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355 Wheel question...... spacers?

Discussion in '348/355' started by LetsJet, Oct 3, 2006.

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  1. LetsJet

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    #1 LetsJet, Oct 3, 2006
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    Ok guys,

    I have 355 wheels that as I look more closely at seems to have spacers. So I thought I'd post a picture and see what you think. I've never looked this close at another before so I'm not sure. But it looks like a rubber spacer then another metal spacer to me.
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  2. gothspeed

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    Yup! You have spacers :) . Let me know if you don't need them!
     
  3. LetsJet

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    have you ever seen spacers like this? With rubber?

    The metal spacer is about 17mm
    The rubber spacer is about 15mm
     
  4. GCalo

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    "rubber"?

    Since when did folks start putting "rubbers" on Ferrari's?
     
  5. LetsJet

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    I make sure my car is safe.........

    Esp. where the rubber meets the road.
     
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    That looks narrower than you list. The 15mm aluminum I have looks like what you have there, and I would guess the 'rubber' is maybe 10mm thick. I did not think the 355 wheels needed spacers to have the full wheel well look.
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  7. LetsJet

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    I used a Dietzgen drafting tool.... so I'm pretty sure I'm w/in 1mm.

    I've never seen a rubber spacer, but it feels like rubber.
     
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    The rubber is a band that goes around the edge of the face that mates with the brake disc. I presume its for protection. It is not a spacer and does not come between any contact faces.
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  9. LetsJet

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    Well by the looks of it then it's attached to the wheel as it's on the other side of the spacer. Do all 355's have this?
     
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    Yes true, but remember what the great Confucious said:

    "He who pulls out fast leaves rubber"!!!
     
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    Yes, my 355 has the "rubber" at the hubs. It may be a dissimilar metal barrier to prevent corrosion of the magnesium wheels.
     
  12. LetsJet

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    Thanks - very helpful
     
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    Does anyone know if the Brembo GT bake kit changes the offset? I don't want to buy spacers then find out I don't need them after the GT kit.
     
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    Why not just pull the wheel off and see what is there?
     
  15. LetsJet

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    Well, for one, with the pict I took and the Fchat faithful.... I have my answer. Secondly, with no experience in Ferrari wheels, I wasn't sure what was stock.


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    Anyone??
     

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