Wheel Spacer and Adapter combined

[enjefriy]

Hi all,

Wanted to space out my wheels more in lined to the fenders.
On the rears i installed 1.5 inch adapters, which seem to work out fine.

On the fronts however, I seem to need a 1 inch adapter, plus another 0.25 inch spacer.

By this i mean i could not find such an adapter which a thickness of 1.25 inch.

So what i did was install the spacer in between the Hub and the adapter.

Is this a dumb thing i've done, and mechanically un-sound.
I only wanted the wheels to be faired.

Since the car came with boxter wheels when i got it, the offsets were not ideal.

[Oh Haha]

As long as you have the correct, open end lug nuts to secure the adapter you should be fine. You will be able to get sufficient thread depth when you mount the wheels.

I believe you could mount the adapter and then the spacer and be ok as well.

[Joe Bob]

In my years of doing stupid things I've learned that the best thing is safety. Now, I HAVE used adapters and spacers....but I always make sure they are within Joe Bob's realm of safety....Hey, I' STILL alive.....

On spacers there is an accepted "rule of turns" on the nuts. If I remember correctly, 8 FULL turns are needed. PLUS, I suggest use of open headed STEEL nuts. I also I lean towards longer studs as opposed to adapter style spacers AND I don't like stacking spacers on top of an adpater. Too many things to loosen up and go wrong. PLUS balancing issues can triple with all the added junk.

Most AX and DE scrutineers will DQ you on use of a spacer let alone an adapter. About the only exemption is a Turbo with factory spacers.

If you have any other questions fell free to PM me....I have a LOT of historical anecdotes on the subject.

[Oh Haha]

Joe Bob's reasoning is one of the reasons I ditched my Cup wheels for the factory style wheels.

I didn't like having the extra spinning weight with the adapters at the 4 corners, either. More parts to cause problems with balancing tires/wheels.

In the OP's case, he has no choice if he really likes the BoxSter wheels.

[Joe Bob]

Bzzzztttt...

BoxSter wheels....

[tcar]

Looking at your pic...

How do you mount the wheels?




Nuts?

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by tcar

Looking at your pic...

How do you mount the wheels?

I edited my first reply to get the answer to this.

[enjefriy]

Thanks all,
I would prefer wheels with correct offset, though quite hard to find stuff in lonely old brunei. When finances appear, & if m lucky enuf to be included in B787 type rating course in Seattle, I'll be posting again for good places to purchase.
I do torque the wheel nuts rather than rely on the number of my vein that pop up now. Also we don't track our cars here, (not legally anyway)

Remaining threads are well within as spacers are only 6.5mm thick. However i posted the question as there is still doubt to whether I m going against safety concerns in a suicidal manner. The simpler the rotating assembly, the lesser balance may be affected by mis installation and imperfections in the various parts. I get that. I hope to be getting rid of this arrangement in the future. The original owner chucked the original Fuchs as they were corroded. Wheel refurbishment is an unknown in this country. Hahahaha

Thanks all.

[enjefriy]

Thanks all,
I would prefer wheels with correct offset, though quite hard to find stuff in lonely old brunei. When finances appear, & if m lucky enuf to be included in B787 type rating course in Seattle, I'll be posting again for good places to purchase.
I do torque the wheel nuts rather than rely on the number of my vein that pop up now. Also we don't track our cars here, (not legally anyway)

Remaining threads are well within as spacers are only 6.5mm thick. However i posted the question as there is still doubt to whether I m going against safety concerns in a suicidal manner. The simpler the rotating assembly, the lesser balance may be affected by mis installation and imperfections in the various parts. I get that. I hope to be getting rid of this arrangement in the future. The original owner chucked the original Fuchs as they were corroded. Wheel refurbishment is an unknown in this country. Hahahaha

Thanks all.

[Oh Haha]

Do you have the correct lug nuts to mount the adapter to the hub? If so, you'll be fine.

[enjefriy]

Oh Haha,
The 1.5 inch adapters from PP came with open steel nuts.
So this would be the ones to use right in order to expose the remaining threads on the studs

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by enjefriy

Oh Haha,
The 1.5 inch adapters from PP came with open steel nuts.
So this would be the ones to use right in order to expose the remaining threads on the studs

Correct. Use the open lug nuts to attach the adapter to the hub(with or without your spacer), torque them to 94 ft. lbs.

You then just mount your wheels to the adapter with the factory lug nuts. Again, torque to 94 ft.lbs.

[enjefriy]

lovely juvly.
Thanks Oh Haha.

[Oh Haha]

Originally Posted by enjefriy

lovely juvly.
Thanks Oh Haha.

Glad I could help.


Now, how in the heck do you pronounce your screen name?!!

[enjefriy]

Hehe. It's my work email actually. En stands for engineer. So Jefri is me name.
Btw I jus ran into the replica Fuchs on pelican. Any idea which would fill my sc best. I would like the widest but wonder what tyres they would take.
Cheers Wayne

[Oh Haha]

I see. It makes sense now.

I have the replicas in 7s on 205/55 and 8s on 245/45 Sumitomos. I have a .25 spacer in the rear to bring the wheels out a bit more.





The 245/45 tires are getting scarce so I would suggest going with 225/50. This way you can get 4 tires from the same manufacturer. Mixing brands can make the car handle strangely.

[Oh Haha]

The rear:

[enjefriy]

Gorgeous. Perfecto on the height. The wheels are exactly in line to the fenders. Exactly wat I want. So those are the euromeisters then. I was thinkin of getting the 16", with 7 for the fronts, & 9 for the rears. But I'll check tyre availabilty here first, bcos it seems the 8 for the rear wud be more practical.
Dang I like the height of ur car.

[Oh Haha]

Thanks. It's right about what is considered "Euro" height.

The 9s are sweet but tires, like those for 8s, are harder to find. Kumho makes a 265/40/16 that fits great but are not a long life tire.

The 8's allow for 225/50 OR 245/45.

[enjefriy]

Not to crazy about the stance.
Will get a better pict, also with the Adapters.
M now considering lowering the rear abit more.
Maybe a spline or two.
But am in the middle if lightening the rear bumper, i.e. bumperette removal, lighten holes, etc.
My car was ok with height but after replacing the heat exchangers with the bursch extractors, complete removal of the heating system, the back end came up quite a bit.

The fronts 7j/16/205/55, rears 8j/16/225/50.
However due to the boxter wheels offset, spacing adapters were needed just to bring the wheels out.