Is your wheel going to fly off due to wheel spacer issues? | Video

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How to tell if your wheel spacers properly fit against your wheels? A simple sheet of paper can reveal a lot.

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That was pretty informative, but IMO, too much talking, not enough footage of wheels flying off on the racetrack.

Great short to the point video, that's not something I've done in the past but will start doing.

Thanks!

That was interesting!  Thank you!

1988RedT2 said:

That was pretty informative, but IMO, too much talking, not enough footage of wheels flying off on the racetrack.

Just for you, I'll relay that to James and his team. 

No wheel spacer involved, but here's one for you.

That was a very informative and timely video.  I've used spacers with and without the snout and always make sure they fit flat. With an aluminum wheel (spacer or not) there should be very little rotation of the lug nuts between "just snug" and "fully torqued".  Steel wheels are another story...., ;-)

In reply to Keith Tanner :

There is a spacer in the video

In reply to GVX19 :

Brake rotor? 

In reply to adam525i :

Yes. It wasn't a two-piece before.

In reply to Keith Tanner :

So you got an upgrade out of the deal. 

In reply to David S. Wallens :

If only I could find it. It was moving pretty fast...

I had this issue with spacers on my R53. Definitely a good simple trick that would have saved me several wheel studs. I prefer spacers without a chamfer as it's not really needed. The weight of the car is held up by the clamping force of the studs, not the center bore.

Keith Tanner said:

In reply to David S. Wallens :

If only I could find it. It was moving pretty fast...

Seriously, that is some scrary crap.