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General Category => Hybrid/Tech => Topic started by: colt45 on October 09, 2009, 02:02:01 AM

Title: washer's as wheel spacers?
Post by: colt45 on October 09, 2009, 02:02:01 AM: just got some new rims with an off set that hits my strut... so i need some space. maybe 1/4 to 3/5 of an inch. i sourced some spacers, but wont get them till monday, can i use washers as a ghetto rig for a couple days?
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Post by: crttaz on October 09, 2009, 03:01:10 AM: Mr Gasket spacers.
Title: Re: washer's as wheel spacers?
Post by: 1991civicsi on October 09, 2009, 05:43:30 AM: Quote from: colt45 on October 09, 2009, 02:02:01 AM
just got some new rims with an off set that hits my strut... so i need some space. maybe 1/4 to 3/5 of an inch. i sourced some spacers, but wont get them till monday, can i use washers as a ghetto rig for a couple days?

LOL Ive done that before. I used a caliper to measure the thickness of washers on each stud.
Title: Re: washer's as wheel spacers?
Post by: 92CXyD on October 09, 2009, 09:19:46 AM: depends on the inside of the hub on the rim.

If it has at least a 1/2" wider flat area around each stud, then I would use wide fender washers.
Drill out the center of the fender washer to 1/2" then stack them but I would not do more than a 1/4"

BTW is your camber Ok?
Did you lower this car?

What size tires are you using?
Or is it the rim itself that is hitting the strut?
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Post by: colt45 on October 10, 2009, 05:38:36 AM: update: i used some washers. works fine
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Post by: bigdaddyvtec on October 10, 2009, 08:05:56 AM: gay :mexi:
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Post by: Joseph Davis on October 10, 2009, 11:25:11 AM: be careful
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Post by: highroller54 on October 10, 2009, 11:30:06 AM: bad idea unless your just moving it around the shop :(
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Post by: patsmx5 on October 10, 2009, 11:55:39 AM: Quote from: highroller54 on October 10, 2009, 11:30:06 AM
bad idea unless your just moving it around the shop :(
Title: Re: washer's as wheel spacers?
Post by: Joseph Davis on October 10, 2009, 11:56:36 AM: Quote from: highroller54 on October 10, 2009, 11:30:06 AM
bad idea unless your just moving it around the shop :(

Nonsense. You can also do it to anything Delacruz drives around. :mexi:
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Post by: Ravage70 on October 10, 2009, 12:47:29 PM: washers as spacers :o
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Post by: 92CXyD on October 10, 2009, 02:05:26 PM: Yeah washer, wide as possible to spread load and keep it to a min. thickness.

I did this a few years back when my primary tires auto-x were ruined. So used my set of rims and tires off of my '96 Corolla.
But the rim offset caused the rims to touch the front struts.
So I used wide fender washers stacked about 3/16".
When doing this you try to have the same height of washer for each stud.
Since there is some variance in thickness I measured them with a vernier caliper.
Mixed them around until I got as close as possible to a uniform thickness so you don't get the wheels exhibiting an osculation.

BTW I only had to do this to the front.
Used this setup for a weekend until I got new tires for my normal auto-x rims.

Now that I work at a foundry and machine shop I just get spacers made for me. ;D
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Post by: colt45 on October 10, 2009, 04:01:01 PM: i got big washers with uniform heigth. most importantly, im not french so its pretty hard for me not to be awesome
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Post by: Robb on October 10, 2009, 04:26:21 PM: Anything that affects hub run-out can warp rotors. I wouldnt run this for log, Colt.
Title: Re: washer's as wheel spacers?
Post by: colt45 on October 10, 2009, 04:45:49 PM: thanks for the info. just a temporary band aid, not permanent
Title: Re: washer's as wheel spacers?
Post by: colt45 on October 10, 2009, 05:13:07 PM: each washer was 1.25" diameter, drilled to just enough for them to slide/scrape over the lug threads. i did a good job at the ghetto rig.
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Post by: Robb on October 11, 2009, 01:26:10 AM: To add to what I said before, ten thousands of an inch hub run out will warp a rotor with the quickness.

996 turbos are bad for having shity warped wheels consequently warping the $300 each rotors.
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Post by: Towdogg on October 12, 2009, 03:07:58 PM: Post pics of these new wheels.....Are they on the new yota?
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Post by: Passenger on October 12, 2009, 07:42:42 PM: Yeah as mentioned this is a bad idea, you really need the wheel center to locate off the center feature of your rotor or hub.