arrive.....my 20mm spacers are shipping Monday -after six months on national back-order.

If you're interested, start calling your favorite H&R distributor. The 15mm spacer is p/n 3065662, the 20mm spacer is p/n 4065662

Galo

 

I want before/after pics!

 

I definitely need to get my hands on a digicam soon...

 

Are they for front and rear.

 

And hopefully you ordered longer wheel studs too

 

To answer both posts, they will be for the rear only, to take care of that 'tucked in' look from the rear wheels and the H&R spacers -any of them more than 5mm thick- come with longer studs as part of the kit.

They are also hub-centric..that's why they are so $$$$$$.

 

H&R is finally filling orders for their spacers... it's too bad that they're the only major producer of hubcentric spacers in the US. JDM hubcentric spacers are available too, but the wait is over a month

AnGe

 

OMG YES!!! I've been waiting 2 months for these things. The thing is, ECS tuning just sent me a bill for the 15mm last week saying that they were shipped. BUT, after a week of waiting I called them and they said it was a mistake that they are still on back order. Who did you order yours from?

 

Hamy...I cancelled my order with ECS long time ago and re-ordered thru a local Beaverton, Oregon shop.

BTW, the 15mm spacers (3065662) are still on backorder...only the 20mm spacers are here and shipping out to fill backorders and/or new orders

 

How far can you go out on the rear.

 

Depends on your wheels & tires....width, offset and tire size, respectively.

I have 7" wide rims with 38mm offset as I wanted to stay light and did not need anything wider as I had no desire to drop tire aspect ratio below 50 series (for ride quality considerations) so with my 225/50 tires I could safely go to 25mm...it all depends on your setup.

I also wanted to go out a good amount in the rear as I had to install 2.5mm spacers in the front wheels to clear my Wilwood 4-piston calipers so....I had even more front-to-rear track width imbalance than a stock car -because my fronts were pushed out a bit whereas the rear track was stock...

 

Is there any negative to adding wheel spacers?

Like more stress on suspension parts?

What do you mean "safely"? To prevent rubbing?

 

Ice..I certainly do think that there will indeed be a 'different' kinds of stress.....whether it's good (less) or bad (more) stress, I have not done measurements or mechanical (physics) analysis to assess whether the stress will be reduced or increased.....

The way I see it, the stress on the hub/bearing will be dependent on where the wheels' 'center of pressure' lines up versus the load-bearing areas of the hub and bearing. If with the spacer, the actual center of pressure lines up better with the inner-to-outer midpoint of the bearings/hub cross-section, I would actually expect the stress on the bearing to be less -because you are more evenly spreading the load across the bearing...

And it seems to me that would be tha case today because I see a lot of wheel and tire actually behind the axle flange so....could it be the case that stress is actually reduced when u install a spacer? Hmmmnnnn

Yes, when I used the word 'safely' I was indeed thinking about tire rub

 

Well I just saw some of these wheel spacers in Pep Boys and wondered who makes a decent set for the Maxima. Well I just brought Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 235/50/17 for my 03 Maxima and would like the rears to be a little further out to make the car look uniform. As far as the front maybe going out a little bit would be ok but not to much. So what size do you reccomend on the rears? fronts? I think this is a great alternative to getting new rims!! All help appreciated!!!!!!!

 

I have Axis Hagen's 19X8's with a 35mm offset would 5mm be ok for me. I was looking at these to make my rears stick out more.

 

Ah...cool...I got the 5mm spacers so they didn't come with any...

 

**** so the 15mm are still on back order. Damnit! Anyhow I have two sets of 5mm H&R spacers. If anyone wants one set UNUSED they can have them for $60 shipped. MyownNismo they would be perfect for your wheels in the back. They come with studs and are hub centric. Anyhow I'm planning on running a 30 offset in the rear and 40 in the front. This should bring the wheels so that they are just about even front to back.

 

It's a deal PM me for some more details.

 

HCT67....I would make sure that the Pep Boy spacers are hub-centric and if not, STAY AWAY from them. The benefit of a hub-centric spacer is that it makes the wheel a tight fit on the hub just like the wheel fits on the hub now. That tight fit on the hub allows part of the load to be passed on directly to the hub itself whereas a non-hub-centric spacer carries all the load on the studs only!

Also, I will bet anything that with a non-centric spacer you will have tire vibration problems since you might not be able to get true concentricity -the same thing that happens with cheap wheels that dont have a hub centric ring so...bottom line...if these are non-hub centric do yourself a favor and DONT buy them, get the H&Rs

My recommendation -if you wish to spread the fronts out as well- would be the H&R 5mm spacers in the front and the 20mm spacers in the back.

 

i need 1/8in wheel spacers!
for my HP EVO's

 

I'm running 18x7.5's w/235-40's (40mm offset). I was thinking 5mm, but would prefer 10mm. Will this config actually work properly on an '02?

 

I have pics of 20mm rear spacers on my site with the factort 17s. The only drawback with the spacers is the need to remove the rear caliper, rotor, and hub assembly to press in the new studs. It's well worth the ag though. BTW, I still have the spacers on with my 18s and there is no rubbing. However, if the car was lowered, they look like they may rub.

 

do you have them on your car yet. I would like to see the difference.

 

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it very much. I hate that big end car look with the 17's. So now I have the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 235/50/17 ordered and hope to have them on by next week. So you believe 20mm on the back and 5mm on the fronts? Oh one more question, How hard is it to get the studs out and pout the new ones in?

 

So how hard is it to install the wheel spacers on the rear and front. i want to get them and install them when I get my 235/50/17's Michelin Pilot Sport A/S.
Or should I wait to see how the tires fit and how much room I have to decide on what size spacer I need to order.

 

RichK- Did you put 5mm spacers on the front and did you do the install on the rear or did you have a shop do it? I have seen your car around and pass you most mornings on waterloo. Your plate fits your car!

 

So I have Stock Rims, bigger tires with 235/50/17's and now utting on Drilled Rotors and Tein H Springs. What size spacers will work perfect without any rubbing?

 

Don't have much of a choice.. either 15mm or 20mm H&R spacer

 

That's good because yall's stock wheels tuck way under your wheel well. My wife has a 2000 Altima GLE

 

I purchased 5MM H&R's from Option Auto and they came with studs in the kit. I am impressed with H&R...good kit from what I saw. I would easily buy again. And yes, they are hubcentric!