(Long story...)So in April I finally upgraded to 17x10.5 rears with a 315 tire, and bought a set of LFP 3/8" hubcentric spacers with the extended nuts. (After EXTENSIVE research here and around the web these had a very good reputation.) Bought the FR500 replica rims from Discount Tire. These are not AFS wheels, they are "ZR" I think (they tossed out the boxes before I could ask for them.
So I've been driving on these for 3,000 miles, and this week I'm driving down the road at 45 and a guy pulls up on my right, waving at me to roll down the window. He points at the right rear and says I need to get that checked out. So I pulled off the road into a gas station right then, had no idea what the issue is. Checked the tire pressure-good. No visible problems. Take it home and check all the lugnut torque, all good. Had a buddy follow me and watch the rim, he couldn't see any issue.
So I take it back to Discount, and the first thing they say is they cannot and will not work on cars with spacers. I talk him into it (just this one time) and they put the tire on the balancer, needs a weight or 2 but otherwise OK. Then tried to put the rim back on the car and notice the spacer does not fit flush into the back of the rim. Pressed all the way in and still has like a 1/16" air gap. Appears there is a fillet machined into the spacer and that is keeping it from seating in the rim. (Hub side sits flush no problem). So with an air gap there is potential for wobble, which is probably what the dude on the road saw.
I just did another hour of searching and found some references to "the LFP spacers are made for AFS wheels but not other aftermarket rims". So I'm wondering if anyone else had a similar issue and am I now forced to go with a flat spacer (DivisionX) instead of the hubcentric.
Ideas/thoughts ?
So I've been driving on these for 3,000 miles, and this week I'm driving down the road at 45 and a guy pulls up on my right, waving at me to roll down the window. He points at the right rear and says I need to get that checked out. So I pulled off the road into a gas station right then, had no idea what the issue is. Checked the tire pressure-good. No visible problems. Take it home and check all the lugnut torque, all good. Had a buddy follow me and watch the rim, he couldn't see any issue.
So I take it back to Discount, and the first thing they say is they cannot and will not work on cars with spacers. I talk him into it (just this one time) and they put the tire on the balancer, needs a weight or 2 but otherwise OK. Then tried to put the rim back on the car and notice the spacer does not fit flush into the back of the rim. Pressed all the way in and still has like a 1/16" air gap. Appears there is a fillet machined into the spacer and that is keeping it from seating in the rim. (Hub side sits flush no problem). So with an air gap there is potential for wobble, which is probably what the dude on the road saw.
I just did another hour of searching and found some references to "the LFP spacers are made for AFS wheels but not other aftermarket rims". So I'm wondering if anyone else had a similar issue and am I now forced to go with a flat spacer (DivisionX) instead of the hubcentric.
Ideas/thoughts ?
