25mm is thick enough to completely cover the studs. Anything under 20mm you may have interference on the back side of the wheel. The OEM wheels have small pockets in the casting that can accomodate a little bit of stud protrusion, but not a lot. If you have to cut the studs, there's no way to "properly" put it on.Hello to everyone! I am a new member of CRZ family and i read already all threads about spacers.
I would like to ask if someone tried and has any feedback from the below.
I have 205 55 16 tyres (slightly bigger than factory ones). I want to i install only on rear wheels spacers. 20mm or 15mm.
Do you know if i have to cut off the factory bolts in order to install properly the spacers? As far as i understand with 25 mm spacers there is no need to cut off the bolts.
Morever, a lot of owners installed spacers only on rear wheels. What was the impact on handling / stability?
This is a very short-sighted view of how steering geometry works. I've had 25mm spacers on only the back wheel and it most certainly does have a negative impact on the handling. The CRZ rear track is narrower than the front track. Adding spacers to only the rear makes it wider in the rear, and makes the steering a lot more "darty" and a lot less stable at high speeds (100+ km/h). Also, the turning circle got a little wider with spacers on the rear only.Since CR-Z has torsion beam rear suspension, geometry and torque on springs and dampers won't change if you use spacers, so it shouldn't affect steering.
Did you actually measure any of this or it might be a placebo effect?25mm is thick enough to completely cover the studs. Anything under 20mm you may have interference on the back side of the wheel. The OEM wheels have small pockets in the casting that can accomodate a little bit of stud protrusion, but not a lot. If you have to cut the studs, there's no way to "properly" put it on.
This is a very short-sighted view of how steering geometry works. I've had 25mm spacers on only the back wheel and it most certainly does have a negative impact on the handling. The CRZ rear track is narrower than the front track. Adding spacers to only the rear makes it wider in the rear, and makes the steering a lot more "darty" and a lot less stable at high speeds (100+ km/h). Also, the turning circle got a little wider with spacers on the rear only.
Long story short, I am no longer running 25mm spacers on the rear only because it negatively impacted the handling
For the spacers: I'm basing this on my first-hand experience with the spacers on my car, and the measurements that I took when settling on 25mm spacers.Did you actually measure any of this or it might be a placebo effect?
I'm considering measuring the actual turning radius with and without spacers, I just need to find a good place where I can draw circles with chalk and then measure them. It won't be soon, but I might reply to this topic at some point in the future and let you know about the effects, because tbh, I've seen some claims on the inthernet that wider rear track increases turning circle, but I couldn't find any definitive proof and mathematical formulas that I've seen doesn't support this claim.For the spacers: I'm basing this on my first-hand experience with the spacers on my car, and the measurements that I took when settling on 25mm spacers.
For the rear track: according to Honda, the rear track is 0.5" narrower than the front. Add an inch to each side of the rear, and you're 1.5" wider on the rear.
2016 is slightly different with a 2ft. less curb-to-curb spec......For the rear track: according to Honda, the rear track is 0.5" narrower than the front. Add an inch to each side of the rear, and you're 1.5" wider on the rear.
@Shamarskii25mm is thick enough to completely cover the studs. Anything under 20mm you may have interference on the back side of the wheel. The OEM wheels have small pockets in the casting that can accomodate a little bit of stud protrusion, but not a lot. If you have to cut the studs, there's no way to "properly" put it on.
This is a very short-sighted view of how steering geometry works. I've had 25mm spacers on only the back wheel and it most certainly does have a negative impact on the handling. The CRZ rear track is narrower than the front track. Adding spacers to only the rear makes it wider in the rear, and makes the steering a lot more "darty" and a lot less stable at high speeds (100+ km/h). Also, the turning circle got a little wider with spacers on the rear only.
Long story short, I am no longer running 25mm spacers on the rear only because it negatively impacted the handling
1、 The Downside to Wheel SpacersI have question on spacers, is it any disadvantages to use wheel spacers? I saw the eibach spacers and I want it to use them espacially on stock rear wheels. is it safe to use them ?
I think there is no disadvantage, I run the bonoss wheel spacers, not Eibach, how do you feel about using it? Maybe I try it next time.I have question on spacers, is it any disadvantages to use wheel spacers? I saw the eibach spacers and I want it to use them espacially on stock rear wheels. is it safe to use them ?