Wheel Spacers
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You'd need to use high quality spacers ($$$) for proper centering and safety, you may have to run longer wheel studs (safety), and you'd be putting more force on the wheel bearings.
Seems like too much of a PITA.
Seems like too much of a PITA.
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most of the bad rap about spacers is from the cheap "one size fits all" type they sell at pep boys. If you need spacers get the proper fit ones with longer studs from H&R. Aside from the possibility of accelerated bearing wear, they will ride like stock
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Originally Posted by Jgrahn555
the H&Rs dont cause premature bearing wear.
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3mm or even 5mm spacers would create premature bearing wear ?????
i thought only 10mm or higher would do that?
I will be getting 5mm or at minimum 3mm spacers so I can fit my big brake kit with my current wheels......
i thought only 10mm or higher would do that?
I will be getting 5mm or at minimum 3mm spacers so I can fit my big brake kit with my current wheels......
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Originally Posted by AWDrifter21
3mm or even 5mm spacers would create premature bearing wear ?????
i thought only 10mm or higher would do that?
I will be getting 5mm or at minimum 3mm spacers so I can fit my big brake kit with my current wheels......
i thought only 10mm or higher would do that?
I will be getting 5mm or at minimum 3mm spacers so I can fit my big brake kit with my current wheels......
seeing as guys are wearing out these wheel bearings without ANY spacers I cant see how it can be said that any size wheel spacers are without risk. Not at all trying to talk you out of it, I was running 12mm spacers when I had my Volk GT-Ps, and right now Im running 18X8.5s with 5mm spacers which is probably worse on the bearings than when I was running the 18X7.5s with the 12mm spacers. Though I keep an extra set of STI hubs handy for when I blow through these, its just part o fthe fun
BTW, they dont make 3mm spacers in 5X100 AFAIK
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Greater weight extended further from the centerline causes a lever effect on the suspension = stress. I work on 4x4's and spacers usually lead to premature bearing wear. Jeeps that look like frogs because someone fit a bargain set of rims that were not the right offset generally break on the trail really fast.
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bargain set of rims that were not the right offset generally break on the trail really fast
http://h-r.com/bin/92SG0221.pdf
That's a TUV approval. If they're safe for the autobahn, they're safe for the US. zee spacers don't break zee car, zee drivers do because zay do not properly maintain zee vehicles.
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Originally Posted by Jgrahn555
Ummm, this would indicate there is an issue with the bearing.
the short answer is that the 5X100 bolt pattern does not spread the load well enough for the amount of force alot of us who run big azz tires put upon the bearing, thats why the 05 STIs have finally switched to 5X114 bolt pattern.
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Originally Posted by Jgrahn555
That's a TUV approval. If they're safe for the autobahn, they're safe for the US. zee spacers don't break zee car, zee drivers do because zay do not properly maintain zee vehicles.
Hmm, I never said they were unsafe, and Im not sure where you got the idea I was saying theres a road safety issue involved in running spacers. If you didnt notice I said that I was running H+R spacers myself.
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Originally Posted by AWDrifter21
5mm spacers will put THAT much stress ???
or should i reword, that much damage or premature damage???
or should i reword, that much damage or premature damage???
Look, forget I said anything, run as big a spacer and wide a wheel as you want. Your wheel bearings will live a long and happy life.
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