Can you put spacers on rear wheels?
By adding spacers to the rear only you will experience an increase in understeer. Typically when adding spacers the front and rear tracks are widened equally, or close to it. The majority of GT customers who purchase our spacers go with 22 (F) / 25 (R).
What are spacers on your axles?
Axle spacers are thin pieces of steel machined to a specific thickness to compensate for lost axle length due to the installation of a vehicle suspension lift.
Do rear spacers affect handling?
Spacers can also change the balance of your car’s handling. For instance, if you install spacers in the back but not the front, than you will get more grip in the rear.
Do Bones Reds need spacers?
High speed Nylon ball retainer for greater strength and speed. Includes a set of 8 Bones Reds Bearings, 8 Speed Washers, and 4 Bearing Spacers. Instructions and Sticker are included in the box of Bones Reds Bearings. Bones Reds Bearings fit all skateboard wheels.
Why are wheel spacers not good for rear wheels?
Installing the spacer on the rear wheels means that the negative aspects take less effect because the scrub radius effects are not present at the rear wheels. Therefore if your car is suffering from oversteer then installing wheel spacers might be a quick and cheap way of reducing that.
How do you install a bolt on wheel spacer?
Match the bolt circle of the wheel to that of the wheel spacer. The wheel must make full contact with the mating surface of the wheel spacer. Install your lugs and tighten with your hand in a star or criss cross pattern until you cannot hand tighten anymore. Do not force your lugs on with a wrench.
How often do you have to torque wheel spacers?
If the wheel spacer lugs move at all when torqued to vehicle manufacturer specifications, this step will need to be completed again after another 10 miles of driving. Do this as many times as necessary for your wheels and wheel spacers to seat properly. Check torque again at 100 miles.
Why does anti seize work on wheel spacers?
Anti seize will serve as a lubricant, significantly lowering the friction between the threads of the lug and the stud causing clamping force to be much higher than the parts were designed to withstand resulting from innacurate torque readings. This may cause the studs to stretch or break.