12-21-2022, 08:31 AM | #45 |
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Quick question for you guys that have added spacers on your car. I just added some 12/15 spacers yesterday. Drives well and looks good for the most part but as I was testing it on the highways, I noticed a bit of a slight vibration through the seats and steering wheel at the higher speeds, 90mph+. I heard this might be thing with adding spacers. Another thing I read was the torquing of the lugnuts needs to be higher when spacers are added, but I'm unsure what the specs need to be...maybe I need to tighten them? My first thought was wheel balancing but I didn't feel this prior to adding the spacers. The only other thing I did was flip the right side wheels to the left and vice versa while I had them all off, though I don't think that'd cause an issue.
I'd rather not remove the spacers...I've been debating it over the past day, just because any vibrations drive me nuts!! Any thoughts? |
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You’re supposed to add longer studs when adding spacers. It may not address the balance issue but it’s important safety wise
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12-21-2022, 01:39 PM | #48 |
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Yup I did the longer studs. I just think I probably should've went with a higher quality one like Dinan or H&R. Thankfully I can return these but it's a PITA to remove the wheels again... Sigh!
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I have also rarely seen anyone have any issues using spacers. Some ideas: 1 Are they quality spacers? 2 Do you have the correct lug length for the spacers? 3 I doubt torque is an issue unless your wheels are loose, but 140 NM is the spec for our car. I don't think you are supposed to rotate the tires the way you did or at all. They become directional after use. I would put my money on that if #1 and #2 above are sound.
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What do you mean by that?
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No. Just put them in the new positions. If they were balanced before they'll stay balanced unless you knock a weight off scraping it across the brake rotor. Why such a specific reference you ask? No reason. No reason at all.
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Some spacers are just discs that fit between the rotor and wheel. That’s dangerous. Spacers should fit snug around the hub.
https://www.turnermotorsport.com/t-w...s-encyclopedia https://blog.ecstuning.com/why-you-n...market-wheels/ See the second discussion for spacers. Depends on what spacers you buy and why most stick with Dinan, H&R, etc. May explain OPs problem. I have ECS spacers on a Mk7 GTI with no problems |
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I ended up ordering a set of Dinan spacers. Will be returning the ones I have on the car now.
I'm actually considering moving the wheels back to their original positions as well, just in case. I read how rotating BMW wheels could cause a slight vibration. Unsure why that'd be different from any other car brand but something about the wear pattern and I dont know. I just don't want the damn vibrations! Thanks all! |
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Dinan is always on backorder for one thing to another. Maybe a good thing in this case. Keep us posted.
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Do you have pics?
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Posting these pics up for perpetuity. Hopefully they are helpful.
These are +18mm front and +20mm rear spacers on stock M550i 19" staggered wheels (19x8 et30 / 19x9 et44). I'm running the top of BMW's advised camber settings, so I have more negative camber than the average car. So these spacers would likely be too thick for "normal" alignment setups. -Ash |
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