Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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failed spacer on a nissan gtr 
http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/167822-warning-super-forma-aluminium-wheel-spacers.html
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Very very lucky considering what he had been doing, but an unknown brand spacer on a GTR....really?
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Lol at people saying alu is not a suitable material to use but the correct offset wheels are, what do they think the wheels are made out of 
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bigron1988
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Registered: 29th Aug 09
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quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
but an unknown brand spacer on a GTR....really?
was thinking this when reading it
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
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The spacers aren't doing the same job as the wheels in this fitment though, they are effectively becoming an extension of the hub.
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Chris1.8SRi
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Registered: 7th Nov 11
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Spend £50k on a gtr and put shiit spacers on?
Cheap ass cnut
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Ben G
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financed upto their eyeballs mate, hence why they put poundland spacers on.
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
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Shite 
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Lol at people saying alu is not a suitable material to use but the correct offset wheels are, what do they think the wheels are made out of
you think those spacers and wheels are made from pure aluminium? 
They arent.
Looks like they have simply been over tightened for the first couple of pics. I havent read further yet
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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bunch of pansies.....
Over tightened & too thin... simple.
The material is strong enough!
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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Yeah I know ak hence I was commenting there simplistic nonsense
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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ahhh... aye....
There is a funny but obvious devide on GTRoc
The R32/33/34 owners and then 35 muppets with no clue (not all)
Totally different customer base.... not enthousiast /petrolheads but just folk that want a fast 'cool' car
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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Wtf is that crap bolted onto his hub, what a muppet, I am just an internet expert but wouldnt have something like that on my car.
Looks like more than a spacer.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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It looks exactly like a decent hubcentric spacer.... just feckin think one!
Would be interesting to know how far out the OE struds sat (if at all)
How tight the studs holding the spacer were
How tight holding the wheel to the spacer (see gap in wheel mounting face)
Something has either been done wrong or there was a pretty severe manufacturing flaw on that spacer.
The fact that the company has posted to say they dont even make 15mm hubcentric spacers for a GTR says alot
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Kieran
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Registered: 12th Sep 08
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Well that's opened my eyes a bit about my Adaptors lol. Think I might get some thick steel ones made!
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JordyCarter
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Similar thing happened to me a few days ago apart from it was my rear wheel
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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we've run 25mm hubcentric alu spacers on the GTR for several years now... no problems to date
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
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im a bit lost, why would he need to fit spacers to a standard gtr? hes using the standard wheels?
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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I run something similar
However they are eibach so I imagine are fine, the bolts are done to same torque as wheel nuts, been fine so far though the puma is a lot lighter than a gtr lol
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveoBC
im a bit lost, why would he need to fit spacers to a standard gtr? hes using the standard wheels?
when is anything non standard on a car 'needed'
fashion, 'stance', fill the arches etc etc
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3CorsaMeal
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Can't you get spacers that use the hub holes and longer bolts?
seem dodgy to me
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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yes.... but the 'internet' used to say they were bad and hubcentric bolt on were the best...
Impreza runs slide on hubcentric 16mm spacers with longer studs
GTR runs bolt on 25mm hubcentric.
The only thing dodgy is the width (a bit like steves). The bolts and OE studs are poking out of them!
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
Can't you get spacers that use the hub holes and longer bolts?
seem dodgy to me
not if like mine the car runs wheel studs, you can fit longer studs of course but that involves splitting the hub which ruins the bearings at the same time.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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you dont have to split hubs on many cars.....
Impreza - just battered the OE stubs out with a lump hammer. Then pull thought the longer ones. 20min job per wheel
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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Do on mine the studs are sandwiched bit of a pita really
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