WesM951

Hey guys,
Was finally working on swapping the rims off the 86 onto my 87 and found that the fronts are going to need spacers. Measured with the rim setting on as far as I can get it on there is 1/2" gap. It looks like the center of the rim is hitting the hub.

The thing is this is only on the front, must be some odd offset or something. I thought for sure they where going to be direct bolt on. The rears when on without problems.

Where abouts can I get these spacers?

BTW, Rims are off a 2000 + Boxster S, 17x7 front and 17x8.5 rear.

Here are a few pics:

TRWright

I have boxster wheels on my car, and everyone told me I would need spacers for the front to clear the brakes, so I got the 2 spacers, but when I put the wheels on, they were fine w/o the spacers. They barely clear the caliper, but they do indeed clear, and I have been driving like that for about 1k miles. I wonder why you are having this problem, and I didn't.

WesM951

Yea they clear the caliper fine. Its hitting that center cap. I bet if I where to take the center cap for the rotor off they would fit. Bad thing is my center caps for the rims wouldn't fit then

I found the spacers at paragon, $119 for 14mm spacers!

TRWright

Ouch, here are some pics of mine. I don't know why my setup works w/o the spacers. If the spacers I have are the ones you need, I will sell them to you.

WesM951

hmm those rims are a tad diffrent than mine. How thick are your spacers? I need 1/2", a lil more should be ok.


Here is what mine look like: (ignore the dirtyness)

TRWright

I will measure them for you.

WesM951

Thanks!!

meangreen

Try to remove the dustcap/bearing cover and see if the wheels fit without hitting brakes or springs. If so then see if the wheel center cap will fit.

I had to take some material off of the dust cap OD to get my spacers on. The cap is slightly larger than hub OD.

MeanGreen

aribop

Pep Boys...5/16" spacers. Cheap and will do the trick. I had the same problem with some wheels I used to have but mine was hitting the actual hub and not the dust cap.

WesM951

Thanks guys. Now I just have to find a pepboys close by lol.

I nearly ordered the $120 ones from paragon last night. No offense paragon is great, the price is just outragious!

toddk911

Probably a lot cheaper to go to a local machine shop and have some made up.

WesM951

Todd I know someone that can do it but don't have the time.

Airbop, I don't see them on pep boys site, then again there site sucks. (I cheked closest pep boys is 3hrs away)

Porsche-O-Phile

I can't understand why spacers are so stooooopid expensive. Hell, it's just a hunk of constant-thickness metal with some holes in it. Someone out there has to have metric ones that are more reasonably priced.

WesM951

I agree P-O-P, I'm getting pissed. I was expecting to drive my car soon.

Porsche-O-Phile

Maybe just get some metal from a yard and bust out the carbide drill bits. . .