WTF... that is by far the shittiest comment from a manufacturer!!

at least take the failed part, analyize it, find root cause, and then give the customer a new one if it was a defect or explanation why it failed so there is no repeat by the installer.

you were lucky none of the studs broke off while you were driving.
chances are the new one will fail again in a few months. :ugh2: not going to be buying HR spacers for me.

2 out of 4 have failed for me. I believe both failures have occurred in the front application. The ring simply doesn't appear strong enough in the 15mm DRS spacer for track/auto-x.

I'll be looking for another brand to use in that scenario.

Luckily mine won't be used on the track at all, so hopefully it can handle the street okay.

Josh@Stillen wasn't too concerned about me riding around with the hubcentric ring broken off like it is. Just that I should expect to have some vibrations (which I do, always thought it was my tires to blame).

I personally wouldnt be too happy if i was told that, hey buy this product, it may break but thats ok you can live with a few vibrations... but thats just me.

edit: not a knock at Stillen, but more at H&R for not taking care of this or trying to look into it. I understand that Josh is simply saying there isnt a safety concern with the H&R.

Note to self: don't buy H&R spacers.

I would put the broken one in the rear, the vibration should be less apparent. The stock lugs aren't lug centric so it is pretty difficult to perfectly center the wheel without a centering ring. Try to tighten gradually in the star pattern for the best results.

No, it wasn't like that at all. I asked him if he thought it would be okay if I continued to drive on the broken spacers until I got the new ones.

Well, I'll be getting the replacement ones tomorrow, so I just need to drive home from work today, and then it'll be sitting until I swap out the spacers tomorrow evening.

Anyone want to buy a couple of busted spacers? :rofl2: :shakes head:

yeah I understand, i edited my post after i re-read it.

sell them on a forum where the cars don't need hubcentric rings.

Good idea. I'm sure someone would be interested in the spacers + new lugs.

Gotcha, yeah... I'm going to contact H&R directly and state my displeasure. I don't expect them to do anything, but I'll bitch at them regardless. I just needed to get replacements ASAP, as even though I've been running this way a while and everything has been fine, now that I found the problem, I'm super paranoid that something bad will happen.

Do we have any other good options for spacers besides H&R and Eibach (which share the same design)?

:icon14: i would be very concerned if im running hub-centric wheels (ie: stock wheels)...

if im running aftermarket wheels that are lug-centric, i would careless.

Kic's. ive been using them for 5-6yrs now on my various cars, never had an issue.

the Eibach's ive used on my Z's fronts are 20mm (built-in stud type) and no issue so far. i agree with ChrisSlicks that it probably has to do with the thickness and reinforcement (or lack of) on the 15mm.

oh boy... just installed H&R drs spacers yesterday.... day late and a dollar short! Wish me luck! lol