Fitting spacers on 1.2

[tarmacmuncher]

Now this might sound like a stupid question but where the rears are drums will spacers still bolt on fine like the fronts would ?

Sorry again if i'm being an idiot

 

[-Danman-]

Yeah you can still use spacers on the rear.

Having drums doesn't stop you mate

What size are you thinking of going?

 

[tarmacmuncher]

Yeah you can still use spacers on the rear.

Having drums doesn't stop you mate

What size are you thinking of going?

ive got a set of 15mm hubcentric spacers on the way with longer bolts to widen the track with the 172 wheels i got, its just in some places i have seen people mention that they had to grind 2mm off the drum face to get them to sit flush or something ( the seller said he had to do it to his, dont know why i thought they would just bolt straight on )

 

[-Danman-]

Ooh I know what you mean. Have a read of this:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?671353-Broken-Spacer

I really should do this but haven't got around to it yet.

It's the centre bore / spigot that you need to grind, not the actual drums.

 

[tarmacmuncher]

oh right.

from what he said i gathered it was the slight lip thats on the drum that had to be grinded .

I dont know what make of spacer they are but i guess i'll find out if i need to when they arrive. have you had any problem with yours ?

 

[-Danman-]

Hmm, I haven't heard of anyone doing that before. You never know though, could be a funny shape on the back or something :S

Haven't had any problems so far. Going to grind back the spigot when I can so the spacer isn't touching the front of it.

Saying that, I'll probably take a wheel off one day and my spacer will be snapped like in the other thread xD

 

[tarmacmuncher]

i just re read his email and i think he ment the sprigot lol.

I guess ill have to whip the grind out or take it down the breaker boys and ask them to skim a bit off for me. he said they were made to fit with his 172 wheels and that was only thing that needed doin.

Haha that would be my luck to, what size spacers do you have btw ? and what wheels ?

do you get any rubbing issues at all ?

 

[-Danman-]

I have 16mm spacers all round. Bought them when I had standard dynamique wheels. Now I've got Renault Storms, never had any rubbing issues with either wheels.