Don't Buy Wheel Spacers Before Watching This!
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On today's episode of Did You Know? Alex investigates the various types of wheel spacers and the science behind them.Throughout this video, we take a look at the purpose of spacers, the melting point of various metals , and the negative stigma associated with them . What is your opinion on wheel spacers? Drop a comment below!
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So you want a smooth road
Plz 😂
@@FitmentIndustries cough, couugh, Pennsylvania shitty ass roads
* Green Bay wi leaves the chat *
@@rolon-ew5kl Don’t forget Michigan’s road
@@liampondd5785 roads so terrible my miata shakes like a blender
The intro looks like the beginning of one of those science shows from the 1980s that we watched in middle school
You used to have Bill Nye the Science Guy and now you have Alex.Fi the Fitment Guy 👀
lol
My view has always been that if race cars have spacers, then they are probably fine
Well race cars is only run on a very smooth asphalt surface so a spacer wouldn't affecting their reliability, for me if a wrc cars have spacers then i will use it on my daily
Yes, quality, vehicle specific spacers are great. Correct install required too! Low quality? I don't recommend at all. As with most cheap things, they'll probably break or fail. But in this case, it's something affecting the wheel of your car. So going cheap on these could have potentially extreme, and maybe even deadly consequences.
@@ramadhanisme7 so... do wrc cars rock em or nah??😅
@@ramadhanisme7 ehh, they literally drive into people and sausage kerbs at like 100mph
Many things are contradictory in the statements from many people against them!
Day 1 of Asking “So you want a grande chalupa from taco bell”
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@@FitmentIndustries *make it happen or Gels is a ricer*
Ppl watching this the day after they bought wheel spacers👁👄👁
Deadasss after I bought them 😂😂
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Day after they are already installed* lol
just got mine today😂😂 the winter setup needed 2” spacers
I genuinely bought bora spacers off their website at 11:45pm and I woke up and saw this 3 year old video on my feed 😂
Me: "can we have Alex?"
Mum: "No, we have Alex at home"
Alex at home: 0.05
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Really called me out on the rocketbunny kit with 50 mm spacers and still needing more 😔
I’ve been running spacers on my 92 F150 since I’ve gotten it and haven’t had an issue at all. I’ve taken it on long road trips and it was a daily until I recently got a Fiesta
Day 1 of asking “So you want a car that will actually get you a girlfriend”
Hmm this is quite interesting 🤣🤣🤣
😑🤦♂️
Jeep, girls love jeeps
So you want Snack wraps from McDonald’s back 😓
BRO FR!!!
bro who even bought those? Back when I worked at McD I made like 5 of them total.
@@UpperRobin29 shit the snack wraps were my favorite thing on the menu lmao
@@UpperRobin29 I hope you made those 5 with love
now were talking
DAY 7 OF SO YOU WANT A PONTIAX AZTEC lol
4:52 I was in the lane that car was in 😂
😂😂😂😂
I run spacers. I got quality ones that fit specifically for my car. They work great. Had them on 3 years now. Zero issues. Extremely happy!
Do you ever re torque those things or just leave em alone?
@@jonnyhalo1041f you install correctly and they aren’t over 50mm no real need to retorque. If you are that paranoid, drive 5 miles after install and retorque them again.
I used to do this all the time, but stopped because I use a digital torque wrench(450 dollar one) and the torque was always spot on. Granted during install on anything over 30 mm I started using thread locker blue removable(i heard some use permanent) just so my brain can stop being so pu**y.
What is the advantages of using spacers other than aesthetics?
That was my issue running 17x8 et45 OZ rallt wheels on my 95 lancer: needed 7mm slip ons and also extended studs... all because OZ doesn't make a lower offset in 17 for the wheel. That said, slip ons over Bolt on adapters any day.
Day 1 of asking for a "So you want a Kia Stinger"
Already have one but want to see that
Actually yes.
I want one.
