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Hi guys,
Hate the sight of the white oregons on the front of my car. Fondmetals wouldnt fit as they were catching on the calipers and I cant grind down any more of the caliper.
I am thinking 5mm spacers on the front to definitely clear them and once the pads have worn down then Ill take the spacers out again.
On ebay i see:
universal 4x108 spacers with 71mm CB for £6.
specific 4x108 spacers with 65.1 CB for £40.
Planning on getting the cheaper ones as I am not planning on running them for long. Main question is with 5mm spacers will i need longer bolts?
Thanks
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It is advisable as your taking 5mm thread out of the hub essentially but I would of thought it would be fine it's all down to you really
Personally If the bolt screwed in a few full turns I wouldn't bother
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Yes you will need longer bolts. Do they take tapered? If so i have a set here brand new which may be good for you. I bought the, for my winis but were too long for me. Might suit you.
Also, the cheap ones have a bigger CB. I would imagine you want it to be correct as if you don't get it right, you might have a horrid wobble.
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As said, don't do this without longer bolts. It really isn't worth the risks!
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5mm is fine, I ran ouragans on my old 1.6 with 5mm spacers and standard bolts for well over a year! I still got at least 7 turns iirc
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Niall I may come and grab them off you. Yeh outs the tapered ones I need for the fondmetals!
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Fuuuuuu man, I'd had them fitted by a mechanic as I was unsure of fitment
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The most thread you will ever need is half the diameter times pitch of the thread. Any more is there for the shits and giggles. So say m12x1.25 is 6 x 1.25 is 7.25 threads. You should be fine
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I run 20mm's on the Datsun becauseracecar.
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The Audi has been running 5mm spacers to clear the coilovers on the front for around 4 years. Can still get 7 turns with standard bolts, I'm happy with that. Just cheap universal spacers too, I just make sure they're centred by eye.
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Went and saw Niall tonight and got some long bolts from Him. Better safe than sorry especially on track!
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I posted this exact question on the other forum earlier, but for road wheels, and 3mm spacers.
Will I need longer bolts? If so, where can I get them from?
Thanks in advance
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App what's needed for 306 m12x1.5 or m12x1.25?
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