Can use of H&R spacers in rear cause vibration?
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Can use of H&R spacers in rear cause vibration?
I'm getting a slight vibration when using H&R hubcentric 10mm spacers in the rear, but without the spacers no vibration. Can the use of hubcentric spacers in the rear cause a vibration at freeway speeds? Wheel offset is 37 and they are 18x9.
Can the use of spacers accentuate a wheel balance problem?
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Can the use of spacers accentuate a wheel balance problem?
Thanks.
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Vibrations can be the most frustrating problems a car can have. If it vibrates with the spacers and it does not without them, then I think it's safe to blame the spacers!
How? It could be as simple as one of the spacers not seating properly on the hub, or against the tire, making the wheel sit improperly. You might try a second set (loaners) and compare. But it could also be something more fundamental to the suspension caused by a change in offset. Any of the many links and joints can start to vibrate oddly, and oscillate because of the unusual force caused by the new offset. Audi has just such an issue with the older S6. People go through new tires, new wheels, new control arms, and sometimes it goes away, and sometimes not.
How? It could be as simple as one of the spacers not seating properly on the hub, or against the tire, making the wheel sit improperly. You might try a second set (loaners) and compare. But it could also be something more fundamental to the suspension caused by a change in offset. Any of the many links and joints can start to vibrate oddly, and oscillate because of the unusual force caused by the new offset. Audi has just such an issue with the older S6. People go through new tires, new wheels, new control arms, and sometimes it goes away, and sometimes not.
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Vibrations can be the most frustrating problems a car can have. If it vibrates with the spacers and it does not without them, then I think it's safe to blame the spacers!
How? It could be as simple as one of the spacers not seating properly on the hub, or against the tire, making the wheel sit improperly. You might try a second set (loaners) and compare. But it could also be something more fundamental to the suspension caused by a change in offset. Any of the many links and joints can start to vibrate oddly, and oscillate because of the unusual force caused by the new offset. Audi has just such an issue with the older S6. People go through new tires, new wheels, new control arms, and sometimes it goes away, and sometimes not.
How? It could be as simple as one of the spacers not seating properly on the hub, or against the tire, making the wheel sit improperly. You might try a second set (loaners) and compare. But it could also be something more fundamental to the suspension caused by a change in offset. Any of the many links and joints can start to vibrate oddly, and oscillate because of the unusual force caused by the new offset. Audi has just such an issue with the older S6. People go through new tires, new wheels, new control arms, and sometimes it goes away, and sometimes not.
It turns out the that even highly acclaimed H&R spacers can have a fitment issue! The hub extension that the wheels fit on are smaller in diameter than they should be by 1 mm and that makes the wheels non-hubcentric! I'll be getting H&R to replace them.