Please
I like my optima but its not the fastest
Wish i had that much money
Not the most expensive car, but i spent all my money on new wheels, suspension, radiator, seats, half cage, bodykit, carbon splitter, big brakes and tires
Can we make a “every once in a while “ counter for this man
Yall need to make a video on how to protect your aftermarket wheels. Wheel locks and such
Day 8 of asking for a SO YOU WANT A VOLVO C30 T5 R Design 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
man i did this like last year and gave up, thank you for your service to the C30 gang
Collin Romero I shall continue my crusade until it has been made 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 I will never give up
@@mamboitatiano6109 Brother this is only the beginning of the long tiring road ahead, I wish you the best of luck, may you be the one to deliver a promise i could never keep. VOLVO GANG REIGNS SUPREME 🇸🇪
Bought a new doughnut wheel and skinny tire as spare for my new 2024 Civic Type R (which only had the totally ridiculous inflator kit), swapped it to the right front to check it out. With the large Brembo calipers I was worried but it had about the same clearance as the stock wheel - good. Took it out for a check ride and found it had huge torque steer to the left under power and to the right under braking. Well, as a spare that I may never use I'm not concerned.
Why the torque steer? Well, the scrub radius went from almost zero to about 50mm (my approximation). So, watch out for the spacers and low offset wheels on your FWD cars. They look cool, to some, but can have really sour handling characteristics.
@fitmentindustries I literally just bought coilovers and rims from you guys and wondering if i’m gonna need spacers for the front. Thanks Alex!!!! It’s like you read minds
Alright what bootleg alex is that at the beginning
When you get Alex on wish
😂😂
H&R spacers on my Genesis coupe here, 25mm rear and 20mm front. They are light af and hub centric. 0 issues.
So you want a mk1 rabbit
Yes
I just want to use my cool OEM wheels with lower suspension 🙂
So no ones gonna say how Alex’s evil twin snuck in that cameo for the first 20seconds 😂
😂😂 happy Halloween 🎃
Soooooo you said nothing about making sure to get hubcentric spacers
So you want a BMW e34 🔥
I just ordered 1.5in spacers for Honda Civic
I just changed to 25mm 1.5inch was too big for my Honda 😅
I’m still deciding if I will use them on my SUV or not….. but….. some people against them mentioned engineering and offset but if I get wheels they will create the same offset than spacers!!!! So I don’t get it!!! Now….. some brands are made in Germany and the Germans will not allow a aftermarket part to be use in their highways so that’s a plus!!! And the key is in the installation and the right torque!!!! So I’m not sure if videos like this are correct cause some other videos with mechanics say pick a great brand and proper installation and y’all be fine!!
It’s Alex saying malecules for me 😂😂😂... love your vids tho
So you want a Lexus is350!!!
Running a custom build, by machine shop, 2.5 inch spacers with extended studs and non hub centric center. No issues at ALL. Just don’t buy the cheapest shit and not expect problems.
Day 102 of sayin Yeet
getting me some 1.5 inch spacers soon!
alex IS the host for FI, he's the most eloquent and best presentation voice
what are other methods out there that you can do rather than (spacers) when trying to achieve "poke stance"
anyone?
I ran an inch spacer on 35s on my jeep and i've literally beat the shit out of it and i've never had problems with them
The ghost scream was funny
I have been thinking about getting some wheels spacers for a while. So this helps thank you
Didn’t you guys do this video a while ago? 🤔 glad you’re doing it again, because I was considering them for my new wheels😊
the wish spacers are made of a alloy called chineseium its very common on wish and ali-express product lol
Chinesium is one hell of a plastic
Thanks for reachin out to me today bout ceramic coat alex
Please correct this video with the word inorganic in highlights. Thanks, I’m an old chem/physics teacher, and any help would be appreciated. Im also among your biggest fans. Peace!
You got everything I could want? Looking for a nice set of 1961 Pontiac 3 - bar flipper hubcaps. Running 14x6 rally wheels on a 65 Chevy II and like to switch hubcaps now and then.
