kris Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 On my last zed I had a set of 30mm spacers made up by driftworks. They spaced out the rays nicely. Now I'm pretty sure I was the first person to have these and I had no issues with them whatsoever. Driftworks now list spacers for our fitment up to 55mm. Is there any definitive size that is just too big and would cause problems? http://www.driftworks.com/nissan-5x114-pcd-bolt-on-wheel-spacers-15-55mm.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Anything that pushes the wheels out beyond the arch will just look silly I think.... I have 25mm on the rear and 30mm wouldn't look out of place I reckon.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashurik Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Anything that pushes the wheels out beyond the arch will just look silly I think.... I have 25mm on the rear and 30mm wouldn't look out of place I reckon.... Aren't spacers dangerous for the wheel chassis in the long run?! I was told this by one mechanic(no names here,but you probably guess Dave who I'm talking about).. Think the only purpose of spacers is the styling ,nothing else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I am sure Andy at Kudos had 60mm spacers, but that was only as he had the wide arch kit. They are just for show really, some say they ruin the handling, but I had 25/30 on my Zed and did not really notice a difference. My only rule when it comes to spacers would be to buy the best quality ones I would not go over 30mm and given the choice of spacers or new rims with the correct offset's . . . rims win hands down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Here we go again! The problem is people who fit them and go "omg my cars ruined" not realising that they might have put the toe out slightly. Nothing to do with the spacers... I run 25mm and my car is planted with no issues because I had a full alignment done afterwards. I might go to 30mm as the standard wheels are such a weak offset. Edited March 23, 2013 by Dave-350 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 I ran 25/30 and it was completely fine. Driftworks quality is fine by me unless anybody has ever had any issues with them? They have always been reputable as far as I know. Obviously new wheels with the right offset is better, however I was wondering of there was any definitive sizes to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Anything that pushes the wheels out beyond the arch will just look silly I think.... I have 25mm on the rear and 30mm wouldn't look out of place I reckon.... Aren't spacers dangerous for the wheel chassis in the long run?! I was told this by one mechanic(no names here,but you probably guess Dave who I'm talking about).. Think the only purpose of spacers is the styling ,nothing else... I think as long as you don't go crazy, I have had spacers 20/25mm on my Zed for almost all of the 40k I have done in it, yes they are for styling but they don't ruin the handling of the car in any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Spacers make your car immediately burst into flames and head for the nearest Armco barrier whilst ejecting your seat from the car and into a tree. FACT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Spacers make your car immediately burst into flames and head for the nearest Armco barrier whilst ejecting your seat from the car and into a tree. FACT And they will always break if you don't buy the most expensive... Blah blah blah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashurik Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Anything that pushes the wheels out beyond the arch will just look silly I think.... I have 25mm on the rear and 30mm wouldn't look out of place I reckon.... Aren't spacers dangerous for the wheel chassis in the long run?! I was told this by one mechanic(no names here,but you probably guess Dave who I'm talking about).. Think the only purpose of spacers is the styling ,nothing else... I think as long as you don't go crazy, I have had spacers 20/25mm on my Zed for almost all of the 40k I have done in it, yes they are for styling but they don't ruin the handling of the car in any way Yep,they don't ruin the handling but they put lots of force on something on the chassis,can't remember the name of those things...in the long run it can damage it and then it can couse more serious problems...well,that's the opinion of highly reputable person... I personally love the look of car when spacers installed,but not sure if I would buy them for the reason above.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Anything that pushes the wheels out beyond the arch will just look silly I think.... I have 25mm on the rear and 30mm wouldn't look out of place I reckon.... Aren't spacers dangerous for the wheel chassis in the long run?! I was told this by one mechanic(no names here,but you probably guess Dave who I'm talking about).. Think the only purpose of spacers is the styling ,nothing else... I think as long as you don't go crazy, I have had spacers 20/25mm on my Zed for almost all of the 40k I have done in it, yes they are for styling but they don't ruin the handling of the car in any way Yep,they don't ruin the handling but they put lots of force on something on the chassis,can't remember the name of those things...in the long run it can damage it and then it can couse more serious problems...well,that's the opinion of highly reputable person... I personally love the look of car when spacers installed,but not sure if I would buy them for the reason above.. Would it not be the wheel bearings leading to premature ware? I'm a bit of a mechanical spod though so probably not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yep,they don't ruin the handling but they put lots of force on something on the chassis,can't remember the name of those things... Bearings, hubs and potentially the axle too depending on the size of the spacers. More likely to cause premature/accelerated wear rather than cause outright damage unless you're adding ridiculous size spacers. As for the handling, you're adding unsprung weight, so they will affect handling... it might not necessarily be a noticeable difference, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 How about bigger wider heavier wheels would they not do the same Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I expect if you track your car it could be an issue, but you would probably not run spacers then anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 How about bigger wider heavier wheels would they not do the same Yes. The chances are that if you're using reasonable sized/weight spacers (or wheels), any detrimental effects will be negligible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4RE Leather Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 How about bigger wider heavier wheels would they not do the same Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I expect if you track your car it could be an issue, but you would probably not run spacers then anyway. The more rubber on the road the better in my mind. What thats got to do with spacers I neither know nor care:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) How about bigger wider heavier wheels would they not do the same Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I expect if you track your car it could be an issue, but you would probably not run spacers then anyway. I thought this too, and I don't plan on tracking the zed. Interesting views on the topic. People warned me about using 30mm spacers saying they were too big blah blah, but now alot of others run them with no problems. I wouldn't mind trying 35mm or 40mm. Edited March 23, 2013 by kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Anything that pushes the wheels out beyond the arch will just look silly I think.... +1, flush look is best. Pete Edited March 23, 2013 by JetSet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-350 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 -1 More poke!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWTech Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 nice, one pair of 30mm left here at the moment too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Post 55, zed running 45mm spacers http://www.driftworks.com/forum/drifting-video-pictures/137665-got-rota-wheels-show-us-3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Doesn't look like 45mms to me. On ET 30 rims they'd be sticking out quite a bit I would think. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWTech Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 those wheels are available in 18x10et20 and et30, and 18x9 et25 and et30 i have 18x12 et20 on the rear of my zed without any arch work at present and it is lowered with stretch with a 275 tyre. it has a similar rear stance to that with no spacers. if those wheels have 45mm spacers on them i can only assume the wheels are not the widest and offsets not meant for wide stance. i look at the 30mm i have in stock and they are thick, and quite heavy here is mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) These are the sizes, a bit of a stretch on both front and rear. Would have thought that the TC would have been a bit confused as well. Pete Rota SVN 18x10 et.30 with 245.40.18 all round... Edited April 14, 2013 by JetSet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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