Installing tire spacers is an effective way to enhance wheel style and performance. By pushing the wheels and tires out, they widen the wheel track. This can effectively improve stability and handling. Besides, adding wheel spacers gives your car a more aggressive and powerful wheel stance.
Decades of optimization and countless cases have proven that high-quality aluminum tire spacers are exactly safe and do not easy to fall out if you installed them correctly. In this guide, we’ll delve into how to torque tire spacers safely and the top spacer brand.
What Are Tire Spacers Torque Specs?
It is recommended to use a good torque wrench to tighten the tire spacers to proper torque specs. Here is the REFERENCE torque spec on tire spacers:
- M14 bolts or wheel nuts: 103.5 lb-ft (140 Nm).
- M12 bolts or wheel nuts: 83.3 lb-ft (113 Nm).
For some wheels or applications, you may need more or less tightening torque. So, it’s best to consult a tire specialist to ensure the exact torque spec before operating.
Pro Tips to Install Tire Spacers Safely
Bolt Pattern:
If you use aluminum spacers with stock wheels, make sure the bolt pattern is the same as the OEM one. Specific wheel spacers for specific wheel hub. This provides a stable connection between the axle and the wheel.
Clean Wheel Hubs:
During the installation process, some people may leave rust on the rotors, and not rechecking torque initially. This may cause problems. It is highly recommended to make sure the vehicle hubs are clean and smooth
Check Tire Rubbing:
After installing tire spacers, park the car on flat ground, rotate the steering wheel to one extreme position, and inspect the wheel well to check whether there are rubbing signs.
Re-torque Spacers:
It is always a great idea to re-torque the wheel spacers after 50-100 miles of driving. Regularly inspect the tightness of the lug nuts.
Why BONOSS Tire Spacers are the Best Choice?
High-end wheel spacers are produced with top-quality materials to provide optimum performance to the vehicle. For example, BONOSS forged active cooling tire spacers are made by advanced machinery and undergo a series of safety tests before leaving the factory. BONOSS offers several key advantages that make their spacers a top choice.
1. Effective Active Cooling for More Benefits
Aside from the basic functions, BONOSS forged active cooling tire spacers provide more additional advantages. For example, the active cooling technique. Distributed in petal shape, the cooling grooves allow the external cold air to flow continuously inside the wheel spacer when it rotates.
The flowing air takes away the heat, so it boosts the heat dissipation efficiency of the rotors, reducing brake thermal decay, and improving road safety. In addition, the side knurling design eliminates internal stress and enlarges the cooling area which is good for the active cooling effect.
2. Hub-centric for Zero Vibration
In order to further optimize the hub-centric connection, BONOSS forged active cooling tire spacers are designed with better multi-stage hub-centric lips. The hub-centric metal ring is machined to be multi-layers, and the bevels fit the corresponding hub flange, which eliminates any possible wheel vibrations.
3. Aerospace-grade Aluminum for Safety
Brands that focus on quality and performance are very strict in raw materials and manufacturing processes. For example, BONOSS forged active cooling tire spacers are made of high-strength 6061-T6 and 7075-T6 aluminum alloy materials. The ultimate tensile strength specs of these two aluminum alloys are:
- Forged 6061-T6 spacers: 42000-45000 psi (300-310 MPa);
- Forged 7075-T6 spacers: 74000-78000 psi (510-572 MPa).
Final Summary: Make Your Car Better with BONOSS
From innovative active cooling benefits to certified materials and precise manufacturing, BONOSS forged active cooling tire spacers are engineered to enhance your driving experience with safety, strength, and reliability. Discover the difference with BONOSS—built for drivers who demand excellence.
(Hi, I’m Kevin Brian, an experienced mechanical engineer. All articles, images, and videos are human-produced to ensure the best user experience. They are not generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models or tools.)
