looking for a set of SAFE wheel spacers?

bill302

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hey therian did you use my advise on installation as follows i believe this info. is very important for safety .... you need to ensure the area behind where spacer is installed is clean and free of any foriegn material,rust ect....the spacer has to be able to mount flush. then i used some thread locker on the hub to spacer bolts and torqued them to 120 ft.lbs. then i installed wheel and torqued wheel at 100 ft lbs.and don't worry about removal of spacers after using the thread locker because i have removed my spacers to install rotors and had no problems removing. but anyway they look good...

 

Therian

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I've always been quite cautious to monitor torque levels on the lugs...ever since my winter beater almost lost a front tire

The spacers have been on for over two years and I haven't noticed any abnormal lug problems...spacers or wheels.

though I imagine how dirty my car looks in the pictures would make you think I have a good 1/4inch spacer of dirt in there too

 

bill302

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good if they have on that long you must have a good set up tork specs ect... i try to give everyone this advise because of the posts i have read about others loosing wheels driving down the highway i have researched this subject thoroughly on this site and others and with vendors before installing mine and always try to help out with my experience...i do have scrubing issues with mine if i do not use a spacer in my rear springs... do you have this problem and/or what did you do to solve it....i'm looking for other methods because the spacer in my spring raises my rear end about 1/4-1/2 inch but they do stiffen the springs too and prevent the scrubbing....thanks.

 

Therian

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I had to tackle a very bumpy road once and I came out of it with a cut up driver side rear tire...cuts were no more than an 1/8 in deep...so no big deal...the fender lip was depressed in one area...I rolled it using pliers when I was doing the rest of the body work and it turned out well.

I do believe it only happened due to the severety of the road and the fact that there was a sharp edge of the fender sticking out a decent amount

 

bill302

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you have factory springs...

 

fiveoho

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therian: pics much appreciated. the stance looks about right on yours. very nice


boils down to: get good brand name spacers, get hub centric, plan on spending $130 +


that about right?

 

Therian

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bill302 said:

you have factory springs...

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bill, springs are FRPP C springs with the dead coils cut...the spare on the driver side would be throwing off the susp. geometry. I'll be sure to get better pics once the car is fully painted

 

Therian

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fiveoho said:

therian: pics much appreciated. the stance looks about right on yours. very nice


boils down to: get good brand name spacers, get hub centric, plan on spending $130 +


that about right?

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you got it buddy...H&R or Eibachs sound like a good choice to me. I find that I have the perfect width out the back...and the stance looks excellent

 

fiveoho

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thanks for your help therian


someone said Hub centric spacers wont work with all wheels.

can you or anyone else tell me if they will work with these....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...m=280006679562&ih=018&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT

thanks guys

 

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Not to confuse things for you even more, but have you seen the black chrome AFSwheels has now?

 

fiveoho

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gcomfx.com said:

Not to confuse things for you even more, but have you seen the black chrome AFSwheels has now?

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