I know of a lot of people overseas Running Spacers on their Ferraris. Seeing as they're illegal in Australia (don't personally know of any other country in the world Where they're illegal), I'm curious how many (if any) on here run Spacers ? Don't want this to turn into benefits and downsides of spacers, but just curious how many do so Thanks
So if they are illegal (and I don't know or care if they are), you want people to admit it on a public forum. Riiiiight.
I did have them on the rear of my 348, but removed them a few years ago when the value of my 348 tripled from $100K to $300K. Car is listed here sale on Carpoint if you're interested. I had the Hill Engineering ones. Great quality and fit. I removed them and sold them to another 348 owner in Brisbane. He still has them on his car now. I fit them back in 2007, realized they were a waste of time and money and was going to remove them sooner but I never did until around 3 years ago or so. Image Unavailable, Please Login
As far as I am aware they are not illegal if they are bolted to the hub, which means they need to be retained other than by wheel bolts/studs ie disc retaining bolts or this type But I would be dubious about using these unless they were steel not ally Image Unavailable, Please Login
a skilled driver without spacers will always beat an average driver with them. If you want better lap times, or more pleasure from track driving, invest in driver training, not modifying your car.
I should add that northern countries where winter tyres and/or snow chains are needed, mean that manufacturers leave more wheel arch clearance. Spacers push the wheel out and "fill" the arch, so the car looks better. The problem occurs when people install simple spacers using standard bolts, so wheel attachment strength is compromised, hence they're illegal. Have an accident with illegal spacers and you might be handing the insurance company a free pass.
Grahame, not legal unless fitted by the OEM , same rules in every state in Australia. "The fitment of wheel spacers (or adaptors for dual wheel conversions) between the wheel mounting face and the road wheel is not permitted unless fitted as original equipment by the vehicle manufacturer" http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/standards/vsi-09-rev4.pdf General comment: Unroadworthy car = no insurance = stupid. M
Or I would imagine approved by a certifier http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/business-industry/examiners/vsccs-bulletin-01-licensed-certifiers.pdf
If the car comes with OEM spacers it's legal. Just to be clear you need to get an engineers certificate to make it legal. Edit: Just saw you answered the question... D'oh Running illegal mods is like speeding it's only an issue when you get caught. Someone on their P's is more likely to get Police looking for defects than someone driving a Ferrari. As IanB pointed out, if you have an accident insurance wont pay if you are running spacers
Just adding to the discussion http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/standards/vsi-06-light-vehicle-modifications.pdf This is a beauty and only in NSW's, the brake assessment manual all 48 Pages of it http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/downloads/brake_assessment_manual2013.pdf
I was going to get them before I knew they were illegal, mainly to fill that gap, but after finding out they're illegal I'm definitely not fitting them, mainly for insurance purposes. Would be kind of silly voiding the insurance on a car like this (or any car)
