wheel spacers
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wheel spacers
Should I get wheel spacers for my front 20 9.5 rims. I had some on there before and they where damaged when taken off for the winter (not by me). I put the rims back on today and the front seems to have a little vibration. The thing is I don't know what spacer to put on it and which ones work.
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I don't think spacers will solve your problem if you have vibration. you mentioned the wheels were damaged upon take off then the vibration is most likely being caused by a slight bend in one of your front wheels. I'd look into that before spacers.
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Spacers won't make or break the vibration. Sounds like a wheel issue. Get them rebalanced and then go from there. Don't forget, the larger the wheel, the more a small anomaly will affect the ride.
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Spacers can make the difference if they are hubcentric adapters. You may have some rims that are not hubcentric and the spacers may be hucentric adapters. Howerver, you could always get hubcentric rings to cure that problem if your rims fit without a spacer.
