Spacers... Help!! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sabretooth · 04-08-2015, 03:33 PM

I just bought 2 half inch (12mm) spacers for the rear wheels since they are tucking, but when I put the wheel back on after the spacer is put on there is not enough thread for me to put the lug caps . How do I get them on ?

Vampyre · 04-08-2015, 03:36 PM

Purchase longer wheel studs, replace stock ones, or return spacers and buy ones with wheel studs in them.

8R6 · 04-08-2015, 03:39 PM

thats because you need extended studs for any space thicker than 5mm. Or you can get spacers that have studs already bolted into them like mentioned above.

continuecrushing · 04-08-2015, 03:47 PM

yup, like others said...need new/longer studs

UMB FR-S · 04-08-2015, 08:29 PM

Buy wheels with correct offset!

ck-GT86 · 04-09-2015, 12:22 AM

Or buy spacers manufactured with bolts in them, anything over 5mm will need longer wheel studs

. ck

WRKHARD · 04-12-2015, 03:59 AM

do your research when buying spacers. Companies like H&r and ichiba (v1) sell application specific spacers that come with extended studs.

Old studs will need to be pressed out/new pressed in. Easiest done with the hub removed from the car. There are some nice write ups front/rear on this forum.

If you go with a spacer that has built in studs, again, DO YOUR RESEARCH. Stay away from that option if at all possible. There are far too many horror stories out there of people losing wheels going down the highway because of those.

Long story short, do your research, dont be cheap, measure twice, buy once.

mav1178 · 04-13-2015, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WRKHARD

If you go with a spacer that has built in studs, again, DO YOUR RESEARCH. Stay away from that option if at all possible. There are far too many horror stories out there of people losing wheels going down the highway because of those.

I know two types of people that run bolt-on spacers:

1) people who don't check the torque specs of their spacers on a regular basis (or didn't install them correctly). These same people also never check their cars on a regular basis

2) those that are the opposite of #1

It's not an issue if you install and maintain properly. The horror stories are from neglect and ignorance.

-alex

04-08-2015, 03:39 PM	#3
8R6 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: FRS Location: SoCal Posts: 2,086 Thanks: 2,738 Thanked 1,339 Times in 746 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	thats because you need extended studs for any space thicker than 5mm. Or you can get spacers that have studs already bolted into them like mentioned above. __________________ Team BRG inspire-usa My car build #8R6

04-09-2015, 12:22 AM	#6
ck-GT86 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: '13 Raven FR-S, MT Location: NorCal Posts: 884 Thanks: 788 Thanked 516 Times in 286 Posts Mentioned: 54 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Or buy spacers manufactured with bolts in them, anything over 5mm will need longer wheel studs . ck __________________ \|\| My Build Thread \|\|

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04-08-2015, 03:33 PM	#1
Sabretooth Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2015 Scion FR-S Location: Miami, FL Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Spacers... Help!! I just bought 2 half inch (12mm) spacers for the rear wheels since they are tucking, but when I put the wheel back on after the spacer is put on there is not enough thread for me to put the lug caps . How do I get them on ?

04-08-2015, 03:36 PM	#2
Vampyre Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2014 FR-S Asphalt Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 116 Thanks: 0 Thanked 50 Times in 31 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Purchase longer wheel studs, replace stock ones, or return spacers and buy ones with wheel studs in them.

04-08-2015, 03:47 PM	#4
continuecrushing Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 Firestorm FRS Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 2,707 Thanks: 1,231 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,003 Posts Mentioned: 73 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	yup, like others said...need new/longer studs

04-12-2015, 03:59 AM	#7
WRKHARD Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 13' FRS Location: Concord, NH Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	do your research when buying spacers. Companies like H&r and ichiba (v1) sell application specific spacers that come with extended studs. Old studs will need to be pressed out/new pressed in. Easiest done with the hub removed from the car. There are some nice write ups front/rear on this forum. If you go with a spacer that has built in studs, again, DO YOUR RESEARCH. Stay away from that option if at all possible. There are far too many horror stories out there of people losing wheels going down the highway because of those. Long story short, do your research, dont be cheap, measure twice, buy once.

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