are 5mm wheel spacers safe?
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Do any of you guys use 5mm spacers at the track? It will be safe. While I have switched to extended studs which makes it less of an issue, 5mm spacers are not going to affect the holding power of the lug bolts much. If you are concerned, you can buy 10 extended lug bolts to recapture what is lost.
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3.1(3) The fitting of wheel spacers to a vehicle is a modification that requires certification, unless the vehicle, wheel or axle manufacturer approves their use for a particular vehicle. ... (a) this practice is allowed by the tyre manufacturer; and. (b) after the tube has been fitted, the tyre complies with section 2.
566576
Registered. No worries to replace until it gets down below 2mm. The wear indicator will cause the brakes to squeal as a reminder. 7mm should last for years on the rear and the front would depend on your driving habits.
890315
The most common hex sizes or wheel nut / wheel bolt head sizes available are 17mm, 19mm and 21mm. However, other sizes do exist.
1281996
Spidertrax 1.50" thick, 6 on 5.5" bolt circle, 6061T6 aluminum spacers are an easy way of spacing out front and rear early model Toyota axles (wheels using conical style lug nuts). This added spacing is necessary for keeping those larger tires from crashing into your frame rails and suspension links at full turn.
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All tyres should be above the legal minimum tread of 1.6mm across three quarters of the tyre. ... Make sure the tyre size is the same for the rear and front tyres. Although a spare wheel is not a requirement for an MOT check - a 'space saver' spare fitted as a road wheel will not pass.
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Steel wheels: these wheels have a thinner mounting surface and are often too thin to accept hub centric rings. Any wheel that uses a push-through center cap as they will not accept hub centric rings. Any wheel with an “as cast” (non-machined) center bore, like the Cragar S/S, will not accept hub centric rings.
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Now, you may think that all spacers are made the same but they aren't. There are the universal ones you see from wheel and tire shops which are spec'd to fit all manner of vehicles and wheel patterns. These are cheaper and are usually available only up to a certain thickness.
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Bit late to the party here, but saab and vauxhall 5 stud alloys will definitely fit each other PCD and centre bore wise, but as for offset, there could possibly be issues in some cases, from vectra B onwards (1998?)for sure, it was GM's "Epsilon" Platform.
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If your vehicle's tires are underinflated by only 5 psi (pounds per square inch) it could lead to tire failure. You can also experience a loss of steering precision and cornering stability. While 5 psi doesn't seem excessively low, remember, 5 psi is usually about 20% of the tire's recommended pressure.
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No. The load from a wheel is transferred to the axle/hub through the friction of the clamped joint, not through the wheel stud. A wheel stud can only bend if the lug nuts are not properly torqued, in which case the wheel is about to fall off, anyway. ... Therefore, properly installed wheel spacers are perfectly safe.
925335
The most common hex sizes or wheel nut / wheel bolt head sizes available are 17mm, 19mm and 21mm.
774090
There is no way that 112 PCD alloys can be fiited 'as is' on 114.3mm hubs. Dude, the distance between the nuts will for sure be 67 mm only. You should have measured it on the alloy wheel that you removed from the car.
818310
The maximum increase in combined wheel and tyre diameter allowed in Queensland is plus 15mm or minus 26mm. ... You're also not allowed to fit wheel spacers – unless they are factory fitted – while steering limit stops can't be adjusted to allow the fitting of larger rims or tyres.
1025772
It's safe but your hub will wear out faster, it will definitely be louder though. Using thicker grease will generally make a hub quieter. If you wanted a loud hub you bought the wrong one, quietness is one of the reasons I chose dt.
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Moderator. SE and SER are both allowed in raceways. If you need to use an LB it will have to be large to accommodate the required bending radius.
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Wheel spacers are no longer allowed and tires have to meet tougher standards. Significant oil leaks from turbo chargers and power steering systems will fail the vehicle. The complete list of changes and additions is available online.