Spacers for deepdishes

9Cobra9 · 12-23-2008, 01:36 PM

i am wantin to buy some deepdish bullit wheels for my car 17x10.5. my question is do i need to get wheel spacers for it and if i do what size spacer and what is the best suggested brand to get? thanks, matt

tazzracing1 · 12-23-2008, 10:31 PM

No you don't need spacers with the deep dish wheels. But I would be he new bolts from leathperformance.com

puzzle13 · 12-24-2008, 07:18 PM

If you are running 17 X 10.5's you may need spacers for any rim depending upon the car. Some need 1/4" and some need more. On my 03 I needed a 1/2" spacer on one side and nothing on the other. Get your rims, keep your old ones with tires on them, then put on the new ones and you will see what you need (rubbing will most likely be on the inner side). Then order only what you need, because if you go wider than a 3/8" spacer you will have to knock out your studs and replace with longer studs and you may not be able to use regular closed lugs then. It all depends upon your car!

If you go with 18 X 10" rims you probably won't need spacers, but it also depends upon the width of the tire that you run.

Mach1jack · 12-24-2008, 09:55 PM

Be careful of the advice you get on the internet. Not all experts are alike.
If the wheels you get have the correct backspacing for your car, you shouldn't need any spacers. I believe this is correct even with deepdish. Contact the wheel manufacturer, they are the experts.

9Cobra9 · 12-24-2008, 11:12 PM

thanks for the replies. i know someone who put the deep dish wheels on there cobra and didnt put spacers on it but the tire i want is alittle bigger than what they had i want to go with a 315/35/17 and i didnt know if it would rub or not but i didnt think bout this i have heard of the irs cobras rearend could be shifted more to one side but it aint noticeable from the eye you can only tell by this or by doing work on the car i think

puzzle13 · 12-25-2008, 10:03 AM

To run the 315's you usually have to change on of the bolts in the IRS to a round headed bolt (I did this) and then lowering the car a little from stock also helps a bit, but I know many who just bolt the tires on with no problems. I also know of cars that needed anywhere from 1/4" to 3/4" spacers.

Best of Luck!

tazzracing1 · 12-25-2008, 06:43 PM

I'm running 315/35/17 and did not need spacers and I did replace the bolts with the button headbolts. I'm also running 10.5 x 17 deep dish. The advice on this site is some of the best you will find.

9Cobra9 · 12-25-2008, 09:35 PM

ok thanks for the replies folks and one more ? where can i find these bolts and what would they be listed under and again thanks

puzzle13 · 12-25-2008, 10:54 PM

You can get the kit from Steeda or Maximum Motorsports ... don't remember if it includes different bushings or not. Better bushings will mean less play and more stiffness, but a pain to install. As Tazz said ... he didn't need spacers, but you might! Hopefully you won't as I had to go through a couple of different spacers before I found the minimum I needed and I had to change my studs. Nothing that is that hard, but a pain when trying to get the new tires & rims on!!

Don't know where Lawsonville is, but I have a set of 03 rims that are 10.5 in the back and I will be removing them just after the first of the year as I am now running 315's on all 4's. They have the Goodyear gsd3's on them and that is one of the widest tires. Maybe we could do a test ... who knows.

tazzracing1 · 12-26-2008, 09:59 AM

http://www.lethalperformance.com/
This is where I bought mine. I do believe the new bolts are a good investment because you won't rub them until the suspension is extended. The rubbing also has to do with what tires you are going to run.

9Cobra9 · 12-26-2008, 09:44 PM

I apreciate it but the thing is i am just tryin to get everything figured out so i will know what to save up for it will probly be a while for i can do this me and my fiance just bought a house bout 4 months ago and i am running alittle tight at the moment but i am hoping to do this sometime next fall hopefully if i have the money

tazzracing1 · 12-27-2008, 06:27 PM

Nothing like being prepared and figuring out he cost ahead of time.

Lumpydogs · 12-28-2008, 10:30 AM

IMO the 1" (25mm) spacers on the rear look great. The body style of the new edge mustangs/cobras tends to hide the rear wheels/tires too much. I have been using the 1" (full stud) spacers for five years. I have 17x9" wheels with 275 tires on the rears. I even open track with them.

Just my two cents.

tazzracing1 · 12-28-2008, 10:56 PM

I ran the 1" spacers also until I bought new rims last winter. Jeff your trailer is doing fine.

Lumpydogs · 12-28-2008, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tazzracing1

... Jeff your trailer is doing fine.

LOL, thanks for the update.

12-23-2008, 01:36 PM	#1
9Cobra9 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lawsonville Posts: 123	Spacers for deepdishes i am wantin to buy some deepdish bullit wheels for my car 17x10.5. my question is do i need to get wheel spacers for it and if i do what size spacer and what is the best suggested brand to get? thanks, matt __________________ 2004 Competition Orange Cobra Vert SOLD: 99 Ultra White Cobra 03-04 cobra front bumper, 2 chamber Flowmasters, Mac H-pipe, 3 1/2 stainless tips, JLT CAI, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, stainless cobra pedals, cobra floor mats, Pro 5.0 Short Throw Shifter, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3:73 Gears, Pro Dyno Tune 312RWHP 316RWTQ

12-23-2008, 10:31 PM	#2
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	No you don't need spacers with the deep dish wheels. But I would be he new bolts from leathperformance.com __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

