~Is it Safe rolling on 5mm Spacer Disc?~
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I disagree and say its not safe to have anything over 3mm on this car with out extending the bolts. I tried it on the 350 and you DONT get enough turns. The bolt on ones are a good way to avoid chaning the studs but a min of 15mm is required to do this. Why not just slap a generic 3mm spacer on and play it safe.
John here are the pics of the bolt on for reference and anyone else that is curios. Ichiba makes them and many places can get them. put them on the IS before I traded it in and they where perfect IMO. Another member on here is running them on his SC with no problems.
John here are the pics of the bolt on for reference and anyone else that is curios. Ichiba makes them and many places can get them. put them on the IS before I traded it in and they where perfect IMO. Another member on here is running them on his SC with no problems.
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I disagree and say its not safe to have anything over 3mm on this car with out extending the bolts. I tried it on the 350 and you DONT get enough turns. The bolt on ones are a good way to avoid chaning the studs but a min of 15mm is required to do this. Why not just slap a generic 3mm spacer on and play it safe.
John here are the pics of the bolt on for reference and anyone else that is curios. Ichiba makes them and many places can get them. put them on the IS before I traded it in and they where perfect IMO. Another member on here is running them on his SC with no problems.
John here are the pics of the bolt on for reference and anyone else that is curios. Ichiba makes them and many places can get them. put them on the IS before I traded it in and they where perfect IMO. Another member on here is running them on his SC with no problems.
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On OEM wheels the 5mm spacer will be fine. However, the wheel will not be hub centric if you do so. I have yet to find a hub centric 5mm wheel spacer.
I'm running the stock size tires on my IS350 (18") and I'm running 15mm rear H&R hub centric spacers. It comes with the longer wheel studs. Installing them would involve removing the rear calipers and rotors but is fairly easy and could be reversed. I'm debating about doing the front with some 10mm spacers also from H&R.
I don't trust the ones that bolt to your hub and are equipped with studs to have the wheel bolt to. Not only do you often need to cut/shorten the OEM studs but the special flush nut that they provide are not of proper length. Not to mention servicing the brakes, hub and/or wheel bearing becomes a royal pain in the a$$.
I'm running the stock size tires on my IS350 (18") and I'm running 15mm rear H&R hub centric spacers. It comes with the longer wheel studs. Installing them would involve removing the rear calipers and rotors but is fairly easy and could be reversed. I'm debating about doing the front with some 10mm spacers also from H&R.
I don't trust the ones that bolt to your hub and are equipped with studs to have the wheel bolt to. Not only do you often need to cut/shorten the OEM studs but the special flush nut that they provide are not of proper length. Not to mention servicing the brakes, hub and/or wheel bearing becomes a royal pain in the a$$.
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While 'how many turns' you get depends greatly on what kind of wheels and lug nuts you're using, this simply isn't true. I've repeatedly gotten more than enough turns to properly secure a front wheel using a 5mm spacer. I verified this by first using an open-ended nut to see exactly how much thread I had running through the lug nut.
Javier
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I am no expert here by any means and I am not a certified tech. Either way just do what is safe or you feel is safe. I personally wouldnt suggest it to anyone.
On OEM wheels the 5mm spacer will be fine. However, the wheel will not be hub centric if you do so. I have yet to find a hub centric 5mm wheel spacer.
I'm running the stock size tires on my IS350 (18") and I'm running 15mm rear H&R hub centric spacers. It comes with the longer wheel studs. Installing them would involve removing the rear calipers and rotors but is fairly easy and could be reversed. I'm debating about doing the front with some 10mm spacers also from H&R.
I don't trust the ones that bolt to your hub and are equipped with studs to have the wheel bolt to. Not only do you often need to cut/shorten the OEM studs but the special flush nut that they provide are not of proper length. Not to mention servicing the brakes, hub and/or wheel bearing becomes a royal pain in the a$$.
I'm running the stock size tires on my IS350 (18") and I'm running 15mm rear H&R hub centric spacers. It comes with the longer wheel studs. Installing them would involve removing the rear calipers and rotors but is fairly easy and could be reversed. I'm debating about doing the front with some 10mm spacers also from H&R.
I don't trust the ones that bolt to your hub and are equipped with studs to have the wheel bolt to. Not only do you often need to cut/shorten the OEM studs but the special flush nut that they provide are not of proper length. Not to mention servicing the brakes, hub and/or wheel bearing becomes a royal pain in the a$$.
Joe- How many turns does the car need to be safe? figure you are a tech and have the info and now what is safe and what is pushing it. I am curious for the GS also on what to do for rims. PM me if you would
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