I purchased some 15mm/25mm spacers for my awd gs350, along with the f sport sway bar kit.

They installed the kit no problem, and for a good deal. But they refused to install the spacers.

B2designs hub centric spacers.

They said its a risk for them and unsafe. I live in an apt and have no tools/room to install.

Are they just making excuses? Or should I get stronger studs?

 

Yes, spacers are less safier! I have personally seen some come loose. If you do decide to mount them make sure to use loctite on the threads. If you can get away from not usings spacers, I would!

 

if they install it, in a court of law, they would be liable if anything ever happened even if you made a false claim. they could lose thousands to millions. ive personally have seen this happen to my old work. customer had a wheel fall off on the freeway and caused a 4 car accident. every party sued and our company lost 4 million dollars in that case.

just put them on yourself. stuff like that is easier than sitting there on the forums asking questions.

 

they are technically right. they dont want anything to happen and have you come back to them and try to sue. not saying you would but they just dont take any chances.

 

Get ready for wobbly ride!

 

You need bolt-on spacers, not just spacers.


If you get some made by Adaptec, you won't have vibration.

Spacers is one place you should NEVER skimp on, otherwise you will have issues at some point. Period.

 

Just get the correct offsets

 

I have personally seen bolt on spacers come loose on a friends ride, my friend is lucky to be alive.

If he didn't catch onto the vibration he could have lost his wheel and destroyed his car, or even himself. It's just not worth it to me, to put such a risk.

 

You have to do it the right way.
Your friend either had poor quality spacers and/or an improper install.

Clean/wirebrush assembly
Apply lithium grease coating to mating surfaces
Apply thread locker to stock threads (Loctite blue for example)
Use torque wrench and apply proper torque in star pattern while a buddy holds the brake.
Do the same with the wheels.

Recheck the torque after 100 miles.

Job done.

I've run Porsche 911 turbos at over 150 on tracks all over with spacers. Not a single failure.

You just have to do it right.

 

lol @ do it the right way.

spacers arent worth the risk. i agree, buy the right offset

 

not torque down enough? i used spacers for a long time i had no problems at all it could be the brand people have trouble with

 

Laugh all you want. There is a viable case for spacers.
Handling, looks, and aerodynamics can ALL safely be enhanced with them.

 

Put them on yourself. It's like putting on shoes

 

im sure they can but with the horror stories ive seen (even on here) with them cracking (even the studed ones you posted) leans me towards just doing custom offsets.

 

On the box of most spacers it clearly states "For off road use only" for you to tell me you take a porsche 911 on the race track. That's ok for me! That is one the purposes the spacers are designed for.

I am not questioning the strength of the spacer. What I do question and do not recommend average people slapping these things on for daily driver use. On a race car before you go out on the track, I'm pretty sure you check and recheck all the major bolts on the car, and you probably know the air temp of every tire to the smallest fractions.... Atleast I hope you do! This is coming from an ex-road racer.

In the case of my friend on his car, he was running stock oem wheels with im pretty sure a well known spacer maker, as they were hub-centric. He had the shop that he purchased the spacers from install them. Things were fine till about 6-8 months later the spacer worked itself loose. To me the risk out weighs the reward.