rear spacers

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:44 pm

modern is offereing wheel spacers. which ones will bring my wheels level with the fender wells, in the rear? they have 3, 5, and 8 mm sizes.... which ones will bring the SRT wheels out level with the body?

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:25 pm

dangle a piece of string from the top part of the fender and have someone else pull on the bottom of it to make sure the string is tight (to get an accurate reading)... then get a ruler and measure the distance from the outer lip of the rim to the string.... that will give you the distance needed to make the wheel flush with the fender.

for example: i measured 1"-1.5" with my stock 16" wheels. thats the equivalent of 25.4mm-38.1mm. i think these spacers were designed to achieve correct offset when purchasing new rims.... the 3, 5, or even 8mm spacer clearly isnt thick enough to get stock rims to sit flush.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 8:50 pm

tamadrumr88 wrote:the 3, 5, or even 8mm spacer clearly isnt thick enough to get stock rims to sit flush.

Very correct. I have 1" wheel spacers on with my SRT wheels in the rear, and it brings the wheels out flush. On the left side, the tire actually rubbed on the fender a little, so I ground about .25" off the inside lip of the fender well. Now it barely rubs, and only once in a while. I would recommend spacers close to an inch thick for the rear if you actually want the wheels out flush.

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 10:44 pm

now here is where you tell us where you purchased these spacers and where you picked up new lug bolts to accomodate the spacers

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 11:34 pm

http://optauto.com/index.htm?stocknumber=HR50255711

you dont need anything else. they bolt onto the hub using special (supplied) lug nuts, and then your wheel bolts on like normal.

they are hubcentric, so they are a very nice spacer.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:35 pm

Louie wrote:http://optauto.com/index.htm?stocknumber=HR50255711

you dont need anything else. they bolt onto the hub using special (supplied) lug nuts, and then your wheel bolts on like normal.

they are hubcentric, so they are a very nice spacer.

I got my spacers from Fred Goeske at http://www.wheelspacers.com

The 1" rear spacers are exactly as Louie said. The front spacers are only .5" though, which is not deep enough to use that design. That's why I need longer wheels studs (as I mentioned in another post). I can get longer wheels studs from the same place I got the spacers, but they are insanely expensive. I might still have to shell out for them, but I'm trying to find something cheaper first. So, right now, only the rear spacers are on my car.

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:34 am

Here' a pic of a rear wheel spacer installed, and a pic of the left rear tire and how it rubbed. The entire rear end doesn't seem to be centered in the body of the car perfectly because with the exact same spacers on both sides, the left rubbed bad and the right didn't rub at all.

tamadrumr88 · Post by **tamadrumr88** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:36 am

quicksilvr wrote:The entire rear end doesn't seem to be centered in the body of the car perfectly because with the exact same spacers on both sides, the left rubbed bad and the right didn't rub at all.

was your car ever in an accident (that you know of)?

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:16 pm

my car is too low for those spacers

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:29 pm

tamadrumr88 wrote:
quicksilvr wrote:The entire rear end doesn't seem to be centered in the body of the car perfectly because with the exact same spacers on both sides, the left rubbed bad and the right didn't rub at all.
was your car ever in an accident (that you know of)?

Nope, I'm the second owner, and it had a clean Carfax, as well as the previous owner saying that it had never been wrecked or damaged in any way. I think it's just a Neon thing, because my brother's '02 that I posted a picture of has the same spacers installed on the rear also, and it has the same problem. It's not as big of a problem though, because his car isn't lowered. But, never the less, the left rear wheel sets out farther than the right rear wheel. It wouldn't suprise me if lots of neons are like that, but you never know unless you put aftermarket wheels on them.