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xxterxx 12-15-2006 12:17 PM

heard alot of stories on spacers... some people says its dangerous..some says its bad for the axle.. and some say it destroys ur suspension...

so whats true? :think:

nicke60gre 12-15-2006 12:52 PM


Originally Posted by xxterxx' post='367940' date='Dec 15 2006, 11:17 PM
heard alot of stories on spacers... some people says its dangerous..some says its bad for the axle.. and some say it destroys ur suspension...

so whats true? :think:


No problem here ...I had spacers fitted on almost all of my previous cars. No uneven tire wear, no suspension damages, no way bad for the axle, but slightly better handling, when the car is well aligned and a good quality longer bolts are used.

vegastrashed 12-15-2006 01:11 PM

I'm getting some slight vibrations between 60 - 80 mph. I have 10mm spacers. Anyone know how I can fix it? Please don't tell me to take them out. The car looks great with the spacers.

bkms1 12-15-2006 04:05 PM


Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='367957' date='Dec 15 2006, 05:11 PM
I'm getting some slight vibrations between 60 - 80 mph. I have 10mm spacers. Anyone know how I can fix it? Please don't tell me to take them out. The car looks great with the spacers.

you got to just make sure that there hubcentric and that if there huge also extended bolts

vegastrashed 12-15-2006 04:13 PM

I'm just going to take the car back to the "BMW Master Technician" guy that did the install for me. I'll have him ride in the car, better yet I'll have him DRIVE the car. It's his work so I hope he will correct it.

ImolaRedM 12-15-2006 04:24 PM


Originally Posted by xxterxx' post='367940' date='Dec 15 2006, 04:17 PM
heard alot of stories on spacers... some people says its dangerous..some says its bad for the axle.. and some say it destroys ur suspension...

Spacers or more offset wheels can put more strain on the hub bearings but it's minimal and you're not likely to notice additional wear (~5% of life?) in most cars. It will depend on how you drive and how much of a spacer you use.

Vegastrashed, what kind of spacers did you install? I have 10mm H&R spacers in the rear and have no vibrations. But then I'm not a "master technician" and I did the install myself. :rolleyes:

vegastrashed 12-15-2006 04:33 PM

Same as yours. The guy that did my spacers billed himself as a BMW Master Technician. BMW plaques all over his shop. He installed my H&R springs and spacers at the same time.

Nutty Professor 12-16-2006 01:25 AM

u just have to send ur car to high speed balancing.. it will solve ur vibrations prob immediately..

xexyus 12-16-2006 06:04 AM


Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='368033' date='Dec 15 2006, 08:33 PM
Same as yours. The guy that did my spacers billed himself as a BMW Master Technician. BMW plaques all over his shop. He installed my H&R springs and spacers at the same time.


I had 10 and 15mm spacers from H&R and I still got alot of vibration even though they were "hubcentric". It sucked but thats how it usually is for spacers


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