599 GTB Spacers and What Size

I love your three red v12’s!!!

What a perfect combo… next is an F12 and you are set for life!


May the Horse be with you

 

I have never driven a Daytona that I have liked.

I really need to drive a good example that has had the steering renewed before I totally give up on the idea of owning one!

 

reviving an old thread. just ordered a set of H&R 25mm and 22mm wheel spacers. what torque should the wheel spacers be to the hub with the supplied bolts in the kit?

 

Perfect set up

 

https://formuladynamics.com/products/wheel-spacer-sets-for-ferrari-599?variant=44497001152669

 

I ordered a set of those George thank you. I also need to get tires so what size can I run on challenge wheels with those spacers? Currently running 245/35zr20 on front and 305/35zr20 out back.

 

I've seen guys with 255/35/20 in front and 315/35/20 in the rear but I don't think they had spacers.

 

go to post #32+33

Lowered a bit, 22mm + 25mm spacers with 255/35 and 315/35 Michelin PSS.

Daniel

 

No shimmy at high speeds?
No scrub radius and stability issues?

 

No
No

A bit more nervous on bad streets.

Daniel

 

Finally installed my Formula Dynamics spacers (25mm-R/22mm-F) along with new Continental Extreme Contact Sport 02 tires in factory sizes and I’m very happy. Car has a much better stance and the tires are sooooo much better than the old hard Pirelli PZeros. Massive noticeable difference in ride and performance.

I also performed annual oil service while I had it up on the QuickJack. The service wasn’t difficult but that under tray is ridiculous to deal with!

 

Any pics with tires on car? after spacer install?

 

I feel like your QuickJack is set up incorrectly. Since the 599 is front-engined, the QJ should be placed so that it transitions forward while raising, allowing the weight to be consistently supported as the car moves up and forward. I found out the hard way when I used my QJ to lift my Testarossa...the rear weight bias being the opposite to what I was used to while using QJ on my 612. The Testarossa wanted to tip backwards. I caught it before it became a problem but it was a close call and scary!

Here's a pic of my 612 on the QJ for comparison. Yours should look like this.

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A mid-engine car would best have the QJ going the opposite direction. Please be careful!!

By the way, I cannot raise my lift while the car is on the QJ. On my lift (Eagle 7000), this causes the runways to visibly flex downward and it does not seem safe...the weight is not spread-out enough. I only use the QJ in this fashion while the lift is resting on the floor. Works for me!

 

Chindit, thanks for the note. Solarman, out of town but I will post some.

 

Car is dusty so don’t judge me!




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Looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.

 

Hey Chindit, I need to raise the car back up to re-torque the spacer bolts as recommended by the manufacturer, but I am still confused by your post about the Quick Jack. I’m looking at the instructions right on the equipment and it says to only use the quick Jack in the direction that I used it and to not do it any other way. See attached. I might just use a regular jack for this job but I want to make sure I’m using the quick jack correctly in the future. I’ve always used it the way the manufacturers instructions show it for every car I’ve used it on.

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Hi cfensty. Many apologies as I did not mean to confuse you. The label on the QJ is confusing...that illustration is simply stating that you must use the rubber contact blocks and NOT to lift the car on the metal frames (with no rubber contact blocks) only. It is not a diagram that shows the precise orientation of the QJ (more on that in a minute..). As for proper orientation, the end of the QJ that has the "Quickjack" label on it should be facing towards the front (the heaviest end, since your car has a front-mounted engine) of your car. The locking arms must always be facing out, where you can operate them without needing to reach under the car. From the "Frequently Asked Questions" of the QuickJack SLX manual:

Q: Do the QuickJack Frames have a “left” and “right” orientation?
A: Yes. If you put your QuickJack Frames next to each other with both Lock Bars on the outside and the end with the sticker away from you, then the Frame on the left is the “left” Frame and the Frame on the right is the “right” Frame. These are the orientations noted on the QuickJack shipping boxes.

Part 5 of this video illustrates exactly how your setup should look.



Why is this important? Because of the "parallelogram" geometry of the QJ as it transitions from flat-to-raised. The QJ should move upwards and forwards (the front of your 599 should move forward as the car is raised). This ensures that the supported load becomes more and more centered over the QJ as the car is raised. I saw your setup as undesirable because at the early stage of the lift, you had a heavy forward weight bias (your engine) over the portion of the QJ that was LEAST supported by the part of the QJ that actually transfers the load to the garage floor surface. This is where I got into trouble while raising my Testarossa. I had the QJ oriented backwards (the "QuickJack" label was facing the front....the LIGHTEST) part of my Testarossa. My car wanted to tip backwards as soon as the car started to be lifted off of the garage floor. There was too much weight bias (the engine) over the unsupported portion of the QJ.

The Testarossa might be a singularly bad example here since it has such a terrible rear-weight bias. 599 has significantly better weight distribution. But you may be lifting a Porsche 911 or other rear-engine car some day. Or a truck that has a heavy forward weight bias. I would recommend that you always place the QJ where the "QuickJack" labels are facing towards the heaviest part of the car. With the locking arms oriented towards the outside of the car. The geometry and physics considerations make sense to me. Maybe ask around to see what other QJ users do. There are lots of them here on FChat. In any case, please take every precaution to stay safe and to prevent damage to your car. QuickJack is an amazing tool. One of the best purchases I have ever made. I use it often and on all kinds of cars...and you should too! PM me if you ever want to discuss over phone. Cheers!

 

Thank you, this makes sense!