providenceleaf

Okay please don't flame me. This may be a really stupid question...

I just posted my story about one of my new wheels being defective. The dealer said they could not find any physical damage so they replaced it. I had already taken off my spacers because I was trying to figure out if it was the spacers causing the vibration. So they didn't know that I had spacers on before.

SO...is it possible that having the spacers on caused the wheel to warp? PLEASE don't think I am a complete moron.

I tried searching and couldn't find anything like this. All I found was people that are against spacers which got me thinking about not putting them back on. Any opinions or feedback on this? Thanks everyone!

alpinewhite

rebalance the wheel and tire. also check if you put on the spacers correctly.
i wouldnt trust the dealer with things like wheels/tires. they tend to bs and stuff.

info@trinityautosport

+1. vt had a little problem before with spacers on his 545 only to find that the spacers were not completely fitted. also make sure you spray the spacers with anti-seize if you put them on so it wont be too hard to get them off later if you need to.

providenceleaf

Sorry, I need to repost this because I think the responses miss my question completely...The rim has been replaced already.

I wanted to know what may have happened to the warped rim. Was it a factory defect or is it possible that the wheel became warped because of the spacers?

Thanks.

JPJ

I don't see how a spacer could warp the rim even if installed incorrectly, but then I can't say that I've ever heard of a wheel becoming warped. Bent yes, but not warped. If wheels are over torqued I know brake rotors can warp, but never heard of any problem with the wheels themselves.

providenceleaf

Okay I wanted to follow up with this since the problem has been solved. It was the tires! After going to Town Fair Tire 3 times to get balanced and the dealership once to get the wheel replaced I got frustrated and complained to the tire place that this was ridiculous and they should replace my tires. They did. I went with TOYO proxes T1R's. It's a night and day difference between these and the General Exclaim's I originally went with. They ended up costing $50 more per tire, but it is well worth it. No more vibrations!

I put the spacers back on a few days ago and still have no issues with vibrations!

BTW...I want to sell these 12mm spacers because I want to go with the 15mm set up which I should have done originally with these wheels. It's not a big difference, but I can see that I can go out a bit more. I will sell these for $100 + shipping. they come with the extended BLACK bolts too! This set up cost me $130 + shipping at Rogue Engineering less than a month ago. These are like new!

trojan.525i

good to know u got it fixed m8...