Technical Does your Barchetta have spacers on the rear hubs ?

[Barchetta Bloke 440]

I handed over some parts today to the new member with the very low mileage car and whilst chatting about wheels I asked if he has a 10mm spacer
on each rear wheel hub , he said he thought he did not have any fitted . Actually they might be less than 10mm , I still have them in my garage somewhere .

Does anyone else have them ?
I assume if you don't then mine were fitted by a previous owner .
When I fitted the red Alfa Romeo wheels , I put another 10mm on as they were the wrong offset ...

 

[Wiltshire Chris]

My rear hubs are in pieces at the moment so here are the bits I've got. There's a spacer that is about 7mm thick

 

[Barchetta Bloke 440]

That's not quite what I meant .

I had a spacer between the outer hub and where the wheel bolts to , it's held on by the 2 wheel locating studs that stick out .

I'll post pic tomorrow if I can find them .

 

[Wiltshire Chris]

Ah, got you. You mean something like part 9 on this diagram

 

[LeftyGreg]

I don’t remember there being any when I replaced the discs on mine

 

[Wiltshire Chris]

Just gone to the garage to check. Look to be about 5mm. Mine are Fiat original wheels. They're off being cleaned up at the minute

 

[Barchetta Bloke 440]

Yep , number 9 it is......

 

[wapper]

Got two of these in my fiat scrap box. Never really understood why people use them with original wheels.
For better handling 5mm is way too small to make any difference, but still makes wheels protrude more from wheel arches, and also needs longer bolts.

 

[Wiltshire Chris]

I'm pretty sure that mine have been on there since new and the ePer listing would seem to back that up. As you say 5mm isn't very much.

 

[Yellofrankcar]

Hi,

Mine (I'm first owner since 1997) still has the original 5mm spacers.
They have been there since day 1 and I have kept them there.

Frank