 Please Help D:, Bolt pattern adapter/ wheel spacer issues... |
 Dec 18, 2012 - 11:32 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Oct 11, '11 From Chattanooga Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
So... Bolt pattern adapters...
I'm sure a lot of you guys have used these due to the much larger selection of wheels in different bolt patterns. I found a great deal on some used mazda 16'' wheels, so I decided to give them a go. After reading a ton, I decided not to do the custom fab hub centric kind. I think I made a really big mistake. I got everything on and I'm getting a ton of wobble. At first I thought the adapters must not be on the hub exactly centered. I checked them though and it looks to me as though the wheels themselves aren't bolted onto the adapters exactly strait. I'll try to get pics up, but I plan to take it all off and try again tomorrow and have somebody watch to see if it looks strait. If all else fails, I'll get custom adapters made. If you have ANY advice it would be much appreciated. I would love to avoid buying custom hub centric adapters seeing as how they're pretty costly. Have any of you used non-hub centric adapters or spacers before? What are your tips on instillation? I thought about putting a jack under the wheel as I bolt it on to see if I could keep it from going on crooked, but that is the only idea I've had. I need to get this fixed asap because I use this car as a daily driver. Thanks in advance for your help! |
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Dec 24, 2012 - 10:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 11, '11 From Chattanooga Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I finally got it all worked out. It just took some patience and help. The lugs weren't lining the wheels to the adapters properly. It would probably work better if I had more tapered lug-nuts, but regardless I ended up having someone hold up the wheel with a pipe while I hand tightened the lugs with a wrench. After I could see the wheel was on strait I torqued them down. Moral of the story is, these adapters are fine if you have a lot of time and patience. I ended up having to re do each wheel several times to get them on strait. I now have no vibration or wobble. The hub centric ones would be a lot easier. Thanks for the help!
This post has been edited by DouglasJaneway: Dec 24, 2012 - 10:49 PM |
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DouglasJaneway Please Help D: Dec 18, 2012 - 11:32 PM
njccmd2002 hub centric adapters keep the wheel centered. pos... Dec 18, 2012 - 11:56 PM DouglasJaneway The mazda pattern is 5 x 114.3 and the hub bore is... Dec 19, 2012 - 12:02 AM njccmd2002 you can always get spacers with longer studs like ... Dec 19, 2012 - 1:42 AM fussellbug If the adapter center bore doesn't match the h... Dec 19, 2012 - 9:23 AM Tigawoods you will need a spacer with a 54.1mm rear bore and... Dec 19, 2012 - 11:21 AM mkernz22 I have the rings from when I was running my afterm... Dec 19, 2012 - 11:51 AM Syaoran You shoud hold for a while and get custom made ada... Dec 19, 2012 - 8:29 PM DouglasJaneway My back right wheel looks as if its on right... wh... Dec 20, 2012 - 12:10 AM
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