What is Wheel Spacer ?


Wheel spacers are designed to space the wheel away from the car on larger tires. The bolts in the wheel spacers match the holes to the tire hub, and come with studs that secure the spacers to the wheels. The bolts through the wheel spacers are also called studs. These studs are what hold the wheels onto the vehicle. The studs are mounted to the disc hub/brake drum. In this arrangement, the wheels and the spacers are fitted together compactly, as if they were one solid unit. When you fit the wheel onto the studs, place a lug nut over each stud, and then tighten them with a wrench. This secured arrangement allows for even, level driving on all four tires, without the risk of the tire or spacers flying off. If you're doing off-road driving, install wheel spacers for a smoother and safer off-road driving experience
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All wheel spacers create stress on the vehicle's hub and axle. Aluminum and urethane wheel spacers add that little extra balance needed for off-road type vehicles (all terrain vehicles) and recreational driving. With off-road vehicles the spacers are attached to press in studs that are already on the ATV or four-wheeler motorcycle. Some wheel spacers, however, do require that the press-in studs be taken out from the wheel hub before placing the wheel spacers on the wheel. In this case, extra-long bolts are driven through the entire arrangement (hub holes, wheels and wheel spacers).

As far as I am concerned, My Myvi has spacers but it does not fit my 17" and my absorbers therefore when kmph hit 110 the steering wheel will shake.





My New pair of Spacer

There are something I need to do before placing this spacer on my wheels


Beautiful


My advice to all, Change your absorbers first then only change your rim to avoid all these problems.

Comments

CCC said…
are you still more on pimping your ride or boosting your cars performance?
Unknown said…
well...spacer for safety purposes.

Temporary nothing much for my car...just in the midst of saving cash for the engine

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