Giving serious thought to fitting spacers on the Granturismo; is 22mm front/30mm rear too much?

[Captain Boogaloo]

I've done a search on the subject of fitting spacers to change the 'e type' look of the factory wheel arrangement to a more conventional appearance( I know that Banshee do a set of wheels that correct this too, but I won't get that cost past the 2ic!!)
I see the standard spacing change varies from owner to owner and supplier ( Hills, FD/Larini, H&R): I am torn between 22mm front and either 25mm or 30mm on the rear: are there any owners who have had spacers fitted and had an adverse reaction to them? Arch rubbing, premature hub failure, or deterioration of the steering in any way?
I'd very interested to know other owners experience of spacers.
Many thanks
Captain Boogaloo

 

[azapa]

I have them on my strad, and was very skeptical about fitting them, but I can't really feel any difference and the look is vastly improved. I even did one track day with them. I'd privilege a lighter set, over a couple of mm more or less in width, if you are shopping around.

 

[Gazcw]

I've done a search on the subject of fitting spacers to change the 'e type' look of the factory wheel arrangement to a more conventional appearance( I know that Banshee do a set of wheels that correct this too, but I won't get that cost past the 2ic!!)
I see the standard spacing change varies from owner to owner and supplier ( Hills, FD/Larini, H&R): I am torn between 22mm front and either 25mm or 30mm on the rear: are there any owners who have had spacers fitted and had an adverse reaction to them? Arch rubbing, premature hub failure, or deterioration of the steering in any way?
I'd very interested to know other owners experience of spacers.
Many thanks
Captain Boogaloo

The only adverse reaction is seeing your wheel overtake you. Not sure it has happened to anyone on here but on the fb site it has. Could be they were cheapies but not a good position to be in.

 

[JJbing]

Ensure they’re hub centric and you’ll be fine.
We fit them all the time at my business. How wide you go is personal preference, only down side is kicking up road dirt at your body work

 

[BennyD]

If it looks like a Baja Bug then yes, you've f*cked up. Drop a plumb line gown from the centre of the wheelarch and measure from the tyre wall to the string, that give you the spacer thickness you need. If you've already done that, apologies. But, if so, why ask the question?

 

[linescanner]

H and R here. 22mm front and 25mm rear, has sorted the look out. No adverse impact on driving, but the front lips on the front wheel sills have been stripped of paint. Would suggest getting them protected. Personal opinion, but I think 30mm at rear would be too much.

 

[Geordie-Chris]

Mine on 25f/30r. It looked too much at 1st, but has grown on me.
Lowered next and I think it'll look fine.

 

[Ewan]

That’ll be fine. And no one can tell the difference between a couple of mm or so, therefore don’t sweat over the choice of, say, 25mm v 30mm.

 

[Cyclone1]

When I looked into this it was clear that 22mm front and 22 or 25mm rear was considered the sweet spot. I ended up going 15mm front and 22mm rear and thought it looked good. However, my car was slightly lowered and I would have happily gone to 20/22mm on the front.

 

[SE_123]

When I looked into this it was clear that 22mm front and 22 or 25mm rear was considered the sweet spot. I ended up going 15mm front and 22mm rear and thought it looked good. However, my car was slightly lowered and I would have happily gone to 20/22mm on the front.

Where did you get yours from?

 

[Ewan]

Mine are H&R, bought from this forum. Easily available on the internet.

 

[Cyclone1]

Where did you get yours from?

The 22mm were from here;

MASERATI GRANTURISMO 07-21 (M145) 2x22MM WHEEL SPACERS - HUB CENTRIC - BLACK | eBay

Fit's all Maserati GranTurismo's (M145) 2007-2021 models. Each spacer is 22mm. Perfect for the Maserati GranTurismo. The spacers fit on to the wheel hub using the bolts supplied in the box. You then fit your wheels to the spacers using your original wheel bolts, so no need for longer bolts.

www.ebay.co.uk

The 15mm came with the car. 15/20/22/25 etc all quite easily available as Ewan says on the internet. H&R sell them but can also be made to order from the likes of Superforma;

Superforma - Precision engineered components for road, track and race

www.superforma.co.uk

 

[midlifecrisis]

I would have thought that it would be safer to have the spacer bolts onto the hub and then the wheel bolt (new longer version) through the spacer and on to the hub.

