wheel spacers - what do you like?, fronts need 1", rears about 2" Options

[tadink]

Hi guys -

did a search on wheel spacers and got millions of hits but no answers....so I'll post this up. Where do you find good wheel spacers, and what are the pro's and con's of doing the various options?

for the width I'm looking for - it seems there is a "bolt on" that does not need new wheel studs, or the spacers that have longer wheel studs passing thru them. I've gone with a 5-lug drilled into the 4 lug hubs....

I was surprised at the weight of the 2" spacers 'bolt on', like 6+ lbs each?!

Currently I'm leaning towards the 54MM, Weltmeister Turbo Star Wheel Spacer - found a pair on paragon for $144.....compared to $146 EACH for the bolt on version on the bird site.

thoughts and knowledge sharing very appreciated!

cheers

td

[SirAndy]

Currently I'm leaning towards the 54MM, Weltmeister Turbo Star Wheel Spacer - found a pair on paragon for $144.....compared to $146 EACH for the bolt on version on the bird site.

Street driving only or do you plan to do some track time?

If track time is in your future, the bolt on "spacers" are *not* legal with any racing organization.


Longer studs are easy to obtain and installed and the spacers for them (like the 944 spacers above) are much lighter and simple to install and change.
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[tadink]

Currently I'm leaning towards the 54MM, Weltmeister Turbo Star Wheel Spacer - found a pair on paragon for $144.....compared to $146 EACH for the bolt on version on the bird site.

Street driving only or do you plan to do some track time?

If track time is in your future, the bolt on "spacers" are *not* legal with any racing organization.


Longer studs are easy to obtain and installed and the spacers for them (like the 944 spacers above) are much lighter and simple to install and change.
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thanks - re: track time - only DE events and AX are intended, mostly street time. TD

[SirAndy]

only DE events and AX are intended, mostly street time. TD

Bolt on adapters will be illegal to use for DE (and technically also for AX) ...

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[JFJ914]

only DE events and AX are intended, mostly street time. TD

Bolt on adapters will be illegal to use for DE (and technically also for AX) ...

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Is that a local rule on the west coast? I checked with the Tech people in the Peachstate (Georgia) PCA region, and they have no idea why you can't use them, they are very popular in installing late offset wheels on early 911's and 944's. We use the PCR's and there is nothing in them banning them.

[SirAndy]

Is that a local rule on the west coast?

That is a good question. Maybe PCA has changed their mind of late?

It's been 10 years since i was last dinged for running bolt on adapters and now they rarely look for them during tech inspections.

I switched to longer studs and slip on spacers some 8 years ago and haven't paid much attention to the rules since.
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