VW Mk4 GTI’s stance improves with H&R spacers
Written by Dion on September 22, 2008 – 9:56 am -H&R spacers allow you to change the stance of your vehicle by pushing the wheel away from your hub by the thickness of the selected spacer. Longer wheel bolts are then used to accommodate for the extra “space” and bolt the wheel to the hub with the spacer in between. H&R spacers are many times installed only to make an aesthetic difference and change vehicle stance but there are some instances where H&R spacers are needed for specific wheels and their offsets to clear suspension components. Take Brandon’s black mk4 1.8T GTI for example…
In order to run these specific 18×8.5, 35mm offset wheels at the height his car sits with his FK coil-overs, 10mm hubcentric H&R spacers were required to push the inside of the wheel and tire away from the suspension components. This allowed Brandon to keep the extreme lowered stance he was after.
Consequently the outer clearance between tire and fender is minimized accordingly so care has to be used on tight cornering or hard bumps to keep the 225/40 tire from hitting the fender. Brandon has plans to roll his front fenders to give the tires additional clearance. And since the fronts were pushed out, the rear wheels naturally had to get pushed out as well to match the front stance and H&R’s 15mm spacers were selected. This aggressive stance completely transforms the look of the GTI and goes to show how much a car’s looks can change with such a small and simple modification.
Achtuning stocks a wide variety of H&R Wheel Spacers, ranging from 5mm on up to 30mm for VW and Audi applications and we offer free shipping. We also stock 4×100, 5×100, and 5×112 H&R Wheel Adapters that enable you to run 5×130 Porsche wheels or even some 5×120 BMW wheels for you 5×100 guys. Contact us directly if you have any fitment questions!
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June 9th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Hello,
I’d like to purchase a pair of H&R DR spacers (10mm or 12mm) for my 2008 VW R32. It has OEM wheels (18”).
But, product information on your website has me worried.
You have the following information, on your website:
Audi and Volkswagen use a “Hub-Centric” wheel mounting, this means that the wheel is centered on the hub for mounting and load bearing. This can cause certain restrictions with spacer sizing as outlined below:
H&R 10mm and 12mm DR spacers have a 45 degree “centering cone” built into the spacer itself, the shape of this cone is not compatible with many wheels, we will be able to tell you if they are compatible with our replica wheels but won’t be able to check against other wheels unless you are local and can bring your wheels to us.”
The problem: I live in Olympia, and so can’t ‘bring the wheels to you’.
Questions:
Isn’t there someone, somewhere, who can say, with some confidence, that the H&R DR spacers (10mm, 12mm) are, or are not, compatible with the OEM wheels on this car?
If ya’ll can’t answer this question… what about the H&R company… can’t they answer it?
Thanks!
John Bartz
Olympia, WA
June 9th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Not all wheels, even all VW OEM wheels, have the same shape on the back where the wheel meets the hub. And since we do not sell or have all OEM wheels at our disposal, we regret it would not be possible for any of us to say with absolute certainty that the spacer you are selecting will sit flush with your wheel. H&R won’t be able to answer this with certainty either – that is unless they happened to have your same wheels at their facility.
Are you active on any VW or R32-specific forums? Perhaps there are other R32 owners with your same wheels that have already verified fitment…
December 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
i’m picking up my 2010 A3 next week with the OEM 18″ sport package wheels. i live in the area, could I just bring it in and have you guys look at the wheel? I’d love to offset my OEM’s a bit to give the car a little bit more of an aggressive look.
thanks, blankhead
December 29th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Yes, feel free to come by for a few pointers about what may fit. We’re here from 9-6 M-F.