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Old 09-01-2010, 08:56 PM
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bad wheel spacers??

i been searching for a set of wheel spacers, it looks like most here have 25mm front and back, question is , how long have u had them , how do u drive with them, ive heard stories of these things breaking, and putting strain on the axles hub, also most here are using icihiba? any input would be nice, this is for the stock 19 rays.
 
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Old 09-01-2010, 09:19 PM
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The older spacers with the separate studs were known to have problems. The Ichiba V2's are good and have the studs built in. Yes these will put more strain on the wheel bearings but this is a long term effect and not easily proven.
 
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Old 09-01-2010, 09:23 PM
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what i figured

are u running spacers? if so how many miles u have on them
 
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Old 09-01-2010, 09:27 PM
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I have 20/25mm spacers, only have about 3K miles on them and no problems so far.
 
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HERE ya go.
 
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Old 09-01-2010, 09:46 PM
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^Good find
No dude, dont worry about it, many have run spacers and for the most part our hubs can take the added strain no problem. bearings havent been failing left or right to warrant telling you other wise. Could a bearing fail........sure, weather it was the sole cause of a spacer........i highly doubt it...
Its funny because 2 of my hubs had to be replaced so far and thats before I put the spacers on (before 50K miles). Curious to see when they'll need to be replaced again.
 
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Old 09-01-2010, 10:40 PM
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I ran that setup on my oem 19's for over a year with no problems, built in studs or extended studs and you should be fine.
 
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I just bought some 19 inch axis pentas. They are 8.5 in front and 9.5 in rear. They seem to be tucked in way more than my previous wheels. So im guessing I need spacers. What do yall recommend?
 
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Well I've had 25mm wheel spacers with my oem 19s for about 2 1/2 yrs and haven't had any probs.
For the past year my new job has me taking the canyons every day with no issues either.
In my research I found it was very difficult to actually find anyone that had personally experienced a wheel spacer's integrity failure.
Not saying it's never happened but I was comfortable enough after doing the research to go ahead with the mod.
It makes the car look 10 times better too.
 
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Old 09-02-2010, 09:26 PM
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icihbias spacers

icihiba spacers seem to be the top choice on this forum, the v2 version with the studs built in, if i decide to get them, it will be these, what do u think about used ones?
 
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Old 09-02-2010, 09:38 PM
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^ i'd just pay the extra $30 - $40 to get new ones... peace of mind.
 
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Originally Posted by g35maraj
icihiba spacers seem to be the top choice on this forum, the v2 version with the studs built in, if i decide to get them, it will be these, what do u think about used ones?
Perfectly fine, people have to post pics and as long as the thread are stripped, bolts not broken, spacer not cracked there really isn't too much more that could go wrong with the simple design of spacers.
 
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:03 AM
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thank you

good respones to make my mind somewhat at ease. looks like its a go...
 

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Originally Posted by Lionman51
I just bought some 19 inch axis pentas. They are 8.5 in front and 9.5 in rear. They seem to be tucked in way more than my previous wheels. So im guessing I need spacers. What do yall recommend?
Offsets?
 
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Old 09-03-2010, 12:42 PM
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I've been running +25 H&Rs for nearly 2 years now, no problems on M45 wheels. Would like to try something new, however.
 
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