pros and cons ***SPACERS***

[PRICE31]

Hum, touché

You're right, so where can I order these spacers/rings?
if ever the rings don't solve my problem.

 

[turbocad6]

http://www.wheeladapter.com/wheel_spacers.php

 

[Chedman13]

just wanted to chime in on my two cents on steering wheel vibrations. The larger and wider the tire, seems harder for the mechanics to balance.

I have good quality wheels, not HRE's or iForged or anything, but not cheap by any means. I have a very very slight vibration at only 65 mph, and like you said, only if you really concentrate.

Before I had a lot of vibration and this is what I had to do to get rid of it:

1) Hub centric rings, I tend to like the hard plastic type vs the metal. I also ordered two sets of the same size from two different manufactorers -- one fit more snug than the other and that's the one I use. They are so cheap, not a big deal. I bought one pair off ebay and another online.

2) http://www.gsp9700.com/ I make sure I get my wheels/tires Hunter Roadforce. This gives you a number reading, the lower the better. For a set of wheels, you can get like 0, 3, 5, 10. If you don't get two really low numbers -- have them re-do it. Then put the lowest numbers in the front.


Also as a small tip I like to do for my winter wheels, is use Anti-Seize:
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Do not get this on the lugs or use a lot. I just slightly coat the hub and the back of the wheel. This prevents the wheel from sticking to your rotor hat. In your case, you can put it on the back of the spacer as the spacer is high quality that it typically won't rust.

 

[PRICE31]

http://www.wheeladapter.com/wheel_spacers.php

Okay, I still get vibration... I have extended studs, centering rings and still get vibration...

My wheels are balanced, i guess this is the next step... I can't seem to find the $65 each you were mentioning though, can you point it to me please?

Thanks

 

[turbocad6]

it's not something listed on there site as an off the shelf item, they custom make it to your specs. one of the big problems with off the shelf is they have to allow a certain amount of extra clearances for non exacting tolerances across different manufactures of rims, where by having the custom done they can have much tighter tolerances & eliminate any slop which helps with perfect centering which helps with vibration issues too. the only issue with doing this is you will need a very precise measurement of your existing wheel bore. just saying 73mm is not ideal, the best way to do that is to bring a wheel to a machine shop & get an acurate bore dimension. I bought my own bore gauge for this but probably not to practical for you as a good bore gauge is close to $300 by itself... you can speak to the guy fred there at wheeladapter.com & I'm sure he can hook you up with what you need

 

[ocal21]

Quick question so I have FX50 rims on my FX and have H&R springs so I want to get some spacers. I see some spacers have a combination of 25mm and 20mm and others have 20mm all around. What is the best combination and what exactly is the difference in look. I'm thinking about purchasing the B2autodesign spacers

 

[Chedman13]

I personally would say 25 mm spacers all around. Why? You can use these with ANY wheels as these clear the stock studs. Any spacer less than 25mm, you will need space in between the wheels to clear, or else you have to shave the studs.

5 mm isn't a grossly material amount, so 25mm all around sounds perfect to me.

 

[J3FF3R$0N]

+1 Id get the 25s too, I had the 20mm on with the FX50 wheels and they still were not flush

 

[tchuck]

My recommendation is for the type that uses a single set of extended studs as opposed to the type that come with a second set of studs pressed into the adapter. Unfortunately 20 mm is as large as they come from any respectable manufacturer (H&R, Ichiba, etc...) I would not trust an unknown brand to use high quality materials or proper machining techniques, and as Turbo cad mentioned above, spaces are definitely a part for which precision matters.

Foe the record I have thw stock 20" wheels with 20mm H&R DRS spacers and ARP extended studs all around. They're not Hella-flush, but they look good, fit like a glove, and there is zero vibration at any speed.

Sent from my DROID RAZR

 

[ocal21]

Ok thanks guys for the response.

 

[sir21]

I'd go with 25. 20 are just a hair short of flush. I have 20 on the front and the wheels are in just a little bit. Kinda looks weird when the rears are poking a little bit (or maybe I'm just being too picky)

 

[BjLiveFX35]

That looks perfect.. is it 20mm all the way around or is the front a different size?

yeah that's a fine setup.


the different between each size isnt very noticeable but the different from stock to 10 to 20 is...

here's mine with 20mm spacers from H&R




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i would just get 20's and call it a day. you wont notice anything smaller..

 

[HiFx35]

I installed Ichiba V2 hubcentric 20mm on the rear and 25mm on the front on my 04 FX35 RWD with stock 20" stock rims. The look fantastic but at about 60 mph, the vibration is pretty significant. I had the wheel re-balanced and aligned to no avail. Removed spacers and absolutely no vibration.

 

[Chedman13]

Interesting, did you double check the torque on all the lugs and made sure you installed using the star shape order?

I installed Ichiba V2 hubcentric 20mm on the rear and 25mm on the front on my 04 FX35 RWD with stock 20" stock rims. The look fantastic but at about 60 mph, the vibration is pretty significant. I had the wheel re-balanced and aligned to no avail. Removed spacers and absolutely no vibration.

 

[la_fx35]

I have been using spacer on the FX like forever and not one issue with steering vibration. Try swap the 20 mm for the rear to the front to test if the problem is in the 25mm spacers. Another test is to install one pair at a time to see which set of the spacers causing the shake.

 

[Chedman13]

also thought i'd share this read on spacers and safety. long story short, they are safe if installed properly.

This provides some nice physics and facts behind it.

http://www.maximummotorsports.com/tech_wheels_spacers.aspx

 

[shadow191]

Any chance the surface isn't flush? If there's any debris or corrosion on there, the spacer may not be perfectly flat. Just throwing it out there. I run 25mm and 35mm bolt on spacers I got on eBay right now and there's no vibration even with aftermarket wheels.

 

[Ed@TunerStore]

I installed Ichiba V2 hubcentric 20mm on the rear and 25mm on the front on my 04 FX35 RWD with stock 20" stock rims. The look fantastic but at about 60 mph, the vibration is pretty significant. I had the wheel re-balanced and aligned to no avail. Removed spacers and absolutely no vibration.

To be honest this is not the first case with Ichiba spacers. A member here had the same problem as you. He upgraded to H&R spacers and the shake was gone. I think it's poor 2-peice(separate hub centric lip and spacer) design from Ichiba that causing this.

 

[illestFX35]

I installed Ichiba V2 hubcentric 20mm on the rear and 25mm on the front on my 04 FX35 RWD with stock 20" stock rims. The look fantastic but at about 60 mph, the vibration is pretty significant. I had the wheel re-balanced and aligned to no avail. Removed spacers and absolutely no vibration.

yeah, like Chedman said you should check the torque. I believe it is 80 lb-ft. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[GEE50FX]

Correct , 80 ft/lbs for spacer studs and wheel studs.