even if you lose 5mm of stud length with a 5 mm spacer, it is still not recommended. General rule of thumb is you need about 8 full turns on the lugnut for proper engagement.

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christian370z

Yes they do, as long as they are 20mm or more in size. I along with a number of other Socal guys run 20mm bolt ons up front without any issues.

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djpathfinder

Really? Didn't know that. I read a couple of spacer threads stating you couldn't with a few member attesting to compatibility issues. Also, read that Stillen changed their product notes when you order online to warn the buyer that DRM's were not compatible with the fronts. So why will they work only if 20 mm or more?

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christian370z

That is strange, thought that too before I spoke with guys like Triple's, XwChriswx (bought his wheels and spacers), and Seb of SpecialtyZ (runs them on his TT370z) who all have or had 20mm bolt on spacers in the front and had no issues running them with sport package Rays. I know that 15mm bolt on spacers are a definite no go.

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iceman21_23

I run 25mm DRM's Front and back and have had them on for a few months...

djpathfinder

Do you know why?

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