MORE SKIDS 240 IN THUMBNAIL GETS AN IMMEDIATE CLICK
First thing i learned in this video: TACO BELL. First ad i got while watching this video: TACO BELL.
Yoo here before 500 views. I got a question for yall, if your ground clearance, isn't as flush as your tire fitment, are yoh even lowered bro?
sooooo what you’re saying is:
if your not slammed with tucked wheels and tiny bit of rear camber with spacers on the front then....
you’re not lowered.
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Thanks guys
I am going to need spacers for my widebody. Most aggressive LMGT fours come in a 10.5+12.
These guys deserve so much more subscribers
Can you guys do a video on commonly overlooked details for a car build? Thanks
Some people just have older wheels, that are not produced anymore so you find what you can used. Probably the same type of people don't WANT 3 piece wheels because they don't want 50 fucking bolts staring out the wheel, and maybe they don't want a trailer/show queen, they just want to use their car and upgrade the engine/sus/whatever
Subie owners when the first snowflake falls “nice mudflaps bro” 😂
I bought new wheels with a lower offset which will add 13mm more width on either side and hopefully fill the wheel well properly. No spacers needed
GREAT CONTENT!!!!!
I need to know what the all red wheel is to your right, if it comes in gold, and will fit a bolt pattern of 6x139
lmao, I have many stories to tell about my 1.5" spacers. I'll save them for another day tho.
I want to put kansei knp’s on my miata, whats the best way to do that
Enter your vehicle information in the following link and filter by brand for Kansei, by Model for KNP, and you should be good 🤙🏼 - www.fitmentindustries.com/
literally just checked what my spacers were made of after this video, god bless aluminum T6
At what point are flat spacers no longer a good idea and the additional studs are necessary?
I need to find out what size spacers I need for my rims and don’t know how to do it?
I found hubcentric 25mm spacers t6 6061 and 12.9 studs on Amazon for like 70 bucks for the set of 4. I'm gonna try them out on my daily. It's lowered so I might have to roll the fenders but just gonna send it.
Update on how they turned out? I was planning on ordering 100$ spacers from Amazon
@@bxrninpain5974 I run them every day, and I drive 100+ miles a day. No shakes, no problems. I'd recommend them every day of the week. I even ran them during winter months because I liked the stance too much on my winter set. I did have to roll my fenders though.
@@bxrninpain5974 just make sure the metal it is made out of is quality, and they are hubcentric.
I ordered the same ones too but sometimes I am afraid they lied about the specs of the alloy. I drive at 110 mph so idk if I will die. LOL
BTW, I recommend you to check yours every month to see if there are any hairline cracks, or loose studs. They are hard to spot. By the time you see your wheels on the other side of the highway it is too late my dude.
@bwedges so I ran those all the way until December with 0 issues. Someone cut me off on route 80, causing me to hit them, and I went into a ditch. All 4 wheels stayed on even with my control arm pretty much ripped off, half my frame and subframe bent, and also my rad support gone. Took the wheels and spacers off, and there was 0 visible damage to the spacers. Now I run the same brand spacers on my beater Corolla, and it also has no issues.
Is it me or the “good” salt gestures that he put on his steak, is actually a black pepper grinder motion?😁
Thanks for the lesson Alex teacher 👨🏫
Ok, I own a 2008 accord coupe (v6MT) I REALLY want Vossen CV3-R 20x10.5 (+45) as I saw on the vossen website on a black accord like mine. I was told the car had 15mm spacers in the rear. Looks like it has a hellaflush fitment with an aggressive stretch. I'm out of my league on the technicals, but, I want a flush -hellaflush fit but with not much stretch. I do plan on rolling the fenders but what I really want to avoid is how the rear wheels sit in deeper than the front. I've seen TH-cam videos of a female owned 8th generation w/the same setup and supposedly no spacers and looks right! Its confusing!! I don't know if the rears would need to be a different offset to account for the width(or does it work like that!?) Or opt for a different brand and go for a 20x11 rear (+?) Confused and afraid!! Don't wanna spend the coin and get the wrong wheel or need spacers(which im kinda afraid of!) HELP!!!
