“Slip-on” Spacers

[KITT 2.0]

I want to put wheel spacers on my 2021 Plaid. I don’t want to spend a bunch of money up front without knowing exactly what I want. It would be awesome to have some cheap slip on spacers to play with the different sizes and visually see how much wheel ‘poke‘ a 20mm spacer will give vs 15mm, etc before I dish out $ for the ‘real’ spacers’.
Once I have it dialed in and I know the exact size I’m looking for, then I’ll order the official hub centric spacers with the lug nuts from a brand I’ve chosen.

Where can I get these ‘slip on’ spacers for testing? Don’t want to spend a bunch of $ since they’ll only be used once

 

[Aggmeister2010]

you mean like this?

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-388196-wheel-spacer-test-fitment-kit/?pdk=AQ

 

[KITT 2.0]

you mean like this?

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-388196-wheel-spacer-test-fitment-kit/?pdk=AQ

takes for the link. Yeah, I think that’s what I’m looking for. Seem ok they refund a good amount once the ‘rentals’ are returned, they seem like they’ll for any car with the amount of holes drilled in them. I have a 2021 model s, I assume they would work on that car?

 

[Aggmeister2010]

IIRC BMW has the same 5x120 lug spacing and a larger hub bore than tesla, so yes they should fit just fine for a quick test. Obviously they're not meant to be driven on for more than a couple feet to test for rubbing.

Turner is a very reputable brand as well.

 

[85percent]

I want to put wheel spacers on my 2021 Plaid. I don’t want to spend a bunch of money up front without knowing exactly what I want. It would be awesome to have some cheap slip on spacers to play with the different sizes and visually see how much wheel ‘poke‘ a 20mm spacer will give vs 15mm, etc before I dish out $ for the ‘real’ spacers’.
Once I have it dialed in and I know the exact size I’m looking for, then I’ll order the official hub centric spacers with the lug nuts from a brand I’ve chosen.

Where can I get these ‘slip on’ spacers for testing? Don’t want to spend a bunch of $ since they’ll only be used once

I have 15mm wheel spacers on my Model S Long range+ …Haven’t had any issues at all with them. If I were to change anything at all with my setup, I wouldn’t have also lowered the car. I rub often. So now I’m getting my lowering brackets taken off next week.

 

[verdee]

Keep in mind for the plaid, you will have to grind down the rear lugs to work with 20mm or smaller spacers

 

[KITT 2.0]

Keep in mind for the plaid, you will have to grind down the rear lugs to work with 20mm or smaller spacers

Damn, that sounds kinda scary…. Seems like the kinda thing that might void warranty? Any tutorials online about how to about this? I have zero experience with this kind of thing, but am curious and open to learning. Would it be better to find a private shop to do it for me? Thanks for any insight

 

[85percent]

Damn, that sounds kinda scary…. Seems like the kinda thing that might void warranty? Any tutorials online about how to about this? I have zero experience with this kind of thing, but am curious and open to learning. Would it be better to find a private shop to do it for me? Thanks for any insight

The car mechanic I went to did it for me for my spacers. It’s so that the lugs on the spacers can fit inside of the inlets of the wheels. Grinded off about an inch.

 

[beatle]

I used a set of washers to test brake caliper clearance and determine the right size spacer for the wheels on my Miata. I just measured the thickness of the number of washers I used to clear the brakes and then ordered a spacer of that thickness.

 

[Aggmeister2010]

If you use bolt-on spacers less than 20mm, it's possible you will need to grind down your studs.

That's necessary if your wheels have a totally flat mounting surface across the whole surface. Many wheels have 'cut outs' between the stud holes, in which case you wouldn't have the interference that would require grinding your studs down.

If you don't have cut-outs, you can also get longer studs to replace the factory ones, which will let you use 20mm slip ons. That said, grinding studs is not really risky or difficult, and an indy shop can do it for you very quickly.

 

[maynoc71]

I have 15mm wheel spacers on my Model S Long range+ …Haven’t had any issues at all with them. If I were to change anything at all with my setup, I wouldn’t have also lowered the car. I rub often. So now I’m getting my lowering brackets taken off next week.

Do you have 15mm all around?