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Old 03-21-2007, 12:53 AM
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Default Which wheel spacers do I need?

I've got 17x9.5 wheels on the rear on 275/40 g-force ta kdw tires. they don't sit flush and i want them to be flush in the rears so they need to stick out a little more. what kind of wheel spacers do i need and where can i get them?
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i am personally against wheelspacers, we dont even work on cars with them at Discount Tire, ive been told it doesnt allow for the proper torque to be applied which can cause the wheel(s) to fall off
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yikes. didn't know that. thanks for the heads up.
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As long as you re-torque the spacer the same way you're supposed to re-torque your wheel after 50-100 miles you won't have any problems. You can get the spacers on Ebay all day long.
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which size would i need for my situation though?
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Probably just one inch hub-centric ones.




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