JamesDundee

iTrader: (2)

Realising that the STI has studs and nuts, not holes and bolts, it makes fitting spacers to compensate for narrow wheels a tad more difficult (would be near impossible to use bolt on spacers).
SO
What size HUBCENTRIC spacer can I get away with on standard studs? And if I was to go to extended studs, would that be a hubs-off job for the rears? (Fronts is doable in-situ apparently)

Cheers

Jim

MaxA

I'd like to know too; I've just got a WRX on OEM 17s and the first thing it needs is a wider track to fill the arches - would open-ended nuts be the way to go?

Arch

iTrader: (59)

Personally I would not use any spacer unless it was hub centric. The lip on the hub is what takes the load so any spacer that reduces the lip to wheel contact is a bad idea as the load then starts to be taken by the studs and that is a recipe for a bad day. Eibach do 10mm hub centric spacers but they do need extended studs which come with the kit.