Finally fitted rear spacers (pix inside)
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I wanted to go with H&R spacers, as I've used these before on previous cars and they're very good. The smallest I could find were 15mm. I would have prefered 10, but H&R don't offer them for the XK8/R.
They are hubcentric and high quality (H&R are a German company). Took about 1 hour to fit both sides, including cleaning the inside of each wheel and applying copper grease to the hubs and spacers. Just a simple bolt-on job really.
I think the wheels fill the arches better now and give the rear a slightly more modern look, almost like a DB9![Wink](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I don't really want to put spacers on the front. They would probably look nice, but I don't want to mess too much with the steering geometry.
A few quick pictures:
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/spacers4.jpg)
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/spacers3.jpg)
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/spacers2.jpg)
For comparison, a shot of the car I posted yesterday before the spacers were put on:
They are hubcentric and high quality (H&R are a German company). Took about 1 hour to fit both sides, including cleaning the inside of each wheel and applying copper grease to the hubs and spacers. Just a simple bolt-on job really.
I think the wheels fill the arches better now and give the rear a slightly more modern look, almost like a DB9
![Wink](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
I don't really want to put spacers on the front. They would probably look nice, but I don't want to mess too much with the steering geometry.
A few quick pictures:
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/spacers4.jpg)
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/spacers3.jpg)
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/spacers2.jpg)
For comparison, a shot of the car I posted yesterday before the spacers were put on:
![](http://www.garagetech.fr/xkr/jagporn2.jpg)
Last edited by Frog; 03-18-2012 at 03:28 AM.
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Here in France, the average hp of all vehicles on the road is about 90. I can therefore blitz everything I encounter, but I think this is more down the the 400+ hp I have than the car's handling (or my driving skills). I used to have a Mazda MX5/Miata which was way more chuckable and 'sporty' than my XKR.
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Here in France, the average hp of all vehicles on the road is about 90. I can therefore blitz everything I encounter, but I think this is more down the the 400+ hp I have than the car's handling (or my driving skills). I used to have a Mazda MX5/Miata which was way more chuckable and 'sporty' than my XKR.
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Apologies for bumping an old thread, but below is a picture I took this afternoon which shows how the rear spacers fill the wheel arches much better. I am still undecided about doing the same on the front, however: the wheels look 'pushed in' compared to the rear, but I'm slightly nervous about messing up the steering.
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Frog (03-06-2013)
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Ah go on frog, go for it!
Mine has been widened, the front end too. My problem was I needed adapter plates to fit the new 2012 vortex jaguar wheels I bought.
I do love the new look. the car really hunkers down, low and wide. It looks every bit a super car. The handling, I feel, hasn't changed at all.
But I do find the look is sooo addictive.
Best wishes with your choice,
Colin.
Mine has been widened, the front end too. My problem was I needed adapter plates to fit the new 2012 vortex jaguar wheels I bought.
I do love the new look. the car really hunkers down, low and wide. It looks every bit a super car. The handling, I feel, hasn't changed at all.
But I do find the look is sooo addictive.
Best wishes with your choice,
Colin.
![Finally fitted rear spacers (pix inside)-img_0674.jpg](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/attachments/xk8-xkr-x100-17/35463d1480967784t-finally-fitted-rear-spacers-pix-inside-img_0674.jpg)
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Frog (03-06-2013)
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Your car looks so sexy with those Sepangs nobody cares or notices.
If I can look past my lust for it, I too think the spacing is OK generally just because of the offset on the Sepangs anyway. It may be more pronounced with smaller wheels.
FWIW, I've been running 20mm in the front (and back) for about a month now almost daily (up to 100mph once) and haven't had any reverberations or undesired effects.
![Wink](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
FWIW, I've been running 20mm in the front (and back) for about a month now almost daily (up to 100mph once) and haven't had any reverberations or undesired effects.
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