escortvanice Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Trying to fit some GTI wheels to my escort 55 van, obvious problem they rub against the back arches. Now i know i need spacers but was quoted nigh on £100 by revolution in Newcastle. Is this what anyone else has paid or is there somewhere much cheaper or another cheaper option to make them fit??? Any help appreciated folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewsalter Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 you got 2 options,either beat the inner arch with a large hammer or fit spacers.I paid about £10 for spacers to go on the back.If you lower the back then you shouldn't need spacers either cos the bulge in the inner arch will then be inside the wheel instead of rubbing against the wheel/tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Bob Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Ive got a set of 10mm spacers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewsalter Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I only got 3mm spacers on the back of mine.If you put 10mm on then you got to put longer studs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortvanice Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 where'd you get them from mr salter??? How much would you want for yours mc-bob??? is that including the longer studs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Bob Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 No studs included. 12 quid posted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 (edited) just put alloys on my van today right pain had to centre the rear beam it was of to one side bought some spacers from halfords £14.00 for the setthan reshaped the bulge on the iner arches flat with a big hammer and now wheels fit fine hope this helped rob spacers are 4mm that i used .. went on with orig wheel nuts and studs Edited April 17, 2009 by Up North Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortvanice Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 just put alloys on my van today right pain had to centre the rear beam it was of to one side bought some spacers from halfords £14.00 for the setthan reshaped the bulge on the iner arches flat with a big hammer and now wheels fit fine hope this helped rob spacers are 4mm that i used .. went on with orig wheel nuts and studs thats annoying cos i asked halfords and they said they didnt do them, only if i was fitting aftermarket alloys. Think i need to try a different branch. cheers rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up North Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 cool m8 let us know how you get on with fitting the wheels just put alloys on my van today right pain had to centre the rear beam it was of to one side bought some spacers from halfords £14.00 for the setthan reshaped the bulge on the iner arches flat with a big hammer and now wheels fit fine hope this helped rob spacers are 4mm that i used .. went on with orig wheel nuts and studs thats annoying cos i asked halfords and they said they didnt do them, only if i was fitting aftermarket alloys. Think i need to try a different branch. cheers rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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