I was also thinking spacer, but from what I understand, none of the wheel spacers come with pre-pressed in studs. I have used them in porsches , no problem, easy install. But the studs separate from the spacers is a PITA. I you find spaces that come with pre pressed studs , let me know.

 

Had some on a 67 Galaxie 390 fastback years ago, they were great, but as Fiatbreath stated the studs were pre-pressed, and they were solid billet aluminium high quality units.

 

IL Motosport, Eibach System4 and H&R DRM have pre-pressed studs.

Without lowering 15/20 (30/40mm) is the choice with OE wheels.

20/25 for the bad boy look on lowered cars incl. alignment.

 

Ichira from Madness are pre pressed. I have the 20/25 mm

 

Can you please post pics?

 

I ordered 15 mm Spacers from them, same brand . They where not pressed. So not sure what's going on

 

I may not understand pressed being a novice. The bolts were affixed to the spacer. Sorry Dennis.

 

Eibach System4 15mm (30mm). Be aware what you buy. They also have the System6 without studs!

Also: IL Motosport

 

I wish I could speak German, I would order from Il Motorsport

 

You can change the language on the top right of the website. Many US customers orders parts from IL. They have a very good reputation.
Many parts for the MX5 ND can be uses in the 124Spider. Steering wheels, suspension, spacers, italian made luggage set and so on.

 

Thanks , will do bud

 

Would you mind sending me the link for the best 15mm Spacers with pressed studs?. Thx

 

30mm (2x15mm) spacers
https://www.ilmotorsport.de/shop/ar...5694&oid=2193&depth=3&page=0&count=3&PHPSESSID=9f3811b10ec972b1f6f5bdc4257afc4c

 

Thanks ?

 

Strange, I tried ordering with PayPal and the payment and delivery info will not go through.

 

Hi, I need your help guys!

I'm Running stock Lusso wheels with 205/45/17 and thinking of spacers either from Eibach or ILmotorsports.
FRONT: 15mm (30 total on axle)
REAR: either 15mm (30) or 20mm (40).

Down the road I want to get Ohlins R&T with some lowering (undecided as to how much lowering but will be min. 15mm and max. 30mm lower, that's between 0.6" and 1.2" for you imperial fans).

I have 2 questions:
1- Will have have to cut the stock studs or can the Lusso wheel recesses accommodate them?
2- Is there any risk of rubbing over bumps or full steering lock after I lower the car (I assume there is zero risk on OEM height)?

 

In my experience

1)yes you'll need to cut them
2) no at 15/20

 

In my experience

1)yes you'll need to cut them
2) no at 15/20

Hmm... not sure I'm happy cutting them, it means there's no going back, right?

 

Get the Garageline 15/20 spacer kit. They are $190 and I have run them on 3 separate 124/ND's now. No messing with the stock studs at all.

 

Thanks, I'll have a look and see if they are available in Europe
Are you sure they'll work on the not-so-great lusso wheels? I think it has to do with the recess of the wheels being deep enough to accommodate the stock studs which come through the spacer...

 

As someone who just added 15mm spacer adapters (the ones that come with pressed lug bolts) the best way to know for sure is to remove a wheel and measure the depth of the center of the cutouts. The stock lug bolts are ~25mm passed the rotor, so for 15mm spacers you will need wheel cutouts of at least 10mm. If needed, you can probably safely grind a couple of mm from the lugs and still get your recommended 6.5 turns if you decide to remove the spacers.

 

I did measure and found about 10mm recess but not flat. It rounded to 8mm at the edges so wasnt confident

 

Then aside from measuring the next way to know for sure is buy the spacers, mount them, paint the tip of the stock lugs with a grease pen, mount the wheel, remove it, then see if any of the paint transferred to the wheel. Also with the wheel mounted on the spacer, go underneath and inspect to see if the wheel is flush against the spacer. Try sliding a piece of paper between to confirm a gap or not.

 

Ordered the GarageLine 15/20 kit - will post pics once they’re installed.

 

I installed H&R 36mm spacers last week. 18mm per corner. The car looks much better now. The wheel wells are nicely filled out.

 

I hope you installed longer wheel studs. You are risking a wheel shearing off at the most inopportune time if you didn't.

 

The GarageLine 15mm/20mm kit came in. The 20mm rear spacers fit the Abarth wheels, but the 15mm fronts do not fit due to clearance issues between the OEM stud and the recessed areas on the back of the wheels.

I didn’t have enough time to measure but I’d say it’s about 3mm off. I’m not trimming the studs and don’t really want to clearance the back of the wheels.

 

Hi, I am thinking about Eibach spacers 20 or 25 mm per wheel. Should I go with system 4 (S90-4-25-070) or system 6 for stock Abarth wheels?

 

I have 20mm on mine and the wheels are pretty flush with the fender. Its possible 25mm may be too much unless you add a little camber in your alignment, which i also did with my 20’s anyway.

 

Thank you Cannoli. What about original studs, did you have to modify them (cut or replace) with 20 mm spacers?

 

Nope. Completely bolt on.
Get you the titan ones, they have pockets in them to clear the factory studs, and have new studs in them for the wheels so you dont lose any stud length.

 

Thank you, I will order 20 mm then. I will go for eibach pro kit lowering springs (Front 35, back 25 mm). Will camber be necessary with such configuration?