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Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« on: January 26, 2014, 09:43:12 pm »
Thinking of spacing the wheels out on my ed30. The car is lowered on FK highsports.
What would be the best width spacers to use front and rear?

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2014, 11:04:59 pm »
10mm front and 15mm rear IMO.

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 01:19:31 pm »
Can anyone recommend any?
Will I need longer wheel bolts for 10-15mm spacers?

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 01:27:36 pm »
Yes you'll need longer bolts. Whatever the size of the spacers is the extra length of the bolts. Get some H&R Hubcentric spacers, IIRC they supply bolts too.

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 07:49:32 pm »
Will 20mm spacers go ok on the rear with a 225 tyre?

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2014, 07:50:51 am »
I used to run 20 on the back and 15 on the front, looked awesome but it did scrub especially when getting on it.
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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2014, 12:46:37 pm »
I've gone for 15mm for the rear!  Got a set of H+Rs for a good price!

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2014, 01:17:03 pm »
I've just put 19's on this morning...think alot will depend on the tyre width wont it?

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2014, 02:08:07 pm »
I wrote a wheel fitment guide which answers your queries.
It's not just how low you are but what wheels you have, what size tyres, how wide those size of tyres are (as not all tyres of a given width are actually the given width...) etc.

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Re: Spacer widths for lowered Ed30??
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2014, 02:36:52 pm »
I wrote a wheel fitment guide which answers your queries.
It's not just how low you are but what wheels you have, what size tyres, how wide those size of tyres are (as not all tyres of a given width are actually the given width...) etc.

I read it a few weeks back, really useful knowledge: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=72922.0