Does anyone know where I can buy 10mm wheel spacers?
I have seen 5mm and 15mm wheel spacers but not 10mm spacers.
I am converting to wheel studs on my GP but the studs are only long enough for 10mm spacers. I need at least 5mm spacers to clear my TCE/Wilwood BBK but with the large offset (52mm) of the GP wheels I would like 10mm spacers to move the wheels out a little more.

 

I think George (@ MINI-Madness) sells 8mm. Not quite perfect but it could work for you.

http://www.mini-madness.com/index.as...ROD&ProdID=132

 

There's an interesting discussion of spacers here (see post #5): http://www.mini2.com/forum/wheels-ty...cers-pics.html

It seems that 10mm is a difficult spacer width for MINI. Below a certain thickness (about 7mm), the spacer can be just a flat disk and the flange on the MINI hub still sticks out far enough to center the wheel. Beyond that width, the spacer needs to center on the hub and then also provide its own flange to center the wheel. There is a range of thicknesses where it is awkward to do this maintaining structural integrity, and 10mm falls within that range.

 

JCW Driver & rkw,
Thanks for the information on the spacers. Does not look like I can use 10mm spacers and that is way I can not find them. I could use 15mm spacers if someone makes a longer 14x1.25 to 12x1.5 stud conversion. Currently, TSW is the only place I know that has the 14-12 studs and the studs are only long enough for 10mm spacers. Looks like I might have to wait for someone to make a longer stud conversion.

 

They list 5mm spacers on the site, but have other width options if you open the link.

http://new.minimania.com/web/Item/NM.../InvDetail.cfm

 

Use two 5mm spacers per wheel, I have been doing that for the last 3 + years

 

After the two spacers, how far does the hub stick out (for wheel centering)?

 

I contacted TSW today about longer studs to work with 15mm spacers. Their studs might work with 15mm spacers. They should be receiving the studs next week and said they would be installing them and taking measurements on a few different vehicles and wheels. They know the studs will work with 10mm spacers but just are not sure yet about 15mm spacers.

 

0 left over, the spacers take up all the space.

 

If the centering part of the hub is gone, when using the two 5mm spacers, how do make sure the wheel is properly centered on the hub?

 

Take a look at the wheel bolts and you will see that they are made machined to mate with the wheel, when all four bolts are properly mated, the wheel is properly centered, the centering section of the hub is not load bearing, its the bolts, or studs and nuts ( if you have converted to studs) that carry all the load.