Are Wheel spacers a safety compromise?
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
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running 12.5mm Turner Motorsport (TMS) spacers all around since I picked up my m3 (about 4 months now). No vibrations or noise or problems. I like the design of the TMS spacers as they have small notches around the edge where you can insert a flat head screw driver or pry tool if/when you need/want to remove the spacers. Other brands do not have this, leaving you solely to rely on anti seize (need to apply during installation) and/or some serious elbow grease.
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No standard wheel locks will not fit on BMW. Someone may make long bolt locks, but ice personally never seen them before.
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The spacers decrease the offset.
For example, if you have a 9" wide wheel with an offset of 20mm (ET20), and you install it with a 15mm spacer, the total offset will be 5 (ET5). The spacer pushes the wheel more out from the wheel well.
The smaller the offset (ET number), the more wheel is pushed out.
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That's negative.
The spacers decrease the offset.
For example, if you have a 9" wide wheel with an offset of 20mm (ET20), and you install it with a 15mm spacer, the total offset will be 5 (ET5). The spacer pushes the wheel more out from the wheel well.
The smaller the offset (ET number), the more wheel is pushed out.
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The spacers decrease the offset.
For example, if you have a 9" wide wheel with an offset of 20mm (ET20), and you install it with a 15mm spacer, the total offset will be 5 (ET5). The spacer pushes the wheel more out from the wheel well.
The smaller the offset (ET number), the more wheel is pushed out.
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