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Wheel spacers are poopy doopy and make me loopy

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Old 07-06-13 | 03:26 PM
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Default Wheel spacers are poopy doopy and make me loopy

Running 3mm hubcentric spacers to clear TT brakes in front and they make my steering wheel shake.... I hate them! (where can i get 1mm!)

Went back to discount tire 4 times for rebalance the guy final showed me the gap between the center of the wheel and the rotor hub they are supposed to ride on.... I dont know how you guys get away with 15mm and up, your whole car must shake!
Old 07-06-13 | 03:28 PM
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you might be doing something wrong or the spacers might be defective? i known people who are and have ran 15mm with no problems.
Old 07-06-13 | 03:41 PM
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Are your spacers hub centric?
Old 07-06-13 | 03:42 PM
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Re-read the post again, forgive my ignorance haha.
Old 07-06-13 | 03:42 PM
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yours are just generic
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Your spacers are hubcentric to Lexus but your wheels are not. Thus you need hub centric rings to make your wheels match the spacers. I could be wrong tho
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Originally Posted by geeznuts
Your spacers are hubcentric to Lexus but your wheels are not. Thus you need hub centric rings to make your wheels match the spacers. I could be wrong tho
Im using lexus wheels!

and LOL... who changed my thread title to this? interesting choice mods....lol
Old 07-06-13 | 04:46 PM
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OP needs hubecentric spacers.
Old 07-06-13 | 04:47 PM
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I actually had the same problem with hubcentric spacer 5 and 10mm ichiba with the extended bolts and I had hubcentric rings for my aftermarket wheels. I had discount tire remove them the next day after getting them installed and no more shaking. I'm sure it's most likely an alignment issue camber/toe etc... since the wheels are balanced. Something to consider for the OP...
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You have a picture of your spacer? That would help narrow things down alil
Old 07-07-13 | 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by geeznuts
You have a picture of your spacer? That would help narrow things down alil


Generic pic, but thats what they look like.....
Old 07-07-13 | 08:37 AM
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- spacers


- hub centric spacers


- hub centric rings


- wheel adapters


- a giraffe



are all different things.
Old 07-07-13 | 08:55 AM
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I've ran 10MM, 15MM, and even 25MM spacers and had no problems. All were hub centric and I used hub rings.
Old 07-07-13 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SorrGwa
- spacers


- hub centric spacers


- hub centric rings


- wheel adapters


- a giraffe



are all different things.
awesome!!!
Old 07-07-13 | 02:34 PM
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Hahaha. Funny shizzle. Good stuff man.



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