BMW 1 Series Coupe Forum / 1 Series Convertible Forum (1M / tii / 135i / 128i / Coupe / Cabrio / Hatchback) (BMW E82 E88 128i 130i 135i)
 





 

Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      01-04-2013, 05:09 PM   #1
geared
Major
geared's Avatar
United_States
265
Rep
1,100
Posts

Drives: 90' s54 325i ; 93' carrera 2
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: palm beach gardens, fl

iTrader: (6)

Garage List
2008 Corvette z-06  [0.00]
2015 BMW m3  [10.00]
Spacers on Hub Centric Wheels

Hello,

Hopefully someone can chime in....

If I run spacers on a set of hubcentric ccw wheels.....they will no longer be hubcentric, correct?

Whats the ill effect?

I was thinking of only 1.5 or 2 mm spacers...

jb
Appreciate 0
      01-04-2013, 05:52 PM   #2
b1aze
Just one more taste...
b1aze's Avatar
United_States
566
Rep
2,011
Posts

Drives: 2013 128i 6MT MSport
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Uxbridge MA

iTrader: (18)

Why do you need 2mm spacers?
__________________
Appreciate 0
      01-04-2013, 06:25 PM   #3
geared
Major
geared's Avatar
United_States
265
Rep
1,100
Posts

Drives: 90' s54 325i ; 93' carrera 2
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: palm beach gardens, fl

iTrader: (6)

Garage List
2008 Corvette z-06  [0.00]
2015 BMW m3  [10.00]
Was odd...not sure if a one time thing...but drive side had camber wear, but no scuffing....below is passenger side, and this was after taking a turn at like 60 (turning left). That being said, I don't know if it was getting scarred the whole time, or it just happened on that one instance, and was simply getting wear like the driver side under normal conditions - in which case I wouldnt need a spacer at all.


Appreciate 0
      01-04-2013, 06:30 PM   #4
geared
Major
geared's Avatar
United_States
265
Rep
1,100
Posts

Drives: 90' s54 325i ; 93' carrera 2
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: palm beach gardens, fl

iTrader: (6)

Garage List
2008 Corvette z-06  [0.00]
2015 BMW m3  [10.00]
that was caused by the bottom of the KW (purple piece).



Setup is:

Front: 18x8.5 et38

Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R
Front: 225/40/R18
Appreciate 0
      01-04-2013, 08:12 PM   #5
b1aze
Just one more taste...
b1aze's Avatar
United_States
566
Rep
2,011
Posts

Drives: 2013 128i 6MT MSport
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Uxbridge MA

iTrader: (18)

No it wasnt. You would see some sort of wear on the spring adjuster. I had a set of RCE TarmacII on my STI (Rebranded KWV3s) and i had the FL wheel rub on the spring adjuster. It was very obvious very quickly with both a rubbing sound and a smell of burning plastic.

I responded in your thread previously and my opinion hasnt changed. Your tires are well worn and a long stint with a bad toe/camber combination will surely lead to the tread chunking like that.

Also, there is absolutely no reason an ET38 8.5" wide wheel should rub inboard on our cars.

You dont need any spacer.
__________________
Appreciate 0
      01-04-2013, 10:03 PM   #6
blutattoo
First Lieutenant
22
Rep
380
Posts

Drives: 2012 135i
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sacramento

iTrader: (1)

Garage List
2012 BMW 135i  [0.00]
I thought if the spacer was 10mm or under it was still hub centric. At least that's what Apex told me. Not sure that would do anything to improve your setup though.
Appreciate 0
      01-05-2013, 07:24 AM   #7
GaryS
Colonel
37
Rep
2,084
Posts

Drives: 2009 135i 6MT
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2009 135i  [6.50]
2-3mm spacer is okay. 5mm and 8mm require a hub extender for perfect fit. 10mm requires filing down the hub lip for perfect fit.
Appreciate 0
      01-05-2013, 01:23 PM   #8
geared
Major
geared's Avatar
United_States
265
Rep
1,100
Posts

Drives: 90' s54 325i ; 93' carrera 2
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: palm beach gardens, fl

iTrader: (6)

Garage List
2008 Corvette z-06  [0.00]
2015 BMW m3  [10.00]
well...the ccw's have the "groove" on the wheel, which fwir doesnt allow for a smooth ride even with a small spacer, as the spacer can't sit flush? is this true?
Appreciate 0
      01-05-2013, 04:27 PM   #9
GaryS
Colonel
37
Rep
2,084
Posts

Drives: 2009 135i 6MT
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2009 135i  [6.50]
Quote:
Originally Posted by geared View Post
well...the ccw's have the "groove" on the wheel, which fwir doesnt allow for a smooth ride even with a small spacer, as the spacer can't sit flush? is this true?
Yes, afaik it's true, at least in theory. But I've never seen a post here or at e90post forum about someone actually getting vibration, and when I asked about it, people posted that 3mm spacers work fine for them.
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:37 PM.




1addicts
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST