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Posted by: StratPlayer Aug 3 2015, 10:19 AM

Will a wheel spacer prevent a tire from rubbing on the fender well?

Posted by: The Cabinetmaker Aug 3 2015, 10:53 AM

The tire is rubbing on the inside?

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Aug 3 2015, 10:59 AM

Adding a wheel spacer will help if the tire is rubbing on the inside of the fender. If the tire is rubbing on the outside of the fender, you need a wider fender or a narrower tire.

Posted by: JRust Aug 3 2015, 11:40 AM

Elliot is right for once

Posted by: shoguneagle Aug 3 2015, 12:02 PM

Glad to see Elliot right for once; that means - - - - JRust is definitely wrong on this one. Fact: JRust is always wrong which means Elliot is always right!!

Love to "pick on Mr. Rust". Don't you???


LOL

Posted by: Larmo63 Aug 3 2015, 12:27 PM

Just be sure your lugs or lug nuts are long enough and safe to run spacers

Posted by: johnhora Aug 3 2015, 02:35 PM

Absolute Must!

Posted by: porschetub Aug 3 2015, 06:50 PM

Example : studs are 14mm thread you must have 14mm of thread protruding to hold the nut,however.....for alloy nuts a like a little more.
You would most likely get away with a shim spacer (6-8mm) unless you have really fat tyres,from memory anything up to 10mm will be ok without the need for longer studs,cheers.

Posted by: jcd914 Aug 3 2015, 08:03 PM

The rule of thumb I was taught:

For steel nuts & studs you want a nut to stud engagement equal to the diameter of the stud. So for a 14mm diameter stud you want a nut the threads on 14mm or almost 10 turns of the nut (1.5mm thread pitch).

For Aluminum nuts on steel studs you want a nut to stud engagement equal to 1.5 times the diameter of the stud. So for a 14mm diameter stud you want a nut the threads on 21mm or 14 full turns of the nut.

Jim