4 replies to this topic

[silverdalian]

What size spacers are required on the front and rear for fitting 7x13 superlites with sportspack arches?
Also what sort of size spaced drums are available for the rear?

Cheers

[pikey7]

what car are you starting with? disk brakes on the front? 12" wheels?

If the answer is yes to either, than I suspect you don't need any spacers. A guide will be having the spacer built into the rear drum. (there's only one size of them by the way. it either has a built in spacer, or not.)

[silverdalian]

Yeah, starting off with 12"ers and discs on the front. Cheers for the help.

[The Matt]

You shouldn't need any spacers with the 7" x 13" rims. If your car had disks fitted as OE then you should have the pre-spacered rear drums anyway. I have the standard hub/drum setup with 7" x 13" Superlites and I temporarily shod them with group 2 wide arches from Minisport (which are similar size to Sportpack arches really) and they just covered the tyre. There are a few people on here that have used 7 x 13s with Sportspacks if you have a look through the projects section, you could ask em if they have used spacers, but I reckon none of them will have as this size wheel will fill the arches nicely anyway.

[philc]

though this may not be true but spacers put additional stress onto your bearings.