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Originally Posted by cabrioman
Anyone got any experience of wheel spacers and which are the best quality. I know hubcentric are recommended but wondered if there is much to choose between the different makes.
I picked up some unusual wheels for my Cabrio on ebay, they need a bit of work but I think should look really good.
They are 16" ronal "Wire Classic" Ford wheels which apparently were a rare option on the Cosworth Scorpios. The offset is a bit high for the Cabrio at 46 hence the need for spacers but I thought they were worth a punt.
They came with 4 very good tyres.
Have a look see what you think.
John
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Hi John
Your wheels look like an excellent choice for the Cabrio - wires look good on these cars, but the real things are incredibly expensive, and several people have told me from experience they are high maintenance too.
My alloys are 7" x 16" and have a 38mm offset. They also have a centre hub with a 73mm bore, rather than the Ford's 63.4mm. So I had to order spigot rings as well as a spacer, which concerned me. The guys selling the alloys said there would be no problem, - they were aware of drifting cars using them without problems. I thought this sounded ok, but would buy the best engineered spacers I could find.
After research, I concluded Eibach, and H&R were the best, (as Peter says being TUV approved) and could not find any reported difference. I chose H&R DRS15s in the end, - I think because they were easier to work out what I wanted on the website. These are the deepest bolt through spacers. if you go thicker then you will require the ones like Peter's, which are bolt on adaptors.
I am really pleased with the quality, but at £100 per pair they should be!
I've only fitted them at the rear to clear the tub, and am hoping they will not be necessary at the front once I get the suspension all set up correctly.
I would have problems with tyre projection for IVA, so I will have to use the standard Sierra Pepper Pot rims I have to get it through.
Simon Gregory chose the Eibach hub centric spacers with spigot rings, and has been happy with his choice.
I guess your new rims have the standard 63.4mm Ford centre so will not require spigot rings, so hub centric spacers should give you an even better set up (having less tolerance issues).