10mm Spacers, Do I need longer bolts ?

[CILO83]

Ive just bought some 10mm spacers for my Clio 172 phase 1, do I need some longer bolts??? :dapprove:

 

[Rob]

My honest suggestion:

Take a wheel off, put a bolt through the hole and put the spacer against the back of the wheel and put the bolt through that too.

If you're happy with the amount of thread left over being the only thing connecting your wheel to the car, go ahead.

 

[bozothenutter]

10mm longer would make sense wouldn't it?

 

[ScarySquirrel]

Just get 10mm longer ones for peace of mind.

 

[JezzaMac]

In a word.. Yes.

 

[mr.pink87]

10mm spacers do not work on clios. Hubcentrics will foul the hub and the "simple" ones won't leave enough hub for the wheel to rest on. Get standard 5mm spacers or at least 13mm hubcentric ones. Bolts should always be: standard bolt length + width of the spacer.

 

[c__w]

Yes, it won't work spacers + standard bolts. 10mm is a LOT of thread length. You want at least 6 full turns.

 

[Christopher]

10mm is huge. 100% yes.

I'd just buy proper, hub-centric spacers from H&R or Eibach.

 

[MDP91]

I personally wouldn't be using 10mm spacers with or without longer bolts. For peace of mind id get proper hubcentric spacers, spacers bolts to the hub, wheels bolt to spacer jobby. That way you wheel sits on a 'hub' rather than being held on purely buy the bolts.

 

[172Ben]

there wont be enough room on the hub surely? 10mm is a lot!

 

[skydiver]

Yes!!!!!!!

 

[The Fatty]

I put spacers on my car once and the wheel bearings gave up within a month, they were only 5mm!!

to answer your question, yes you need longer bolts.

 

[MDP91]

I put spacers on my car once and the wheel bearings gave up within a month, they were only 5mm!!

to answer your question, yes you need longer bolts.

I ran 20mm hubcentrics on my 1.2 for a year and mine were fine