Wheel sapcers, your views

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:02 pm

Well I'm not a fan Paul of spacers above 30mm because of the added strain on the bearings. Plus the ones with stud extenders tend to snap! Upgrade to ford studs may help here.

I have got around this by machining my own hubs for the disc kit. It gives you the wider track but without straining the bearings and you can fit a vented disc and sliding caliper!

Jd · Post by Jd » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:36 pm

Whoa ..... You called Your Marina "Snowy" ?

Wierd. I know another Morris, albeit a different model, with the same name !

My Uncle had a friend, who owned a Hugely tweaked Morris 1000.

Seats from a Dakota Aeroplane.
Drilled wheels,
etc etc.

(To say how fast it was in its day, his dad had a 2.5 Riley RM and raced "Snowy" to work (A garage) Everyday. And "Snowy" would win, without fail !)

the Numberplate was SNO .... where the nickname came from, and stuck.

He had it written on her

marinast · Post by **marinast** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:43 pm

Spacers can be bad news, as Ben has pointed out they can wear out bearings in no time, plus iffy studs can snap, plus they can affect the steering geometry adversely.
Best to adjust the track width using wheels with the correct offset.

billytits · Post by **billytits** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:17 pm

hi matey i have been running 32mm spacers with stud extenders on my marinas for as long as i have had marinas (15 years) never had a problem yet just keep a check on your bearings and all should be ok oh and dont overtighten the nuts

ps i run dolly sprint wheels on mine

JIM73 · Post by **JIM73** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:19 pm

I had 5mm spacers on my old car years ago which cracked and had the misfortune of snapping most of the studs

I replaced with Ford studs at the time to overcome the problem but within a year the osf bottom trunnion went pop !! unfortunately with the wife driving her !! :roll: And yes they were regularly pumped with grease !! So considering the problems i'd advise against using them !!

billytits · Post by **billytits** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:27 pm

your just scared jim it all adds for a bit of entertainment it wasnt the spacers fault its the island roads

JIM73 · Post by **JIM73** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:41 pm

Yeah it did scare the shit out of me Trev !! It was when we were living in Fareham , wobbly wheels on the motorway wasnt a lot of fun !! :roll:
Paul i can't remember the exact size apart that they were standard Ford studs (about 8 years ago) ATS had them in stock luckily and they fitted ok with no problems !!

billytits · Post by **billytits** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:44 pm

paul i think the splines on the studs are the same just press em out and press the new ones in for someone of your abbilities its a piece of cake

Ausmarina · Post by **Ausmarina** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:50 am

In Australia spacers are illegal unless they were original equipment. I would just get the right wheels!

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:00 am

eloues wrote:going to have a look at the ford garage tommrow. If thay have some studs i will have the centers driled and threded on the extentions.

I'm thinking early Capri Paul the later ones were metric. Take a wheel nut with you to check.

Failing that you could always use 10cwt studs. I think MGB are the same... I have a bag of each set here tho mate if you get stuck.

ClaytonSpeed · Post by **ClaytonSpeed** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:19 pm

They are thicker mate. If you want longer standard Marina ones I have these in stock too.

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Wheel sapcers, your views

will the spacers take the same stress as with out?