[MR2] Spacers

[Dave]

If anyone needs new MK2 H&R 20mm spacers, hubcentric with longer studs  
brand new in box... I have a set!  (shameless sales plug).  LoL.

Dave A.


On Sep 8, 2009, at 1:00 PM, Arvid Jedlicka wrote:

> As Ray suggests, H&R do may concentric spacers. But be sure to read  
> the footnotes before ordering.
>
> I just talked to them on the phone and they indicated that their 5mm  
> spacers are simply spacers without a concentric ring on them. You  
> would want to measure how high the current hub is to insure there  
> will be enough material sticking out of the spacer to properly  
> locate the wheel.
>
> He also suggested that the 10mm spacers may bottom out on the  
> existing hub before the entire spacer is flush with the disk rotor.  
> Certainly not a good situation.
>
> If I recall correctly from my research 10 years ago, at that time  
> the SCCA stock class allowed a .25 inch offset for wheels. This  
> could be accomplished via new wheels or a spacer. Not wanting to buy  
> new wheels just to gain the extra track width, I though of going  
> down the spacer route. It was at this time that I discovered that  
> the hubs on my '93 Turbo were very close to .25 inches tall and  
> therefore a concentric spacer was virtually impossible - not enough  
> of the original hub sticking out to use it and not enough material  
> in the spacer to allow for a concentric ring on the spacer.
>
> Anyway, just food for thought,
> Arvid
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 20:45:14 -0400
>> From: Ray Benoit <spyderay at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [MR2] MR2 Digest, Vol 29, Issue 7
>> To: Arvid Jedlicka <arvidj at visi.com>
>> Cc: mr2-interest at mr2.com
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>> Centric adapters are available.  Here's a link to one source:
>>
>> http://www.livermoreperformance.com/h&r_wheel_spacers.html
>>
>> ray
>
>
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