95 850 T-5R Aftermarket wheel spacer

Post by **phils94850** » 17 Dec 2013, 07:24

Ive been having some issues with a vibration, I took my car to the tire shop today and the rear wheels were way out of balance but, upon inspection, my drivers side rear wheel is missing the spacer. The tech was able to get the wheel back on and torque the lugs down. How safe is it to drive without the spacer until I find another ? Also, Does anyone know where I can find one like this ? They are ATS wheels which I found only one dealer in the U.S. Am I stuck with putting another set of wheels on here ? Heres a pic of one of the spacers...

Post by **rmmagow** » 17 Dec 2013, 14:21

In a similar situation with another car, I visited the local speed shop and they were able to help me out.

Post by **phils94850** » 17 Dec 2013, 14:32

ok.... ill give it a try

Post by **MrPc** » 17 Dec 2013, 18:53

These are available on ebay--search for "hub rings".

But measure carefully, they are measured to 1/10th of a millimeter.

When I got my 850R, the hub rings for the aftermarket wheels were 1/2 of a millimeter too big in the inside diameter, which caused the wheels to be off center by half that amount. (The car's weight was typically on the wheels for final lug nut tightening.) The result was a light vibration in the steering wheel that would come and go while on the highway--about a minute smooth followed by a minute with vibrations. After many trips to the tire shop for wheel balancing, etc, an observant tech noticed the hub rings were the wrong size. He sourced a new set, the vibrations disappeared and have never come back.

Paul

Post by **phils94850** » 17 Dec 2013, 19:42

Thank you Paul, I had similar vibration issues, I'm gonna take a ring off and use a micrometer and get the measurements I need.

Post by **rmmagow** » 18 Dec 2013, 07:28

Check this. There are a pile of rings on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-HUBCENTRIC-Hu ... b5&vxp=mtr

Post by **phils94850** » 18 Dec 2013, 18:00

ok, thank you !

madspeed50 · Post by **madspeed50** » 24 Dec 2013, 13:48

ipd also carries differentones. Just got them with my Peg rep order