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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 03:32 PM
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Spacers dont fit!!

Hi guys, Im switching over from Rota P45R to Enkei NT03. The offset is practically the same as my Rotas. Rotas were +30 and the Enkei's are +27. So I was going to use the same spacers I have on my Rotas for the Enkei's but they don't fit. The spacers are just the ones you slide into the rim and onto the rotor. Is there a reason they don't fit, do different rims have different sizes for wheel spacers?

If I need new spacers, what is a good set up to get for the new Enkie's I have. I don't really want to have to get something too expensive.
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 03:35 PM
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Do you even need the spacers for the nt03's? I have them and I have no issues what so ever but I'm not sure what offset I have being they came with the car.
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Well I just tried putting them on without the spacers and it doesn't fit over the brembo brakes. I know for the back I don't need them but the front is definitely an issue.

The exact size I got is 18X9.5 E27.
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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do you have pictures of what you mean? it's confusing to read
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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Thats odd I have the 17s and they fit perfectly. Here is a pic no spacers needed.

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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 08:53 PM
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Here some images to show. The spacer doesn't fit inside the wheel.




cursedsm perhaps your wheels have a more positive offset, all I know is that my rims don't clear the brembos and neither did my Rotas.
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Old Dec 11, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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fairly obvious that you'll need new spacers from that picture. doesn't look like the raised center fits inside the new wheels, just buy flat spacers
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 02:23 AM
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Yeah as I said I am not sure the offset being they came with the car. Hope you get the right spacer.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 06:39 AM
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I would check to see if the center bore fits an evo all together.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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it could be that these ones are fit for the bore of a rota rim.

17x9.5 +38 NT03's fit perfectly without any modification btw. 18x9.5 +27 will hit the brakes
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 03:03 PM
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like the previous post siad, looks like the bore size is not the same for the rota and the enkei.

a flat spacer will fix that.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Where do they sell flat spacers? All I can find are the bolt on spacers which are like 100 bucks or more.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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We sell the flat spacers here. 3mm, 5mm, 8mm, and 10mm
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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check to see what bore sizes the rota and enkeis are. typically, the majority of aftermarket wheels are 73-73.1mm bore so its weird that your rotas fit, but the enkeis dont. those are hubcentric spacers you have there so check to see if your new enkeis have hubcentric rings in them. if they did, the raised lip and hub ring would have the same evo hub bore, hence not being able to fit. could be as simple as that.
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