Wheel Spacers explained - from Driftworks

Hello just going to run you through a few options for wheel spacers We supply a variety of wheel spacers just going through a few here I'm going to start with the 3 and 5mm slip-on spacers These are universal they'll fit 4 or 5 studs and a variety of different PCBs and fitments As an example here this is a rear Nissan hub There's no brake disc there but it's the same principle You can see these will fit on They're a little loose because of the large center bore But these will bolt down fine once you've got a wheel on them There 's still enough of the spigot here for the wheel to locate firmly We recommend running between 5 and 8mm of these maximums to ensure you have enough threads on your studs to properly position the wheel Obviously you need to make sure you've got enough threads left The next option up from this we'd recommend without having to change your studs a nice easy bolt-on spacer like this This comes with a set of these low-profile nuts These nuts fit in the gaps there Make sure they sit flush when they're on the car These would be the nuts you use to bolt the spacer onto your car You'd use those on there Then you would use your standard wheel nuts to bolt the wheel onto the spacers These spacers are hub-centric Which means they are machined perfectly to be exactly the right size in the back to fit onto the hub Then they give you the same size locating ring on the front to properly position your wheels The reason it's important to have hub-centric spacers is to center your wheels so you don't get any vibrations or balancing issues But also to ensure the weight of the car is supported by the hub rather than the studs You have to make sure you've got the right PCD PCDs are given as a number 5x120 These are 5x114 The first number is just the number of studs so five studs here Then 114 is the diameter of the circle If you drew a circle that went through all the bolts it would be the diameter of the circle Not many people know their PCD but if you need help identifying it You can search online or let us know and we'll help you with that If you're running a hub that doesn't have studs like a BMW one for example we've got these spacers 10mm and 20mm Again both hub-centric so everything is properly aligned It's much easier to change the wheel bolts than it is to change the studs so with these we'd recommend some longer wheel bolts to make sure you can go through the spacer Through the wheel and still have enough stud to secure the wheel correctly I think that's about it for our basic range If you've got any questions feel free to send us an email through If there's anything else you'd like to see featured in the video please let us know