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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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I had some Ichibas spacers on my car for over a year now
Just because this happened to me, doesnt mean it will happen to you

but i just want people to be more cautious about what they choose to install on their car. Im VERY lucky that nothing serious happened, cause this could have been disastrous if not leathal

I thought this were quality spacers (ichiba) but even these are prone to crack


I installed 2 spacers on the rear of my car, none on the front. And as i was changing my wheels off look at the surprise i found:









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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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Wow, you're lucky you found it now and not when your wheel broke off.. I would contact the manufacturer.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Wow thats not good
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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luckyyyyyy~~~~ too much 'crazy arab drift' i think
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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sucks to see that.. how many mm? the look about 20mm?
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:37 PM
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damn thats scary! i have ichibas as well! u are lucky.

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luckyyyyyy~~~~ too much 'crazy arab drift' i think
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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shiet that sucks
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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makes me wanna take mines off.... i drive crazy too.. i hope mines arent cracked...
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:07 PM
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That's the main reason I didn't get spacers. I don't mind using them on European hubs with bolts, but I was always unsure of how they would hold up with nuts. Good thing you caught this before anything serious happened.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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You're lucky you happened to be changing out your wheels. Good catch. I have some as well. Hmmmmm.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:13 PM
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Glad to hear you found the cracks before anything serious happened. Send those pics to ichiba.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:22 PM
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wow that is nuts! lucky thing you caught it.
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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these the v2's or v1's?
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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Those bad boys are thick and the crack goes all the way threw...
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