biggest spacers without changing studs

homeryansta

What is the biggest spacers I can go without having to change my studs?

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Hithere

I believe spacers are generally not recommended. Places undue strain on stud bolts.

PapoZalsa

If you get the right lenght of studs with the size of spacers should not be an issue.

A lot of us have spacers with no issues, but we have the proper stud lenght with the spacer size.

That one that are not recommended are the V2s spacers.

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2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT
Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

DJ-of-E

I would not use the stock studs for this application. You could get away with 5mm, but I wouldn't run them hard. I concur with Hithere to either use the bolts that come with the spacers (H&R's are harder than stock) or get some ARP bolts and open lugs.

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CDepp

Really? I thought aftermarket would be softer. Harder ones would be more prone to snapping off under stress.

Side story: Good pipe wrenches can be bent almost into a loop - they're softer steel and won't break. Ridgid (Elyria, OH) has 48" steel wrench in their warranty department that was torqued with a fork lift on an oil platform. Wouldn't break, so they kept pushing until the thing looked like a retarded pretzel. Then they wanted it replace, even though it worked as intended (designed not to shatter).

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2011 MB Base+S M6 | Invidia Exhaust | TommyKairaHebiBeibi | H&R Spacers 15/20 | GTR Start | 305hp/240tq

sfearl1

I'm on 20mm up front, 25mm in the back. They are bolt-on spacers, not stud-replacement. I got mine from Z1 and they have been on the car since last December

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DrEvil

Me too, not a problem. I think they go as high as 30mm.

PapoZalsa

I got 20mm spacers V1 all the way around from Z1. I had V2 on my 350Z but always felt uneasy.

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2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT
Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

sfearl1

Can you explain the differences between V1&2?

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Scott

MattP725

Hub centric?

Aizen Sosuke

V1 is just a spacer with extended studs to account for the appropiate spacer size.
V2 is a spacer that bolts to the hub and brings its own studs for your wheel to mount on.
Both could be hub centric or not. I believe our hubs are 73mm.

Grindkiezer

I'm running the same set up but I've noticed that my steering wheel seems to vibrate a little now. It's not because my wheels are out of balance so I'm wondering if it's the spacers themselves

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DEpointfive0

It's an install problem, I don't mean to be an *******...


You have to put anti seize on the back, install them, drive around, do a bit of wheel shimmy-ing to put stress on them and squeeze some of the anti-seize out, THEN relighted after 50 miles or so

Th3 On3

So why are v2 spacers not good?!

Felix 808

Because you can break a stud at the hub, & not know it until you take the wheel off.

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