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Vamos
16-02-2005, 10:32 AM
Anyone had any experience using wheel spacers? Are they effective? or totally unnecessary.
heist
16-02-2005, 10:35 AM
that do u mean by wheel spacers? like the little rings u put on the hubs?
Weq
16-02-2005, 10:56 AM
spacers are pretty dangerous, although i bet every car that goes through tempe tyres runs em. are u talking about hubcentric space3rs (around the hub nuts) or ones that go in between the hub and wheel mating surface?
joyride
16-02-2005, 11:00 AM
those other ones are called bolt-on spacers. they give you extra track width.
both types of spacers are illegal for road use.
SINISTR
16-02-2005, 11:49 AM
those other ones are called bolt-on spacers. they give you extra track width.
both types of spacers are illegal for road use.

why do you say the centering rings are illegal?

I understand the ones that offset the wheel are - but the rings you put into the wheel I believe to be allowable.they allow the wheel to sit tigher around the hub and stop possible vibration.

Spacers are Illegal, because you're setting the wheel out by a cm or something while your wheel bolts are still thesame length, therefore when the wheel is put back on it has a much shorter holding surface.
heist
16-02-2005, 11:54 AM
well when i had my spacers in ly lug nuts would come undone....i think i snapped about 3 of them before i figured out what was going on...i havent had a prob since...i hate them
DLO01
16-02-2005, 11:58 AM
Spacers are Illegal, because you're setting the wheel out by a cm or something while your wheel bolts are still thesame length, therefore when the wheel is put back on it has a much shorter holding surface.
Also puts more load on you wheel bearings, because the wheel is out further.
DLO01
16-02-2005, 11:59 AM
well when i had my spacers in ly lug nuts would come undone....i think i snapped about 3 of them before i figured out what was going on...i havent had a prob since...i hate them
Good enough reason why not to use them... :thumbdwn:
joyride
16-02-2005, 12:03 PM
why do you say the centering rings are illegal?

I understand the ones that offset the wheel are - but the rings you put into the wheel I believe to be allowable.they allow the wheel to sit tigher around the hub and stop possible vibration.

Spacers are Illegal, because you're setting the wheel out by a cm or something while your wheel bolts are still thesame length, therefore when the wheel is put back on it has a much shorter holding surface.
from my understanding, both types of spacers need to be welded onto the hub to pass inspection..
Vamos
16-02-2005, 02:46 PM
ahh ok fair enough. yeh i wasn't sure if they were illegal or not. I was talking bout the ones between the hub and wheel mating surface