Bolting a spacer onto the hub and then the wheel on to the spacer seems higher risk if there's a bolt failure. Just my opinion. Happy to be educated.

 

[ChrissGT]

i have 15mm spacers with longer bolts. But from what i found from 22mm and up you need to bolt the spacer to the hub and wheel to spacer. Makes sense to me that there is a certain maximum length you would want your wheel bolts to be.

 

[Captain Boogaloo]

Well, thanks to all who posted on this thread, particularly jjbing, linescanner, Geordie-chris, Ewan, cyclone1 and chrisgt for their constructive contributions; I've pulled the trigger on 22mm front and 25mm rear H&R black anodized spacers ( which should be lost in the dark grey wheels on the Granturismo). And the last tweaking part for the car, which for some reason saddens me. Oh no wait! There's still Stindig's Gucci custom parts to get....Niiiice!
Thanks again to everyone who posted.
Blue Skies
Captain Boogaloo

 

[Gazcw]

Well, thanks to all who posted on this thread, particularly jjbing, linescanner, Geordie-chris, Ewan, cyclone1 and chrisgt for their constructive contributions; I've pulled the trigger on 22mm front and 25mm rear H&R black anodized spacers ( which should be lost in the dark grey wheels on the Granturismo). And the last tweaking part for the car, which for some reason saddens me. Oh no wait! There's still Stindig's Gucci custom parts to get....Niiiice!
Thanks again to everyone who posted.
Blue Skies
Captain Boogaloo

Nice work. Pictures to follow.

 

[Ewan]

If you need longer wheel bolts (which you will), I got mine from Hill Engineering. Not cheap, at about £11 each, but top quality.

 

[Captain Boogaloo]

Hills Engineering stuff is very nice indeed but I won't need their wheel bolts as the H&R spacers are the bolt on variety which the wheel then bolts on to, using the original wheel bolts ( if that makes sense!).
I've had the other option using longer bolts and spacers on the Alfa Romeo 156 sportwagons for some years now with no problem but they are a bit of a faff when the wheels are removed for maintenance etc - I like the idea of the spacers securely bolted to the hub and the wheel bolted to the spacer.
Thanks for the heads up with regard to Hills
Blue Skies!
Captain Boogaloo

 

[midlifecrisis]

To reiterate my point, I would think that it would be safer to have the spacer bolted to the hub and the wheel to the spacer AND the hub via a through threaded hole. Having a wheel bolted only to a spacer which then attached to the car seems higher risk to me. Especially with the inertial loads involved with a rotating wheel exterting side loads when cornering. The bolts would share the load.

For example, a brake drum is only attached to the hub via one or two small bolts but the wheel bolts pass through the drum onto the hub via threadless holes, I would have thouht a similar arrangement be available for spacers but with threaded holes.

Happy to be educated!

 

[Bebs]

Well, thanks to all who posted on this thread, particularly jjbing, linescanner, Geordie-chris, Ewan, cyclone1 and chrisgt for their constructive contributions; I've pulled the trigger on 22mm front and 25mm rear H&R black anodized spacers ( which should be lost in the dark grey wheels on the Granturismo). And the last tweaking part for the car, which for some reason saddens me. Oh no wait! There's still Stindig's Gucci custom parts to get....Niiiice!
Thanks again to everyone who posted.
Blue Skies
Captain Boogaloo

Well done. I have the same setup on mine 22/25.
But I need black anodised replacements to go with Zep’s black centre uprated brake discs.
Could you let me know where you got them from please Captain?