Just installed 25mm
T6 6061 Forged
12.9 Bolt
Fingers crossed I don't hit a pothole and get launched to mars
cause it feels so empty without me
Dollar store Alex at the start of the video confused me
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I ran 3” spacers from amazon once and all the studs broke off. They somehow were all getting held together by the lugs nuts themselves. I Bought the same size spacers from summit racing and never had a problem running the largest spacer known to man. And before you flame me I had no choice, if my old Tacoma could’ve handled 12x’s I would’ve instead of 9’s with spacers
Do I get a pass for having to run spacers due to bolt pattern adapters
So any of these significant issues with PA6 duraluminum 3 mm or 5 mm spacers?
what wheels are those , bottom left corner next to the red ones . There 5 spoke
Wooow so we got intro now??? Nice
I feel sorry for the 240 in the thumbnail 😢
Me 2 :(
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Would love to add my car to the fitment gallery but apparently oem wheels are NOT appreciated 😒 guess my brz on vette wheels won’t grace your eyes
Anyone heard anything about irp spacers?
It works for cars that people want to see so let's see if it will work for apparel. Day 1 of asking "So You Want A FI UGGA DUGGA Hoodie or Shirt
Honestly spacers should be a last resort only if you fucked up on your wheel choice. Just my opinion.
I'm baked and just realized that it wasn't alex at the beginning.
Are your wheels going to be put under durability tests like other high-quality wheel brands?
got spacers for my eb mustang on stock wheels until i can get wheels for it or trade it in for a gt lol. looks fine and has decent fitment
“KEKW” LULW
Smokin on some Double Sundae,⛽, watchin F.I. video...also ⛽, Yeahhhh
8:41 De-Thaw??? Like... freeze???
Will you need spacers if you get bigger calipers?
There are wheels that clear BBK
I just install spacers last week. I should probably not watch this tbh
The first 20 seconds scared me. I thought Alex wouldn’t be commentating.
Hey FI, what's the wheel (I know, I'm one of those people now) on the top right at 1:15? Thanks
So I guess 12mm should be no issues at all on my car.
Should I consider them for a gr86
If you need them definitely!
Is 6061 aluminum good for spacers?
Cant wait to get my wheels soon bro
Dude the science mixed with car shit be viben👌
in my opinion, if you want your daily as reliable as ever then don't use a spacer, there are reasons why wrc cars isn't using a spacer and one of them is reliability
Fitment industries is the fire company
So you want a z31 300zx?#25
Rockin my 20 an 25mm ebay hubcentric spacers for 3 years now. Over 130mph frequently, surviving NY an NJ roads since. It the axels man, lowered VW destroy axels
which spacer did you use?
@bwedges they so old I don't even remember dude sorry, but I will tell u they still on till this day. You'll be fine
@@magnificent10304 I see. Thanks man. I don't know. I just installed my own set of 25mm with forged billet t6 6061/metric 12.9 bolt. Across every product review there's always 1-3 people installing them properly and have their studs snap off somehow.
@@bwedges sorry, I meant 13, not 3 years. I mean, if they forged u should b fine, especially if it’s hub centric an installed correctly with proper torque. U b aight
@@magnificent10304 Cool, It is hub centric. :) fits my stock rims perfectly.
And wow 13 years? Thats a first for me. most people had it on for a few years and replaced it with new wheels. How often do you take them off and do quick checks on them?
first guy is the dollar tree version
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I've been running spacers for 9 months now with 0 problems.
Do u drive ur car hard?
@@brandongarcia2688 lmao half the time I'm at redline
@@brandongarcia2688 I crawl, drift, race, and sometimes touge it
“So you want a Ford Taurus sho” 1st and 2nd gen (the real sho)
Me👀: the day after buying wheel spacers