i just recieved my wheel spacers (15mm) from jeggs. they were supposed to send me hubcentric ones but failed to do so. i called in and the rep. told me that it would be ok to run them on my car....is this true? i told him i didnt mind sending these in and waiting on the ones i specified but he said they were on back order?... what do you guys think?

 

it'll likely vibrate.

 

or chatter

 

Tthey will work but it makes it tricky to get the wheel perfectly centered without hubcentric part. You are basically counting on the lug nuts to center the wheel which is iffy. I have done both ways and you just have to put extra effort to ensure it goes on right without the hub part. now i have the hubcentric spacers and the car runs smoother than ever.

I recommend hubcentric. But those will work if you're in a bind.

 

what kind of lug nuts are you using? if they are beveled lugnuts, essentially the wheel will be lugcentric. the lugs will center the wheel. obviously it will only work right if the wheel is made for beveled lugnuts. the stock wheels are not made for beveled lugs, but many aftermarket ones are.

 

i'm not really in a bind, but the rep. said they are like 6 weeks out on back order....

 

You could try using them for now then have them send you the other ones to swap out when they get them in.

Here's what I did, while the tire is jacked up off the ground, gradually tighten each lug, a little at a time, while turning and jiggling the wheel around to make sure the lug seats well and directly in the middle of each hole on the wheel.

It works because when I don't do this and put them on regularly (or go have my tires rotated at the tire shop) they always vibrate until I redo each one like that. Even then it's never 100% with just a slight bit of vibration but it got the job done.

Good luck.

 

thanks for the info. i'll try that.

 

I would not use spacers unless they are hub centric. You are relying on the lugnuts to support the wieght of the car...it is NOT designed to do this. The hubcentrics place the weight on the hub that is made to take it.