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Old 06-12-2011, 10:17 AM
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Spacers are needed to put Centramatic wheel balancers on otherwise it will hit the calipers
Old 06-12-2011, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirty Dog
Spacers are needed to put Centramatic wheel balancers on otherwise it will hit the calipers
I can't see your profile, what size rims are you running?
Old 06-12-2011, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirty Dog
Spacers are needed to put Centramatic wheel balancers on otherwise it will hit the calipers
So you spent a couple hundred bucks for what a tire shop would have charged you 20? And now the widgets that are supposed to balance tires cause a wheel wobble, and it goes away when you take them off...

I honestly think there is an easy fix to your problem. Just sayin'.

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I can't see your profile, what size rims are you running?
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Old 06-12-2011, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by daspes
So you spent a couple hundred bucks for what a tire shop would have charged you 20? And now the widgets that are supposed to balance tires cause a wheel wobble, and it goes away when you take them off...

I honestly think there is an easy fix to your problem. Just sayin'.



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I don't want the tires balanced. To many tomes I've knocked the weights off when wheeling. It's a small price to pay and it actually works
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What brand spacers and size?
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Originally Posted by Battlefrog
Also, did you remove the retainer clips off the wheel studs ?
I forgot to pull my retainer clips off my wheel spacers and am having some wobbling after alignment, balancing, and putting a bigger size trac bar bolts in, do you think my retainer clips are causing it. It only wobbles at anything over 65 mph.
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Originally Posted by JKguy#2
I forgot to pull my retainer clips off my wheel spacers and am having some wobbling after alignment, balancing, and putting a bigger size trac bar bolts in, do you think my retainer clips are causing it. It only wobbles at anything over 65 mph.
"process of elimination" I would start there first. The clips purpose was just to keep the rotors in place during assembly. By leaving them on the wheel spacers are not completely flushed and that could be the culprit. I took mine off when I ran spacers and never had any issues...
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If you didn't pull the retainer clips the spacer is not sitting flush on the rotors. Besides vibration it is putting added stress on your studs. You could have a catastrophic failure of your spacers or studs. Take the spacers off ASAP to make sure the retaining clips are removed.
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I appreciate the info guys. I'll put it on the rack In the morning and go back through them to make sure. Thanks again!



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