Bulls23337

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i would just constantly check my lugs to make sure they're tight. for each mm of spacer you have, you lose that much more of stud length. so in this case, 15-20 mm's of stud length has been lost. not sure how long the IS-F studs are to begin with so i can't say if the lost length is negligible or not.

chikken

they come with the extended studs when you buy them....there's different types out there also.

lexusjunky

thanks for the DIY CHIKKEN.....can't wait to get mines on......

lobuxracer

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No, it's not the same. Spacers change the relationship between the centerline of the rim and the centerline of the wheel bearing. To ensure the wheel bearing stays within design limits, the OEM wheel's centerline is aligned with the wheel bearing's centerline. Spacers move the wheel's centerline off the bearing's centerline and create a constant vector load on the bearing. This shortens the service life and could potentially lead to catastrophic failure of your wheel bearing. That's the downside.

BigMikeISF

Wow, some serious stuff if your saying catastrophic failure!

Looks like I will rethink and do some research before decided on spacers

ExclusivIS

iTrader: (9)

Good choice, I'm definetely with LoBox on this one.

chikken

i'm guessing you've read this post:

http://realbig.com/detomaso/1998-11/53.html

its a good article but as mention in the article its only if you use thick spacers greater than 1/2 inches.

tastemydus

Seeing how your wheels looked with spacers made me want to run out and get the same thing done that day, but after reading the article I am sad to say that is one mod I will not be getting.

btwanky

alright.. so to sum this up... would you get this mod on your car? please just say yes or no.. and ill decide off that

lobuxracer

iTrader: (2)

Actually no, I haven't read the post. I've been working on performance motorcycles and cars for about 27 years, so I didn't need to read a post to understand the problem. You're saying 12.7mm (0.500") is what they reference in the article? And you put on what? 20mm (0.787")? OK. They're also completely failing to address the issue related to wheel bearing loading. They're just talking about catastrophic lug failure. That's only one of the problems with spacers.

Seriously, if you're doing this for looks, great. Just expect there is a price that comes with it. If you put on a wider wheel with the same offset, you could avoid the whole problem. It's also possible to have your stock wheels widened so you can keep the OEM look (then you would need a spacer to restore the offset to the correct number). There are lots of good solutions, but spacers on stock wheels aren't one of them.

chikken

to sum it up its a mod.....there's always risk if you mod your car...just like dropping your car....there's "catastrophic" failure involve with that also. Anytime you do a mod that alternate the oem parts there's always a risk in it. so its up to you to do the mod....i myself did it, and like it, and to each is their own.

chikken

anyone still planning to add spacers or did a certain someone scared ya