Wheel spacers

Rico-mofos · March 16th, 2009, 03:27 PM

Looking for some info/thoughts/ oponions on wheel spacers? I met up with some other bullitts here locally and this guy had wheel spacers on his and it looked awesome. Do the spacers mess with performance or anything else? Anyone install them before?

Someone school me on this please before I buy some.

Jucostud · March 16th, 2009, 03:33 PM

i wouldn't ever put a spacer on my car unless it was for the track. They aren't safe unless you get longer jucostuds

Rico-mofos · March 16th, 2009, 03:37 PM

Unsafe? hmmm..why only for the track?

Jucostud · March 16th, 2009, 03:40 PM

because that is the only way to get skinnies on the front and you are driving straight.

Emay · March 16th, 2009, 03:40 PM

Very common for the 99-04 stangs to use them, especially some of the cobra guys looking for more width and not wanting to hammer in the fender wells.

My brother is running them on his 03 Cobra with the FR500's just shy of 600hp now and he's been fine..

You want to get hub centric spacers, if they are not hub centric, you don't want them.

Rico-mofos · March 16th, 2009, 03:42 PM

How is the install on the s197s?

Emay · March 16th, 2009, 03:43 PM

Forgot a link, If I were to run a spacer, this is the company I'd use. You will not need longer studs.

Gil Racing, Inc.

jerrytubbs1 · March 16th, 2009, 03:44 PM

I have driven on the street with them. You have mixed opinions on the street.I put 5500 miles on my car with the spacers on them and never had a problem.You should get longer studs tho, just for a safety measure. But truthfully, if your pushing any kind of power with hard launches or fast traps, you should get the longer studs anyways.

Emay · March 16th, 2009, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Rico-mofos

How is the install on the s197s?

You know how to tighten down a wheel? As long as it takes to do that, is as long as it takes to mount those gil racing spacers..

Jucostud · March 16th, 2009, 03:51 PM

a lot of big company shops won't work on your tires/brakes/anything that requires the wheels to come off if you put spacers on.

Emay · March 16th, 2009, 03:53 PM

They work on them all at emayracing.. lol

jerrytubbs1 · March 16th, 2009, 03:54 PM

True I was once actually told to go outside, take the spacers off and drive it back in the bay. I told them bye bye

March 16th, 2009, 03:27 PM	#1
Rico-mofos Hardcore Enthusiast 2008 Bullitt #890 slow Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,589 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wheel spacers Looking for some info/thoughts/ oponions on wheel spacers? I met up with some other bullitts here locally and this guy had wheel spacers on his and it looked awesome. Do the spacers mess with performance or anything else? Anyone install them before? Someone school me on this please before I buy some. __________________ BULLITT CREW #5 LT GTB mufflers for sale

March 16th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#2
Jucostud booooost'd 2007 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: drink'n ur kool-aid Posts: 7,043 iTrader: 0 reviews	i wouldn't ever put a spacer on my car unless it was for the track. They aren't safe unless you get longer jucostuds __________________ Jucostud's Official Build Thread 1988 LX HATCH 5.0 - FOR SALE $5,000 OBO 2007 vortech gt - SOLD! Looking for next project

March 16th, 2009, 03:37 PM	#3
Rico-mofos Hardcore Enthusiast 2008 Bullitt #890 slow Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,589 iTrader: 0 reviews	Unsafe? hmmm..why only for the track? __________________ BULLITT CREW #5 LT GTB mufflers for sale

March 16th, 2009, 03:40 PM	#4
Jucostud booooost'd 2007 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: drink'n ur kool-aid Posts: 7,043 iTrader: 0 reviews	because that is the only way to get skinnies on the front and you are driving straight. __________________ Jucostud's Official Build Thread 1988 LX HATCH 5.0 - FOR SALE $5,000 OBO 2007 vortech gt - SOLD! Looking for next project

March 16th, 2009, 03:40 PM	#5
Emay May 08 ROTM 2008 Audi S6 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: S. Elgin Posts: 6,683 iTrader: 3 reviews	Very common for the 99-04 stangs to use them, especially some of the cobra guys looking for more width and not wanting to hammer in the fender wells. My brother is running them on his 03 Cobra with the FR500's just shy of 600hp now and he's been fine.. You want to get hub centric spacers, if they are not hub centric, you don't want them. __________________ FLICKR Unique Imagery

March 16th, 2009, 03:42 PM	#6
Rico-mofos Hardcore Enthusiast 2008 Bullitt #890 slow Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,589 iTrader: 0 reviews	How is the install on the s197s? __________________ BULLITT CREW #5 LT GTB mufflers for sale

March 16th, 2009, 03:43 PM	#7
Emay May 08 ROTM 2008 Audi S6 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: S. Elgin Posts: 6,683 iTrader: 3 reviews	Forgot a link, If I were to run a spacer, this is the company I'd use. You will not need longer studs. Gil Racing, Inc. __________________ FLICKR Unique Imagery

March 16th, 2009, 03:44 PM	#8
jerrytubbs1 Regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 190 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have driven on the street with them. You have mixed opinions on the street.I put 5500 miles on my car with the spacers on them and never had a problem.You should get longer studs tho, just for a safety measure. But truthfully, if your pushing any kind of power with hard launches or fast traps, you should get the longer studs anyways.

March 16th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#10
Jucostud booooost'd 2007 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: drink'n ur kool-aid Posts: 7,043 iTrader: 0 reviews	a lot of big company shops won't work on your tires/brakes/anything that requires the wheels to come off if you put spacers on. __________________ Jucostud's Official Build Thread 1988 LX HATCH 5.0 - FOR SALE $5,000 OBO 2007 vortech gt - SOLD! Looking for next project

March 16th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#11
Emay May 08 ROTM 2008 Audi S6 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: S. Elgin Posts: 6,683 iTrader: 3 reviews	They work on them all at emayracing.. lol __________________ FLICKR Unique Imagery

March 16th, 2009, 03:54 PM	#12
jerrytubbs1 Regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 190 iTrader: 0 reviews	True I was once actually told to go outside, take the spacers off and drive it back in the bay. I told them bye bye

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