I'm tired of waiting for wheel spacers...I'm making my own. Feel free to use.
04-25-2008, 02:45 PM
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My reasoning, and slight additions to my design...
Simply I had the room, and figured it would be easier to get the wheel on.If I have more of a lip, it is easier to set the wheel there while I grap my lug bolts. It doesn't matter...there is a lip on the OEM wheel that makes contact with the hub, and then there is plenty of room for that extra material.
1. I'm going to add two thread holes, so that if I want to take the spacer off I can place two bolts in and tighted them down until it pops off. I heard people's spacers where sticking. And hammers were involved...
2. I'm going to add a through hole for the threaded bolt on the rotor to hold the spacer while I install the wheel. It will have a counter bore so that it is flush with the spacer surface.
1. I'm going to add two thread holes, so that if I want to take the spacer off I can place two bolts in and tighted them down until it pops off. I heard people's spacers where sticking. And hammers were involved...
2. I'm going to add a through hole for the threaded bolt on the rotor to hold the spacer while I install the wheel. It will have a counter bore so that it is flush with the spacer surface.
04-28-2008, 08:13 AM
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No, they don't. There are two types of spacers; perhaps you're thinking of H&R's TRAK+ DRA
For applications over 20 or so millimeters (the DRA series), H&R's spacers have threaded inserts that the wheel bolts thread into. In that case, no new lugs are needed, since the spacing between the mounting face and the thread engagement is roughly the same. These spacers do, however, come with the stubby bolts that bolt the spacer to the hub. For H&R spacers less than 20 mm (DR series), the spacers are not bolted to the hub; instead, longer wheel bolts are used. These (and similar types of) spacers don't come with bolts, for two reasons: 1) different wheels use different bolt seats (ball or conical); and 2) different wheels may require different standard bolt lengths.
The rule of thumb on any spacer or adapter is that you need to have 7 full turns of a wheel bolt for optimum safety. Too short is unsafe for obvious reasons; too long, and you can damage parts around the spindle.
The rule of thumb on any spacer or adapter is that you need to have 7 full turns of a wheel bolt for optimum safety. Too short is unsafe for obvious reasons; too long, and you can damage parts around the spindle.
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