MonkeyChap Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Hello I've got some winter tyres on my car now, on 7" cookies. The 205/65R15 on the rear is looking a bit sad under Carrera rear flares. What size spacer can I get away with at the back ? It's hard to judge / measure, so wondered if anyone else had done the same thing. If I had to guess I'd say 25mm. Ta Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I found 25mm perfect when I had 7s on. Not sure what the offset is on cookies, it looks like you could go more. Maybe 30mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyChap Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Cheers ! Is there a preferred manufacturer ? They seem to range in price from £50 to £200. I assume they take quite a bit of torsional and shear load, so don't want to buy a pair that are made out of cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Adapters are easier to install at that size rather than spacers which require longer studs fitting. Although they call them spacers, I'd call them adapters. You bolt the adapter to the hub and then the wheel to the adapter. https://www.design911.co.uk/fu/pt179_184_-cma81-cmo104/Porsche/911-1965-1989/Wheel-Spacers/ Adapters are easier to install at that size rather than spacers which require longer studs fitting. Although they call them spacers, I'd call them adapters. You bolt the adapter to the hub and then the wheel to the adapter. https://www.design911.co.uk/fu/pt179_184_-cma81-cmo104/Porsche/911-1965-1989/Wheel-Spacers/ Even thought I'm calling them spacers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverWT Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Be very careful. The rear profile of the cookies mean that the nuts on adapters foul. There is a lot of info on here regarding this. MarkJ found this issue with 26mm adapters on cookies, the same adapters also had issues on 6 & 7 x 16 Fuchs. I also think that Phil managed to use some 26mm spacers with cookies by grinding the nuts to gain clearance. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverWT Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, SilverWT said: MarkJ found this issue with 26mm adapters on cookies, the same adapters also had issues on 6 & 7 x 16 Fuchs. Correction on this, the 26mm adaptors were OK on the 7 x 16 Fuchs, it was sizes under 26mm that could be a problem with nut fouling (Fuchs have more of a recess to clear the nuts than Cookies). Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Mark is right. I have 25mm adapters with cookies. I only had to grind a couple of nuts as they were a slightly higher profile than the others for some reason. To me 25mm is just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type911 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 28mm with cookies shouldn't need any adjustments 24mm with 7" Fuch is the smallest without adjustments although it's too big imho, 18mm with adjustments looks perfect to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proporsche Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Matt do you cary those spacers like 5mm?? Ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyaque Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 5:45 PM, proporsche said: Hi Matt do you cary those spacers like 5mm?? Ivan https://type911shop.co.uk/epages/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/de867ca1-377e-432e-84fd-bdccf2206766/Products/3582 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type911 Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Yep. start at 3mm up to 7mm shims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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