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Old Dec 11, 2021 | 11:28 AM
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Default Spacers with 18” steel wheels

Has anyone installed spacers on their 18" wheels and can share photos/which spacers they have used?

I have heard varying advice on whether you can use spacers or not, looking for some guidance.

 
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Old Dec 11, 2021 | 03:11 PM
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I've done that

https://landroverforums.com/forum/20...21/#post793454
 
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Old Dec 11, 2021 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Defendit..
They look great! What spacers did you use and how did you shorten the studs?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 03:35 AM
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I used my grinder with a very thin grinding wheel for removing a few mm of the studs.
Finishing and rounding with a sanding disk on the same grinder low speed.

Stud lenghts are 27 or 28 mm, for my front spacers of 22 mm I removed 4 or 5 mm
for the rear spacers max 3 mm.

Most important is to check if the steel wheels alingn straight to the spacer.
Wheels and spacers are Torqued to 139 Nm as factory specs.

I ​​​​used the H & R spacers, see link

https://www.tunershop.com/shop/h-r-s...scovery-v.html
https://www.tunershop.com/shop/h-r-s...discovery.html
 
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Defendit..
I used my grinder with a very thin grinding wheel for removing a few mm of the studs.
Finishing and rounding with a sanding disk on the same grinder low speed.

Stud lenghts are 27 or 28 mm, for my front spacers of 22 mm I removed 4 or 5 mm
for the rear spacers max 3 mm.

Most important is to check if the steel wheels alingn straight to the spacer.
Wheels and spacers are Torqued to 139 Nm as factory specs.

I ​​​​used the H & R spacers, see link

https://www.tunershop.com/shop/h-r-s...scovery-v.html
https://www.tunershop.com/shop/h-r-s...discovery.html
Thanks for this! It's lines like this in the item description which give me pause: Using steel wheels in combination with DRM system ist generally not possible!

Is it just a question of alignment?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2021 | 12:43 PM
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The orinal studs need to be flat straight/inside with the spacer.

so only for a spacer of 30 mm or wider, no further action is required

see this link, he explains
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...k9mfdj-yLgQiU6
 
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