15mm spacers dont fit w202 front hub

[C240AUTO]

Hi Got my 15mm spacers today, rears fit great but front will not go flush due to the original hub-centric ring on the car being too deep for the spacer??

How do you get around that one?

Any suggestions appreciated.
Cheers

 

[JonnyCJ]

The only way you can do it is to use a 15mm non spigoted spacer. The ones you have are unusable on your car I'm afraid.

15mm is however quite a depth to be using non - spigoted and not really recommended due to safety reasons. You can get away with a 5mm spacer ok though.

I now this because I've spent the last 3 weeks asking exactly the same questions ! If you want verification from an expert, try Neil at sixonetwo.com - t'internet search will bring up their number.

Cheers

Jonny

 

[franey]

.....and I still cannot work out how you can safely use wheels designed for a 14mm shank with 12mm bolts. Have the spacers got adapter threads in them in other words do the bolt to the wheel and then your wheel bolts to the spacer?
If so, 15mm of thread is the minimum I would wish the bolt to secure by and that's to a wheel hub but not a spacer.
This being the case how will you deal with 5mm spacers? Surely you must see the safety issue here?

Just looking out for you because what you are doing, or what I believe you are doing is dangerous.

 

[C240AUTO]

Hi Franey,
Im defeated......yes I see the safety point too but had to exhaust all possibilities!!

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[JonnyCJ]

.....and I still cannot work out how you can safely use wheels designed for a 14mm shank with 12mm bolts. Have the spacers got adapter threads in them in other words do the bolt to the wheel and then your wheel bolts to the spacer?
If so, 15mm of thread is the minimum I would wish the bolt to secure by and that's to a wheel hub but not a spacer.
This being the case how will you deal with 5mm spacers? Surely you must see the safety issue here?

Just looking out for you because what you are doing, or what I believe you are doing is dangerous.

You need longer bolts that go through the spacer and into the hub. You cannot use the existing bolts, don't even think about it !