H&R Spacer... Lip shaved/broke off?!

JB1 · 06-11-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashburn

Stupid question, but how do you keep the front wheel from spinning in order to loosen the lugnuts without initially loosening it while it's on the ground? Do you just have another person around to stay on the brake?

By using an impact wrench.

JB1 · 06-10-2011, 10:53 PM

In my case it might have been a combination of Spearfish's point 2 and Chris' point. After installing the spacers I have taken of my wheels a couple times for swaybar install and break pad swap.

I doubt uneven tightening of the lug nuts was a problem in my case as I always take extreme care of properly tightening the lug nuts. But taking the wheels of or putting them back on could have been part of the problem, I might have bumped the center ring, the wheels are big and heavy and therefore rather hard to handle. Ad to that the cornering and braking load of the 2 autox events and a track day and you have the perfect recipe for a pair of broken hubcentric spacer rings.

I'm done with spacers for now. To bad, as I think our cars (on stock wheels) do need
Spacers to complete the look...

ZForce · 06-11-2011, 11:32 AM

No issues here with both 370Z's installed with 20/25mm for over a year now with 10k miles on them. No AutoX nor Track days, just alot of canyon carving.

06-10-2011, 10:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
JB1 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 748 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z sold Rep Power: 18	In my case it might have been a combination of Spearfish's point 2 and Chris' point. After installing the spacers I have taken of my wheels a couple times for swaybar install and break pad swap. I doubt uneven tightening of the lug nuts was a problem in my case as I always take extreme care of properly tightening the lug nuts. But taking the wheels of or putting them back on could have been part of the problem, I might have bumped the center ring, the wheels are big and heavy and therefore rather hard to handle. Ad to that the cornering and braking load of the 2 autox events and a track day and you have the perfect recipe for a pair of broken hubcentric spacer rings. I'm done with spacers for now. To bad, as I think our cars (on stock wheels) do need Spacers to complete the look... __________________ Black Fangs // Black rear Valance // Berk CBE // COBB post MAF tubes // K&N drop in filters // Setrab Oil Cooler // Stillen Sway bars // Z1 SS brake lines // Stillen brake cooling kit // Harness bar // Last edited by JB1; 06-10-2011 at 10:56 PM.

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06-11-2011, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
ZForce A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roseville, CA Posts: 2,359 Drives: 09 370Z Tour + Sport Rep Power: 22	No issues here with both 370Z's installed with 20/25mm for over a year now with 10k miles on them. No AutoX nor Track days, just alot of canyon carving.