Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby Sage » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:42 am

anyone know the right size spacers for factory 5 spoke 16" (2001) on a 1991 NA?

Im thinking 20mm though would like to be sure.

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby hks_kansei » Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:09 pm

There is no right/wrong size.

The wheels will fit without any spacers, it's just matter of deciding how much further out you want the wheels to poke and buying spacers in that size.
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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby project.r.racing » Thu Feb 26, 2015 5:46 pm

why would you spend $200 on factory 5 spoke NB rims, then spend another $200 on spacers? should've just spent $600-$800 and brought the correct offset rim.

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby greenMachine » Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:05 pm

Why spacers at all? NA and NB have same suspension, may be a bit of difference at the guards (rear?), but I would have thought that spacers would make that more problematic, not less?

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby Sage » Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:45 am

cause i spent $150 on NB rims with near new rubber :) and they are some of the lightest 16s around! also they look factory which i like too. that and spacers should only cost me $100 or so.

I just want a bit of a wider track.

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby Danny » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:12 am

A 20mm alloy spacer will also add about 800g-1kg. Still got a light wheel?

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby Sage » Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:50 am

Danny wrote:A 20mm alloy spacer will also add about 800g-1kg. Still got a light wheel?


yup.

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby KevGoat » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:35 am

Sage wrote:
Danny wrote:A 20mm alloy spacer will also add about 800g-1kg. Still got a light wheel?


yup.


16" NB8B 5 spoke, 205/45/16 ...

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15" Racing Hart, 195/50/15 ...

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby KevGoat » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:39 am

Just for reference ...

SE 17" Racing Harts, 205/40/17 ...

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby project.r.racing » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:18 pm

16.5kg for 16x6.5 NB rims. that aint light.

my 18x7.5s weigh 18 flat with tyres. bet you cannot put 225s on the 6.5 wide rims.

my old ms-01r rims weight 7.2 each, and about 14 with tyres.

how much does a 16x6.5 nb rim weight without tyres? 7-8kg? if not, then meh...
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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby project.r.racing » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:19 pm

Sage wrote:cause i spent $150 on NB rims with near new rubber :) and they are some of the lightest 16s around! also they look factory which i like too. that and spacers should only cost me $100 or so.

I just want a bit of a wider track.
$100 for 4 bolt on 20mm spaces? with 16 bolts included?

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby KevGoat » Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:26 pm

project.r.racing wrote:how much does a 16x6.5 nb rim weight without tyres? 7-8kg? if not, then meh...


According to http://www.miata.net/faq/wheel_weights.html and a Google conversion, they're 7.03kg ...



Edit: by comparison, these (Buddy Club P1 15x7 wheels) are 4.65kg naked ... (no affiliation btw - just wish I had spare cash to buy them...)

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Re: Bolt on Spacers for Track - Yes or No

Postby project.r.racing » Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:34 pm

P1s are good rims. I had a set about a decade ago.


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