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hi all,

im considering a set of starcorp wheels for my r32gtr which are 19inch diameter with 265's all around, they have spacers which i'd guess are probably 15mm front & rear.

are these things dangerous as i dont like the idea of running them, but then again if its nothing to worry about...why not :P

im running over 400kw btw

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Proper bolt on spacers that locate - no problem.

My R33 GTR has them, pushes the factory R33 GTR wheels out nicely to fill the guards up - fixing Nissan's fail :P

Car is fine, and it has done a lot of track work by the previous owner.

Marko R1 Grand Master

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Proper bolt on spacers that locate - no problem.

My R33 GTR has them, pushes the factory R33 GTR wheels out nicely to fill the guards up - fixing Nissan's fail :)

Car is fine, and it has done a lot of track work by the previous owner.

great!

thanks for the feedback

what is wrong with starcorp wheels :)

PM-R33 Grand Master

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I've always thought about putting some 10mm spacers on the car just to pump the wheels out that slight bit but was always a bit worried regarding spacers....

However I did come across a good thread a while back here that goes into good detail regarding spacers:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.ph...ty-and-legality

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R31Nismoid Grand Master

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Bolt on spacers are not illegal - since when are they?

They will pass an engineers far as i am aware as long as they locate.

I drive my 350rwkw GTR with spacers, there is NO issue what so ever.

The car has done over 10 track days, DECA/Motorkhana's etc etc before i owned it abd has been fine for 2 years possibly longer.

They are being used on factory R33 GTR wheels to fill the guards/better track, so its not about buying "better" fitting wheels, its making them fit fine and safely

I had Police defect me the other day for tyres, and had a good look @ the whole wheel setup and said nothing.

(they were wrong, the tyres i have are actually legal, but meh, no point arguing when there was no fine/RWC involved and an officer thats clearly uneducated)

R.3.2.G.T.R Grand Master

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I've always thought about putting some 10mm spacers on the car just to pump the wheels out that slight bit but was always a bit worried regarding spacers....

However I did come across a good thread a while back here that goes into good detail regarding spacers:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.ph...ty-and-legality

great link lots of good info there

Q. anyone know of-hand what the stock r32 hub size and wheel centrebore size is?

alr33x Grand Master

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Bolt on spacers are not illegal - since when are they?

They will pass an engineers far as i am aware as long as they locate.

I drive my 350rwkw GTR with spacers, there is NO issue what so ever.

The car has done over 10 track days, DECA/Motorkhana's etc etc before i owned it abd has been fine for 2 years possibly longer.

They are being used on factory R33 GTR wheels to fill the guards/better track, so its not about buying "better" fitting wheels, its making them fit fine and safely

I had Police defect me the other day for tyres, and had a good look @ the whole wheel setup and said nothing.

(they were wrong, the tyres i have are actually legal, but meh, no point arguing when there was no fine/RWC involved and an officer thats clearly uneducated)

you wont get a roady with spacers bolt ons or slip ons. If you have a smart cop (rare but becoming more common) they will do you for it.

PM-R33 Grand Master

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Bolt on spacers are not illegal - since when are they?

They will pass an engineers far as i am aware as long as they locate.

I drive my 350rwkw GTR with spacers, there is NO issue what so ever.

The car has done over 10 track days, DECA/Motorkhana's etc etc before i owned it abd has been fine for 2 years possibly longer.

They are being used on factory R33 GTR wheels to fill the guards/better track, so its not about buying "better" fitting wheels, its making them fit fine and safely

I had Police defect me the other day for tyres, and had a good look @ the whole wheel setup and said nothing.

(they were wrong, the tyres i have are actually legal, but meh, no point arguing when there was no fine/RWC involved and an officer thats clearly uneducated)

Yeah well see i'm in a similar situation, I wouldn't mind some spacers just to fill the guards a bit more. I purchased my wheels second hand from a good friend for a great price so the offset wasn't that big of a concern. But for a cheapish price to get a slightly better stance I keep thinking about it...

What particular brand are your ones, or you not sure?

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