The REFERENCE torque specs for good wheel spacers should be 83.3 ft-lbs (113 Nm) to 103.5 ft-lbs (140 Nm). Applying proper torque when tightening wheel nuts is critical to safety. Under-torqued nuts can vibrate loose, while over-tightening can damage components. Make sure the bolt threads are clean and dry. using a torque wrench. It’s recommended to use a torque wrench to fasten the wheel spacers in a “star” pattern.
Check the owner’s manual for any deviations from these specs based on certain wheel styles or conditions. If you are unsure or have any doubts, you can toy with the reference below:
- M12x1.5mm lug nuts or studs: 83.3 ft-lbs (113 Nm)
- M12x1.25mm lug nuts or studs: 83.3 ft-lbs (113 Nm)
- 1/2″-20 UNF lug nuts or studs: 83.3 ft-lbs (113 Nm)
- M12x1.75mm lug nuts or studs: 83.3 ft-lbs (113 Nm)
- M14x1.5mm lug nuts or studs: 103.5 ft-lbs (140 Nm)
- M14x1.25mm lug nuts or studs: 103.5 ft-lbs (140 Nm)
- M15x1.25mm lug nuts or studs: 103.5 ft-lbs (140 Nm)
Good Wheel Spacers Before and After
Wheel spacers are installed between the vehicle assembly hubs and the wheels, pushing the wheels outward to give your car a wider stance. There are more benefits that good wheel spacers offer, especially for those who want to make their cars look more attractive and perform better on- and off-road.
Enhanced Handling:
Good wheel spacers increase the car’s track width. With the improvement of the traction, the resistance to rollover is enhanced, and the comfort level of handling the vehicle improves a lot. This is effective when the vehicle is driven in bad weather or when cornering the vehicle.
Improved Griping Ability:
The grip of your vehicle is also strengthened when the wheel track increases. As a result, when the vehicle moves in rough weather or snow even then, it does not lose its grip on the road.
Unique Wheel Style:
Properly install wheel spacers to fill the wheel arches making your car look sporty, powerful, and muscular. Such a vehicle will surely turn some heads.
Tire Fitment:
The correct sizes of wheel spacers allow you to install wider tires and bigger brake calipers. Adding quarter-inch wheel spacers will prevent your wheels from most potential rubbing issues.
How to Choose Good Wheel Spacers?
The best wheel spacers should be:
- Sizes: precise bolt pattern and center bore diameter
- Material: forged 6061-T6 / 7075-T6 aluminum alloy
- Types: hub-centric types
- High-strength wheel studs and lug nuts
As one of the best alloy wheel spacer manufacturers and suppliers, BONOSS focuses on supplying customers with genuine aluminum alloy wheel spacers for their vehicles rather than copies or cheap imports – and by doing so BONOSS is able to guarantee quality, safety, and correct fitting. These are made of top-quality 6061-T6/ 7075-T6 aluminum alloys. Besides, BONOSS forged wheel spacers come with multi-stage hub-centric rings.
The hub-centric metal ring is machined to be multi-layers, and the bevels fit the corresponding hub flange, which eliminates any possible gaps. Hence the wheels can be properly mounted and accurately balanced. Such BONOSS forged hub-centric wheel spacers can create a firm and stable wheel connection, reducing the chance of wheel vibration. They are helpful to keep the wheels properly secured and balanced when driving on the highway.
What’s better, BONOSS forged wheel spacers are CNC machined, precision at 0.02mm tolerance. This improves the fit and functionality of spacers. High-precision wheel spacers also look better. For instance, a wheel spacer with a high-quality surface is easier to sit flush up against the vehicle hub and wheel. So, there’s no obvious gap between the wheel hub and the spacer. That is to say, BONOSS forged aluminum hub-centric wheel spacers can 100% fit your vehicle with no problem.