12-24-2008, 11:12 PM	#5
9Cobra9 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lawsonville Posts: 123	thanks for the replies. i know someone who put the deep dish wheels on there cobra and didnt put spacers on it but the tire i want is alittle bigger than what they had i want to go with a 315/35/17 and i didnt know if it would rub or not but i didnt think bout this i have heard of the irs cobras rearend could be shifted more to one side but it aint noticeable from the eye you can only tell by this or by doing work on the car i think __________________ 2004 Competition Orange Cobra Vert SOLD: 99 Ultra White Cobra 03-04 cobra front bumper, 2 chamber Flowmasters, Mac H-pipe, 3 1/2 stainless tips, JLT CAI, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, stainless cobra pedals, cobra floor mats, Pro 5.0 Short Throw Shifter, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3:73 Gears, Pro Dyno Tune 312RWHP 316RWTQ

12-25-2008, 06:43 PM	#7
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	I'm running 315/35/17 and did not need spacers and I did replace the bolts with the button headbolts. I'm also running 10.5 x 17 deep dish. The advice on this site is some of the best you will find. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

12-25-2008, 09:35 PM	#8
9Cobra9 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lawsonville Posts: 123	ok thanks for the replies folks and one more ? where can i find these bolts and what would they be listed under and again thanks __________________ 2004 Competition Orange Cobra Vert SOLD: 99 Ultra White Cobra 03-04 cobra front bumper, 2 chamber Flowmasters, Mac H-pipe, 3 1/2 stainless tips, JLT CAI, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, stainless cobra pedals, cobra floor mats, Pro 5.0 Short Throw Shifter, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3:73 Gears, Pro Dyno Tune 312RWHP 316RWTQ

12-24-2008, 07:18 PM	#3
puzzle13 SCMC Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 633	If you are running 17 X 10.5's you may need spacers for any rim depending upon the car. Some need 1/4" and some need more. On my 03 I needed a 1/2" spacer on one side and nothing on the other. Get your rims, keep your old ones with tires on them, then put on the new ones and you will see what you need (rubbing will most likely be on the inner side). Then order only what you need, because if you go wider than a 3/8" spacer you will have to knock out your studs and replace with longer studs and you may not be able to use regular closed lugs then. It all depends upon your car! If you go with 18 X 10" rims you probably won't need spacers, but it also depends upon the width of the tire that you run.

12-24-2008, 09:55 PM	#4
Mach1jack Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 12	Be careful of the advice you get on the internet. Not all experts are alike. If the wheels you get have the correct backspacing for your car, you shouldn't need any spacers. I believe this is correct even with deepdish. Contact the wheel manufacturer, they are the experts.

12-25-2008, 10:03 AM	#6
puzzle13 SCMC Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 633	To run the 315's you usually have to change on of the bolts in the IRS to a round headed bolt (I did this) and then lowering the car a little from stock also helps a bit, but I know many who just bolt the tires on with no problems. I also know of cars that needed anywhere from 1/4" to 3/4" spacers. Best of Luck!

12-25-2008, 10:54 PM	#9
puzzle13 SCMC Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 633	You can get the kit from Steeda or Maximum Motorsports ... don't remember if it includes different bushings or not. Better bushings will mean less play and more stiffness, but a pain to install. As Tazz said ... he didn't need spacers, but you might! Hopefully you won't as I had to go through a couple of different spacers before I found the minimum I needed and I had to change my studs. Nothing that is that hard, but a pain when trying to get the new tires & rims on!! Don't know where Lawsonville is, but I have a set of 03 rims that are 10.5 in the back and I will be removing them just after the first of the year as I am now running 315's on all 4's. They have the Goodyear gsd3's on them and that is one of the widest tires. Maybe we could do a test ... who knows.

12-26-2008, 09:59 AM	#10
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	http://www.lethalperformance.com/ This is where I bought mine. I do believe the new bolts are a good investment because you won't rub them until the suspension is extended. The rubbing also has to do with what tires you are going to run. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

12-26-2008, 09:44 PM	#11
9Cobra9 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lawsonville Posts: 123	I apreciate it but the thing is i am just tryin to get everything figured out so i will know what to save up for it will probly be a while for i can do this me and my fiance just bought a house bout 4 months ago and i am running alittle tight at the moment but i am hoping to do this sometime next fall hopefully if i have the money __________________ 2004 Competition Orange Cobra Vert SOLD: 99 Ultra White Cobra 03-04 cobra front bumper, 2 chamber Flowmasters, Mac H-pipe, 3 1/2 stainless tips, JLT CAI, Eibach Pro Kit Springs, stainless cobra pedals, cobra floor mats, Pro 5.0 Short Throw Shifter, FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft, FRPP 3:73 Gears, Pro Dyno Tune 312RWHP 316RWTQ

12-27-2008, 06:27 PM	#12
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	Nothing like being prepared and figuring out he cost ahead of time. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

12-28-2008, 10:30 AM	#13
Lumpydogs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 517	IMO the 1" (25mm) spacers on the rear look great. The body style of the new edge mustangs/cobras tends to hide the rear wheels/tires too much. I have been using the 1" (full stud) spacers for five years. I have 17x9" wheels with 275 tires on the rears. I even open track with them. Just my two cents. __________________ Lumpydog 2001 Cobra Coupe NA Mod Motor 329 rwhp 344 rwtq www.lumpydogmotorsports.com

12-28-2008, 10:56 PM	#14
tazzracing1 SCMC Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Paw Paw, michigan Posts: 904	I ran the 1" spacers also until I bought new rims last winter. Jeff your trailer is doing fine. __________________ 2003 S/C Cobra(born 6/10/2002 #439 of 8394) 2.93 pulley/Cold air intake X-pipe with cats/Magnaflowcatback Strut tower bar and subframe connectors MGW shifter second to none/best of the best Billetflow pullies with snub pulley 1997 Cobra(retired) www.michiganmustang.com

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