Staisman

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Does anyone run spacers with built in studs on a FI car? I heard that if you are using spacers with studs (not long replacement studs) you can brake them. Just would like to know more about it.

Thanks.

mattleegee

Staisman

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I know it might sounds stupid but in my understanding longer bolts are more likely to brake than shorter bolts. I am not sure and i don't wanna check on my car so maybe somebody know here.

mattleegee

but the bolts on the spacer will be the same size as your stock ones?
if you get a spacer that is 20mm or above it will completely cover your stock studs then the spacer will have its own set of studs with the same length

if you get extended studs you can get ARP but will probably have to use open ended lugs but they will be the strongest you can get

Massios

Slip on spacers are not ok, but those with a second set of studs should be fine.

Staisman

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I have 15 mm spacers with its own studs, and my original studs are covered by the spacer. Someone told me that this setup is gonna brake and i need to change to the spacers without studs and put longer once.

mattleegee

i would rather have one with own studs then a slip on spacer/extended studs
i had spacers in front and rear the first year of owning the car (25mm/20mm)

now since i have different wheels im just using 20mm up front, both with own studs, people will tell you lots of things, im also telling you something now

SR71

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Break

djamps

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I was thinking the same thing.

Running spacers on any kind of setup especially FI is stupid. Get the correct wheel offset instead.

herrschaft

Ichiba V2's 25mm; 460+whp/wtq with many runs at the strip on street tires, no issues.....

ace32x

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you'll be fine with bolt on spacers

terrasmak

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Slip on with ARP studs , why be cheap and lazy.

taywan

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FI w 10mm z1 and ext studs on rears--No problems yet. But I don't track or drift etc.

Staisman

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Show me Volks with +7 offset! That's exactly offset I need to do max aggression without problems.

Alberto

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What is your best time?

Staisman

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It's nothing to do with being cheap, price is the same for both types of spacers, I put them before I went FI route and didn't bother with long studs.

ConradoR

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I am getting the Z1 Motorsports 10MM slip on spacers with their supplied extended bolts on all 4 corners. The extended bolts come from Nissan, but they offer to upgrade to ARP Extended Studs for 45 bucks.
From what I got from my research, the Nissan ones are more than good enough.

Volk GTS's at +7, +8 rears soon FTW

bmccann101

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many different opinions here lol.. as usualy haha.

Ther are things about the wheel most peoiple arent aware of, and a spacer can make a big difference.

#1.. by adding a spacer, you are adding the force of LEVERAGE to the wheel bearing.
if you are running a wheel with the same efffective offset as you would be w a wheel and spacer, your leverage on that wheel bearing wil be THE SAME..

#2... your scaper needs to be hub centric AND wheel centric.
this means the spacer must exactly fit the hub bore of your hub.. and your spacer must also have the correct bore on its side facing the wheel as well.. why?
ITS NOT VIBRATION as is popular myth, although they do help w that.. its because the hub of the car is meant to b e whats supporting the entire weight of the vehicle..NOT YOUR LUG NUTS.. if you dont have a hub centric ( and wheel centric) spacer set up, your car is sitting on its lugs, end of story.

So if your spacer fits properly, and you are NOT sitting on your lug nuts and are resting the car on its hub as designed to do, there would be no problem with high horsepower as long as the spcaers you chose were not of inferior quality lesser than OEM.

Alberto

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Nobody gives a $hit about +7 offset wheels.

I can't see that from my rear view.

ConradoR

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Dont hate the playaa