T6.1 Wheel spacers 20 inch wheels

[Fishinbrine]

Evening all, I have searched the threads but can't really find the answer.
So my beloved T6.1 LWB T32 full camper, i have 20inch wheels 8.5J ET35 with 265/40R20'S and totally standard suspension.
I have seen lots of campers with spaced out wheels and like the look, but, I eventually also want to lower the van hopefully around 70mm.

So, my questions are:-
What size spacers would I likely need front and rear to avoid issues when lowering?

Do spacers not put too much extra load on wheel bearings? Considering the weight of the van etc?

Once spacers are fitted, in future when doing wheel alignment is there any need to accommodate the size of the spacers in the measurements? I'm very aware only the track is widened but more to satisfy my curiosity!

Thanks again in advance, really looking forward to your responses and the dent in my wallet that is likely to follow!

 

[BenT5]

I'm running a 15cm spacer on the rear on 20X9 ET42 with 255/40/20 and lowered 100mm and no issues.
15mm seem to be the min as they need to sit over and on top of the hub flange. Hubcentric type are a must and dont even think about using normal plain spacers or multifit ones.

Any impact on the rear wheel bearings will already have been felt by running 20's in the first place and additional width due to the spacer will be small if at all. You are effectively changing the wheel offset from 42 (in my case) to 27.

For wheel alignment the laser setup will take the difference into account as far as I'm aware and I've had no issue with alignments apart from being so low.

I personally wouldn't bother with spacers on the front at all, I think a slight tuck looks great and they will have a bigger negative issue on drivetrain and steering etc. Most people only run rears.

 

[Fishinbrine]

That looks nice, I'm running 265/40R20'S with 8.5J ET35 wheels so again still not certain if to go 15mm or more or less lol


That looks exactly how I want mine to sit, what suspension are you running? Don't want to turn this into a suspension thread so feel free to send me a message please mate.

 

[huw169]

With that wheel and tyre combo and 70mm down spacers will not work on front in my experience.

 

[Badjamin]

I found 20mm spacers on the rears was all i needed. Looks just right. I don't want the fronts sticking out any more than they are tbh. Not sure how low mine is. It was quite low but with the conversion it's pretty low now. Not had any issue with tyre wear or tracking but it's been less than a year

 

[VWDAZ71]

So what size wheels/tyres and offset have you got?

 

[Badjamin]

Standard 20" momo revenge rims, dunno what offsets means but tyres are 275/40ZR 20 106W XL. They're not staggered wheels. 20mm spacers on the rear.

 

[VWDAZ71]

Think the wheels are ET45 ?

 

[BenT5]

That looks nice, I'm running 265/40R20'S with 8.5J ET35 wheels so again still not certain if to go 15mm or more or less lol


That looks exactly how I want mine to sit, what suspension are you running? Don't want to turn this into a suspension thread so feel free to send me a message please mate.

Thanks, I'm running SoLow Low at more or less max height.

 

[Fivetones]

9x20 et45 Supermetal Trident, 255/35 Goodyear Eagle, 115mm lower on Solow LOW, 15mm rear H&R spacers, adjustable Powerflex bushes front and rear. Clears the Cali door too.

 

[Fishinbrine]

I think i might go for the 25mm H&R spacers, the fitting kit of course comes with the bolts to attach the spacer to the hub, however, do i need different wheel bolts if essentially the bolts are travelling the same distance through the wheel and attaching to the spacer, or is it the potential of the bolts bottoming out through the spacer onto the original hub and therefore pottentially needing slightly shorther wheel bolts? Also my Velare alloys apper to have a different size spigot so im hoping the spigot adapters are fitted on the van - i have never checked, if not can you get these seperately - i cant seem to find them?

 

[Fivetones]

25mm will be too much.

Your wheels sit further out by 3-4mm than mine. With 25mm that’s another 13-14mm on this: