The best 2022-2025 Honda Civic Type-R FL5 wheel spacers flush sizes are between 15mm to 20mm. The FL5 comes with stock 9.5Jx19 +60 offset rims and 265/30ZR19 tires. Mostly, the OEM wheels are conservatively a little stuck in the fender flares. As a rule of thumb, if you get a +65mm offset rim, then a 15mm spacer changes the offset to be +45mm (65mm – 15mm = 50mm).
The less the offset, the more the wheels will stick out from the wheel hub. Generally speaking, most street cars stay within the proper range of offsets. An excessive positive offset negatively affects the handling, making it potentially dangerous to drive. The Honda Civic Type-R FL5 wheel spacers can make the wheel offset correct, meaning you won’t have any issues with rubbing or scrubbing.
What Lug Bolt Pattern is A Honda Civic Type R FL5?
The lug bolt pattern on a 2022-2025 Honda Civic Type R FL5 is 5x120mm. The center bore is 64.1mm and the lug nut thread pitch is M14x1.5mm. When buying Civic wheel spacers, choosing a vehicle-specific set can save much budget and time. Because vehicle-specific spacers are made according to the original equipment specifications. They are made to exactly match the same specifications. Therefore, these Type R FL5 wheel spacers will fit your wheels and vehicle’s hubs perfectly.
How Much Should Honda Civic Type-R FL5 Wheel Spacers Be Torqued To?
The REFERENCE torque spec of Honda Civic Type-R FL5 wheel spacers would be 94 Ft-tb or 127 Nm. It is recommended to use a torque wrench to tighten wheel lug nuts in a crisscross sequence. Never trust an impact gun can settle everything down. Because it is hard for an impact gun to ensure each wheel nut is evenly tightened with the same torque. It is crucial to re-torque your new Civic Type-R FL5 spacers after the first 50 to 100 driving miles. Then, just re-torque them every routine tire maintenance.
Are Honda Civic Type-R FL5 Wheel Spacers Safe to Use?
As long as you install them properly, the Honda Civic Type-R FL5 wheel spacers are exactly safe to use. Countless successful cases prove that wheel spacers are safe in daily driving and even racing events. It is always recommended to use genuine brand Honda Civic Type-R FL5 wheel spacers. Because an authentic brand must deliver quality products or services.
For example, BONOSS forged active cooling Type-R FL5 wheel spacers come with heat dissipation grooves to make brake cooling better. The grooves allow the external cold air to flow continuously inside the spacer when it rotates. The air takes away the heat, actively dissipating heat for the braking system. Besides, they come with a textured surface on the sides. Knurling patterns can enlarge the side area so that it can contact more air, boost the heat dissipation effect, and also reduce internal stress.
Do You Have to Cut Studs for Civic Type-R FL5 Wheel Spacers?
Simply speaking, if the wheel pockets are deep enough to contain the protruding studs, there is no need to trim any OEM studs. If the wheel pockets depth + spacer thick ≥ stud length, then these Type-R FL5 spacers will fit properly. As long as you operate correctly and ensure a full thread engagement, cutting studs to fit Type-R FL5 wheel spacers is safe and reliable.
With the same price as most spacers, BONOSS forged active cooling Type-R FL5 wheel spacers provide ISO standard grade 12.9 wheel studs, tensile strength≥ 1,220 MPa, limited life range test ≥ 2,000,000 stress cycles without damage, ultimate tensile load≥152,000 N, hardness (HV) ≥ 395, NSS ≥ 500H. These BONOSS wheel studs are approved by over 66 SGS TÜV test reports. With such high-strength wheel studs, it is worry-free to use spacers.
