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  • Your thoughts on 20mm poke and adaptors

    Hey Guys,
    Thinking of giving the rear of the VR a bit more poke so I want to space the diablos out on the rear 20mm. Will be getting the guard lips rolled so will hopefully clear ok? Car is lowered about 40-50mm approx. from stock. I've also seen two different kinds of spacers, the ones that just have holes and you use longer bolts into the existing hub thread and the type that bolt to your hub and then have studs protruding from them to mount your wheel on. Is there any difference between these types i.e. one is stronger than the other etc?

    Cheers
    Simon
    2008 VRS Wagon. Yellow, very yellow!
    Forever blowing bubbles.

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    The slip on spacers you speak of would be too dangerous in a 20mm size, so I would personally go for a bolt on spacer (ie bolt onto the hub) if going 20mm. You can get them made up for around $50 each. As long as they are made well, they should be fine and strong enough to suit the Golf.
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    • #3
      I dont think there are any problems provided u get longer bolts equivalent to what spacer size u are using. H+R make up to 25mm spacer plates, and if u think about it all five bolts have to fail before the wheel falls off.

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      • #4
        The bolt thru spacers I am talking about do actually sit on the hub (like the H&Rs Peedman mentioned) , not those crappy floating ones, they're dangerous. Same shape as the ones with studs they just bolt through instead.

        Bolt throughs




        Stud type



        Just wondered if there was any strength differences? I can't really see how there would be as long as they both take the load on the hub.
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        • #5
          The safer and legal way would be to get a plate made up and bolt it behind the stub axle using longer bolts. It will then just extend the rear beam ad make the trck wider, but cant shatter, or be seen by the cops.
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          • #6
            Never thought of that, thanks Matt. Would it be hard to make up you think?
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            • #7
              i think do what you feel.... i love it though

              wabit

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Golf Loon View Post
                The safer and legal way would be to get a plate made up and bolt it behind the stub axle using longer bolts. It will then just extend the rear beam ad make the trck wider, but cant shatter, or be seen by the cops.
                I agree. Aydan (gld_gti) just did something similar for his Mk3 as well.

                With adaptors, I would definitely use bolt-ons for a 20mm spacer!
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                • #9
                  Just did some quick measurements, even with the lip folded I think the max i could go would be 15mm per side. Have to look into it further
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                  • #10
                    How wide are the wheels, and what size are your tyres?
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                    • #11
                      for mk2's to do what Loon suggested you can take a couple of ratty old mk1 rear drum stub axles and get the stub machined off, you are then left with an 11mm stub axle spacer with the perfect holes as per the factory. I'm not sure if the rear stub axle pattern would be similar on mk1+2 to mk3??? anyone??

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                      • #12
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                        • #13
                          I had two bot-on 20mm spacers made up a while ago, if you want to buy them you can; I'm not sure where Lorenz has seen custom made spacers for $50? mine cost 140ea . . . though i wouldnt charge you that! lmk

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                          • #14
                            You got PM KI11Z
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by KI11Z View Post
                              I had two bot-on 20mm spacers made up a while ago, if you want to buy them you can; I'm not sure where Lorenz has seen custom made spacers for $50? mine cost 140ea . . . though i wouldnt charge you that! lmk
                              Wheel Worx here in Adelaide can do them for that price. Normally $120 a pair, but cheaper for me!
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