05-22-2013, 05:57 PM | #1 |
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Issues w/ Spacers????
Hey fellas, I have a vibration after my H&R springs and Macht Schnell spacers were installed. The vibration is at 85-90 MPH and not annoying, but it worries me. I took the car to my trusted confidant at Discount Tire and he looked at the spacers and said that it appeared like the spacers were heating up at a different time than the hubs/rotors were and causing the lugs to work themselves loose. When I say loose, I mean untorqued. He recommended taking the spacers off to determine if that is causing a problem. Any thoughts on this?
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05-22-2013, 06:01 PM | #2 |
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what's the size of spacers ? Are they new or used ? Not all spacers are created equal, meaning the fitment may not be perfect between diff. manuf. I have heard Turner Motorsport's spacers have excellent fitment.
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05-22-2013, 06:20 PM | #3 |
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Sorry, I should have been more specific, they are Macht Schnell 12mm in the front and 10mm in the rear and I purchased them brand new less than 1000 miles ago.
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05-22-2013, 08:32 PM | #4 |
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You should remove the spacers and test to see if the vibration is still there, if no vibration, then it's not the spacers afterall. The process of elimination.
Also double check to make sure the HR springs are installed correctly, front & rear, I have seen errors been made by shop installing the springs in opposite ends. |
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05-23-2013, 12:38 PM | #5 |
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for vibration is it happening in the rear? spacer-wise we always recommend not going with 10 and at least 12 if a spacer is needed. reason is sometimes vibration occurs with a 10mm because the lip on the spacer that serves as the hub for the wheel is not as big as the one on the 12mm.
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05-23-2013, 01:43 PM | #8 |
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I ran the "standard" 12f/10r combo and had no issues whatsoever on the OEM 20"s.
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05-23-2013, 03:57 PM | #11 |
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I run 10mm front and rear on the M6, no problems thru the mph spectrum.
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05-23-2013, 08:13 PM | #12 | |
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I'm going to take them off and see if the vibration is still there, I will follow up after that's been done. Thanks for all the replies!
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06-28-2013, 12:43 PM | #13 |
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UPDATE: the issue turned out to be a balance problem on the rear tires. I had them rebalanced and the vibration is gone! They were only out by .25 oz on the right and .75 on the left, but once they were rebalanced, no more issues!
Thanks again for all of the responses and help, that's what makes this forum so great to be a part of!
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08-23-2013, 09:58 AM | #14 | |
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08-23-2013, 10:50 AM | #15 |
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That's possible, but mine were torqued properly and still had the vibration. The rebalance (as odd as it sounds) fixed it.
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08-23-2013, 11:25 AM | #16 |
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http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=717236
may be related to this ... read from post # 7 onwards ... it comes down to the Road Force balance machine set value |
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08-25-2013, 09:57 PM | #21 |
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Had spacers for a while now. No issues, though I want to get M6 GC wheels to maintain an aggressive offset w/o spacers. I have a 12/10 setup
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08-26-2013, 08:17 AM | #22 |
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Yup. Plus I have the GC 433 wheels which already gave it a more aggressive stance. The car is firmly planted with the spacers.
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