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

Originally Posted by phunk

VERY few auto parts can be returned after installation. its life. its like that because 99% of the time, a failed auto part is caused by installation or misuse/abuse.

there is no expressed warrenty because most people will try and screw them over. however, just because there is no guarentee on the part, doesnt mean they wont replace it for you or help you.

have you actually contacted H&R regarding this? since you are bashing them for this and all, without even knowing why it failed and it could very well be your own fault... perhaps you should ask them for their take on it? it seems logical.

you gotta think man, that is an aluminum part, and its inside diameter must be what it is, and its outside diameter must be what it is. those dimensions cannot change or it will not fit the car/wheel. so you can call it a design error all you want, but the design is the only way it can be. therefore, the only way to make it stronger would be to use a stronger material, such as STEEL, which is what your OEM hub is made of.

I wouldnt be surprised at all if H&R says that these spacers are not meant for use with hubcentric wheels due to the loads it will transfer to that thin *** aluminum lip. what do you expect? i can only assume that the removable KICS ones are removeable because they are steel inserts? i dont know.

Originally Posted by flashburn

Actually, any "warranty" type service for H&R goes through where you bought the parts from. For me, that was Stillen, who did contact H&R and said exactly what I already stated "No warranty since it's been installed", end of story.

I hardly see how I am "bashing" them, I'm only stating the facts and what I know, nothing more or less. Granted I didn't install them myself, but from what I've seen, I don't see how there could of been any sort of "installation error", it seemed pretty straight forward, and I didn't see anything obviously wrong.

Also, why else would a spacer have a hubcentric lip (as advertised) if it wasn't meant for hubcentric wheels?