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jeezzuss 08-02-2013 06:29 PM

wheels are wobbly after installing spacers
 
so the other day i installed spacers on my car. i put 20s in the front and 15s plus 8mm in the back. i bought my spacers used and it doesnt have the lip on the spacers that the ichibas and other spacers have. when i installed it with my friend i noticed the rotors have a small screw that sticks out but it came off so i took it off. after installing everything and double checking things. i went for a drive and the car started wobblying. can anyone help me out here? idk what to do. would adding the 8mm spacer in the back with the 15mm bolt on have a problem?

rAiN 08-02-2013 06:46 PM

are the spacers 'hub centrics?'?

jeezzuss 08-02-2013 07:04 PM

nope...

Mike 08-02-2013 07:49 PM

are the 20mm spacers the bolt on type with their own studs? If so, the stock studs are about 21 or 22mm and protruding past the spacer, keeping you from getting a good mating surface.

DEpointfive0 08-02-2013 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by rAiN (Post 2430055)
are the spacers 'hub centrics?'?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeezzuss (Post 2430068)
nope...

That's your problem right there

gurneyeagle 08-02-2013 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jeezzuss (Post 2430048)
so the other day i installed spacers on my car. i put 20s in the front and 15s plus 8mm in the back. i bought my spacers used and it doesnt have the lip on the spacers that the ichibas and other spacers have. when i installed it with my friend i noticed the rotors have a small screw that sticks out but it came off so i took it off. after installing everything and double checking things. i went for a drive and the car started wobblying. can anyone help me out here? idk what to do. would adding the 8mm spacer in the back with the 15mm bolt on have a problem?

Take the used parts off your car and save the money to get a set of H&S DRS spacers.

H&R Trak+ DRS Wheel Spacers | STILLEN

Anything else is dangerous crap. Seriously.

Baer383 08-02-2013 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeezzuss (Post 2430048)
so the other day i installed spacers on my car. i put 20s in the front and 15s plus 8mm in the back. i bought my spacers used and it doesnt have the lip on the spacers that the ichibas and other spacers have. when i installed it with my friend i noticed the rotors have a small screw that sticks out but it came off so i took it off. after installing everything and double checking things. i went for a drive and the car started wobblying. can anyone help me out here? idk what to do. would adding the 8mm spacer in the back with the 15mm bolt on have a problem?


You answered your own question.

kenchan 08-02-2013 10:46 PM

yah, in summary of all the posts...you did it wrong.

first, bolt on type 20mm might require some dremeling on the sport wheel to achieve proper clearance. some cars are fine without doing this step, but as mike mentioned most will not allow the factory wheel to sit flush.

the factory wheels are hubcentric by design unlike lug centric we find on most aftermarket wheels. it relies on the center lip for proper alignment to the hub. without it, the wheel is unstable and possibly break the studs.

8mm on top of 15mm is dangerous. your wheels are already unstable without the center lip. in addition, 8mm will only get you like 4revs on the lug.

w0rM 08-02-2013 10:54 PM

For God's sake take the cheap spacers off and put ONE hub centric set on that's the size you need. You're going get yourself killed because you didn't spend the extra $50 on decent spacers.

jeezzuss 08-03-2013 02:18 PM

thanks for all the input. im new to all this and i bought some spacers for really cheap so i asssumed it would all work. so would i have to buy spacers that require replacing the studs for a snug fit?

DEpointfive0 08-03-2013 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jeezzuss (Post 2430915)
thanks for all the input. im new to all this and i bought some spacers for really cheap so i asssumed it would all work. so would i have to buy spacers that require replacing the studs for a snug fit?

You need HUBCENTRIC... That's it

Huck 08-03-2013 03:46 PM

here's all the spacers you could need, take your pick...

Spacers

kenchan 08-03-2013 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0 (Post 2430993)
You need HUBCENTRIC... That's it

Yep get the right thickness and ones that have the hubcentric lip in the center. Bolt on types work fine. Just know that you might need to dremel the front wheel like 1.5mm where the stock studs hit it if you run 20mm up front. Rears you can run 15mm and still be okay with clearance with the stock studs.

kenchan 08-03-2013 07:44 PM

i use loctite blue on the nuts that bolt up the spacers to the hub. 80ft/lbs. After im done putting the spacers and wheels on the car, i let the loctite dry overnight. Use 80 - 85ft/lbs on your wheel lugs and retorque after 5miles. Do that a few times to ensure the lugs are seated.

jeezzuss 08-03-2013 08:35 PM

anyone in orange county care to help me out after i get everything? lol


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