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Old Nov 19, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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Default Need cheap spacers

I just recently bought some snow tires on steel wheels and realized that the wheel hub is a bit smaller than mine so the wheel does not sit flush with the brake rotor. A set of 10mm spacers would fix this issue.

How much would a set like that run and where is the best place to get one and what type to avoid?
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 07:19 AM
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The largest spacer you can run on stock lug studs would be about 6mm. 10mm won't allow you to tighten the lug nuts to the proper thread depth. You could get some studded wheel spacers, which can come as narrow as 15mm. You're looking at about $100+ for a set of studded spacers. Companies you could look at for these, would be Ichiba or H&R.
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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kk, i see a lot of 5mm spacers on ebay. I will have to measure if that will be enough

these here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5mm-Hubcen...item4cfbd87e8f

Wanna keep this cheap, otherwise I might as well just find some honda steelies and pay to have them remounted.

the two brands you recommended are too expansive. My limit is like $50 cause for $60-$75 I can buy new proper wheels and have them mounted.

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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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Will a 5mm work? will a spacer work fine to solve my issue?

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Old Nov 22, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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If it doesn't clear around the hub, you will need a spacer to clear it or have the hubside of the wheel filed/trimmed to clear it properly (since they're steelies, I would recommend this route). Just don't cut too much off.
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