.25in wheel spacers

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My rear aluminum spacers were taken off by discount tire today and it fixed a small braking vibration Ive been chasing. Im thinking the aluminum warped and caused the vibration.

So now im looking for a pair of .25in spacers for GM 6-lug wheels, non-aluminum. If you have a pair laying around please let me know and we will work something out.

Thanks
 
yeah, saw billet on ebay before, although I would not buy from ebay...prolly made from aluminum cans in Thailand
 
Just get some made from steel and paint them black so they don't rust. Never seen any besides aluminum.
 
blome_racing said:
I wouldn't touch spacers.... Personally. My dads ferd had spacers and they warped his lugs
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Was this perhaps on stock wheels with the stock 2 piece lug nuts, (the ones with the washer)? If so, those are notorious for being undertorqued due to the friction between the nut and the washer tricking the torque wrench into thinking they are tighter than they really are, then allowing it to loosen up, and damage the studs. Ford addressed this with a TSB stating to put a drop of motor oil between the nut and washer, and upped the tq value from 140ftlbs to 160ftlbs...

Which subsequently caused a lot of people/techs to accidentally drip the oil onto the threads themselves, causing them to over torque the nuts potentially to the point of yield causing the stud to either break there, or neck down causing the stud to be weakened to the point of breaking or bending going down the road. This is why you never put anti seize/oil/etc onto lug studs unless you also reduce the torque by 25% to compensate for the lubricated threads.

Granted, I too shy away from slip on spacers, but 1/4 inch isn't really enough to hurt, but I don't think I would go above 3/8" with slip ons, and with that, I would at least know I have plenty of thread engagement or swap to longer studs if needed.
 
Antiseize should never be used on studs... Unless applied by factory

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No anti sieze or oil they were torqued down properly tire place we took it to said it was common for that to happen with spacers don't remember exact reason they said tho was a while ago
 
Mettalikatt said:
Antiseize should never be used on studs... Unless applied by factory

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Should never be applied to any fastener UNLESS it is specified by factory with a lubricated torque spec, or you reduce the applied dry torque spec by 25% to accommodate the lubricant.
blome_racing said:
No anti sieze or oil they were torqued down properly tire place we took it to said it was common for that to happen with spacers don't remember exact reason they said tho was a while ago
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1. All tire places say that to cover their ass
2. Rarely do tire places actually torque the wheels to spec. Did you check it when you got home and after driving ~50 miles? Never trust the tire shop to have gotten it right the first time, and always check it after driving on it for a little while as it can shift.
 
blome_racing said:
Always do I don't trust impacts thats all most places use we come home and hit them with cross iron
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Impact/Cross iron
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Not a valid substitution for torquing the lugs, only for removing, or cinching them up before torquing or an emergency to get you home.
 
Well they've torqued them with impact then I went over them with cross iron some have been loose as shit at times makes me sleep better at night lol anyeays I'm just saying I wont run them from that experience lol
 
really not interested in paying $75 or so for billet .25in spacers, and i cant find much anywhere other than eBay. Anyone know anything cheaper that wont corrode or warp? I guess im stuck with aluminum, but i need a higher grade.
 
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