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Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 09:09
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how do wheel spacers work ?
coz my 90' celica has stud pattern 5x100 and the wheel with this pattern is very rare, does wheel spacer help in my case?
like converting 5x114.3 or 4x100 to 5x100, does it work ?
thanks for u guys' help
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Location:
Batemans Bay, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 09:46
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yes dont stress man... u can get wheel spacers that convert to another stud pattern....they bolt onto the existing studs and have new studs in the required pattern on them.... hope that helps... -- these are illegal for street use though -- 'just a warning'
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 10:04
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5x100 rare ??? i never had any issues getting wheels for my celica. infact there was pretty much nothing i couldnt get... find a better wheel shop 
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Location:
Wollongong
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January 2005
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 10:48
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Think WRX rims... bling blang. Get it!?!
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August 2005
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 11:25
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i can feel there are fewer choice for me to choose, i went to BOB JANE, they said they've got only 1 available rim which suits my car. also as i know, just celica and subaru uses 5x100 pattern, that's why they are not as popular. I'm now trying to find 2nd hands, but most of them are 4 stud or 5x114.3, that's the reason i ask for help for the wheel spacers here.
But is that really illegal to use wheel spacers ? why ?
anyway, where can i get these spacers?
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Banned by his request
Location:
moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 11:43
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just get some spacer plates,if you cant find them on the shelf wont cost more than $100 or so to get them made up out of steel or alloy! alloy is fine.
mick
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Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 11:46
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forget the spacer idea.. illegal, dangerous, void insurance etc etc..
if your tyre shop is telling you they cant get anything go somewhere else as there isnt that muhc grief getting them..
keep in mind quite a number of NEW euro stuff is using 5x100 ~+38 Audi,VW,Alfa all use it on a few models iirc.
so again find a tyre shop that knows a little more then just chorme, commodores and lancers
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August 2005
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 12:23
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oh really ? not just illegal? will void insurance as well ?
ok, i may have to give up this idea. but may i know why it's illegal? and why will that void insurance ?
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Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 12:35
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it is illegal as it effects the strength of the connection between the wheel and the hub. additionally it put excess stress onto the wheel studs/bearings.
and it will void your insurance due to the bit in your insurance policy that says "vehicle must be ROADWORTHY" or something to that effect... hence modifiying it into a non-roadworthy state will be the first thing they check up and will use to skip out on a payment.. not realy good if you belt into somehting expensive... and given you are putting it on a st184 there are *lots* of things more expensive out there 
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August 2005
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 12:38
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got it , thx very much for ur detailed explanation
i think seeking a set of 5x100 rims really take time
perhaps the thing i can do now is just WAIT !!! 
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July 2005
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 13:02
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tempetyres has an ass load of 5x100 wheels
all small toyotas with 5 studs run 5x100 lol
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 16 August 2005 23:45
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just about any wheel aimed at the euro market comes in 5x100 as like i said quite a number of them come in it now...
not *that* many toyotas are using it now.. celicas from st16x->zzt231's are using 5x100, sv21 camry's use it but i didnt think any other toyota were ? i could be wrong.
just find yourself a better wheel shop with someone a hint for knowledgable.
i never had any trouble or limitations as far as choice for wheels for my st184.
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed, 17 August 2005 02:00
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Not all spacers are dodgy / unsafe... the main reasons "most" spacers are dodgy are:
1) Not hubcentric. i.e. they don't sit on the hubcentric ring on your hubs and don't have a hubcentric ring of their own to mount your wheels hubcentricly. This will place extra load on your studs and wheel bearings.
2) Require either longer wheel studs or will not use as much of the thread on the OE studs. Obviously this creates a weak point because it places extra load on the studs.
3) Are created from soft metal which crushes when the bolts are tightened.
H&R have Trak+ track adjusters with all the required features to keep your vehicle safe.
http://www.hrsprings.com/site/products/trak.html
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Location:
townsville
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July 2005
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Wed, 17 August 2005 12:50
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but is true all spaces no matte what unless fitted to your vehicle are illeagle if the ones you have suggested if they are not do you know of who imports them because i want a set for my corolla
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 18 August 2005 11:37
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I don't think anything you do to your vehicle is illegal unless it doesn't comply with one of the ADR's.
It is one of those stupid RTA modification guides that says spacers are illegal and we all know how dumb most of the technical people in the RTA are!
If you talk to an engineer I'm sure he could tell you which ADR's are applicable to spacers and what if anything you can do to stay legal.
PS the H&R site has a list of distributors on it somewhere
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I Supported Toymods
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Sydney
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December 2002
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 18 August 2005 11:37
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I don't think anything you do to your vehicle is illegal unless it doesn't comply with one of the ADR's.
It is one of those stupid RTA modification guides that says spacers are illegal and we all know how dumb most of the technical people in the RTA are!
If you talk to an engineer I'm sure he could tell you which ADR's are applicable to spacers and what if anything you can do to stay legal.
PS the H&R site has a list of distributors on it somewhere
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Location:
Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Thu, 18 August 2005 14:04
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Just buy some secondhand wheels in the correct pcd/offset/size from yahoo japan through somehwere like slidewizeimports.com (highly recommended).
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Location:
townsville
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July 2005
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Thu, 18 August 2005 23:26
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thanks heaps i went to there site and e-mailed them but apparently no aussie importer that they know of or how to install them legaly here but all good may have to buy another set of wheels fom dragway at least they will fit because the one i bought from bob jane certainly dont
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Location:
brisbane
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October 2004
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Re: Urgent wheel spacer questions !!!!!!!!!!!
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Sun, 21 August 2005 12:53
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adr - australian design rules, modifications to your car can be beyond the design of the modification or not even a design as such and not covered by adr. check code of practice for light motor vehicles or equivalent.
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