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Gordon Nichols posted:

Two ways of looking at spacers:

1.  Go from a 4 bolt by 130mm VW pattern to a 5-bolt by 130mm Porsche or Chevy bolt pattern (Chevy is a different pattern spacing)?  That requires an adapter to go from 4 bolt to 5 bolt.

2. OTOH, if you already have a Porsche or Chevy pattern and just want to move the wheel outboard while keeping the original pattern, you'll need a spacer.  Those are sold in thicknesses from about 1/8" up to around 4" and some bolt to the hub with the original wheel bolts and then the wheel is attached to offset studs on the spacer.  Or, they might require just longer wheel studs and a spacer to fit over them and then the wheel gets bolted on.

As Dr. Clock points out, there are a bunch of them out there so the only caution I would add is get something made of forged 6061 Billet Aluminum.  Do not get a spacer made of cast Aluminum - they're no where near as strong as forged Billet.

I run a set of 4 to 5 bolt (VW to Porsche) adapters, all 1-1/8" thick made of forged Billet Aluminum that I got from Pelican Parts in Florida 15 years ago.  Not cheap at $125 each but they work great.  Looks like those in Alan's link are similar and a LOT cheaper!

Good hunting...

This site is so great. Thanks For the info. Alan's link is great. Thank you all again.  

The rim rep is coming back later this week and once he tells my the thickness I need I'll be ordering 

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