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I installed the 6 mm GRP (BOE) spacers together with the V2 Aerie forged wheels and Cup 2's and titanium bolts and nuts from GRP,Does anyone have @GRP 10mm spacers?
Do you experience any vibration?
I'm concerned about them not having a lip.
Currently I have the Nitrons with 15mm drop, Aerie wheels on the way and I will be ordering the GRP 10mm spacers with 20mm bolts this evening.Yes. Got 10mm on all 4 corners. No probs with guards scrapping. I will fit nitrons soon and drop it 15mm without any probs. It completely got rid of that annoying initial front end dive when you turn into curves or corners. Get the 20mm bolts. Worth every penny.
Are u happy with the nitrons?Currently I have the Nitrons with 15mm drop, Aerie wheels on the way and I will be ordering the GRP 10mm spacers with 20mm bolts this evening.![]()
I have the grp lowering kit with their 10mm spacers and have vibration at 70-75+ mph. I will have to give a try to the komotec H&R one.Does anyone have @GRP 10mm spacers?
Do you experience any vibration?
I'm concerned about them not having a lip.
Maybe have the wheels balance before you change anything else.I have the grp lowering kit with their 10mm spacers and have vibration at 70-75+ mph. I will have to give a try to the komotec H&R one.
Iv`e had no probs with mine so far. And Iv`e been well over 76mph.Im gonna install them today… fingers crossed for no vibration
Before I install those parts the car had no vibration at all at 100mph. May be need an alignment because of the lowering kit but there is no reason why the tires would not be balanced properly.Maybe have the wheels balance before you change anything else.
My guess is that you aren't manually centering the wheel using the twist method as you put these in. The 10 mm and lower spacers don't have a hubcentric ring so you are losing the hubcentricity of the wheel by using them.I have the grp lowering kit with their 10mm spacers and have vibration at 70-75+ mph. I will have to give a try to the komotec H&R one.
My guess is that you aren't manually centering the wheel using the twist method as you put these in. The 10 mm and lower spacers don't have a hubcentric ring so you are losing the hubcentricity of the wheel by using them.
It's no big deal to lose that, it just makes it a slightly more process focused task to put the wheels on. You can't just throw the bolts in and snug them down the way you do with the stock wheel scenario, because there's no ring to hang the wheel at center. You can very easily get the wheel slightly out of center.
While finger-tightening down the bolts you go in a star pattern and then twist the wheel back and forth radially several times to re-center the wheel (shifting the wheel on the bolts) as you snug the lug bolts up progressively. I usually take two or three passes to do this, getting additional turns of various lugs (with finger effort only) as the centering of the wheel gets more and more correct.
Give it a try. I suspect it may sort your issues.
I used to have to use this method as well on the BMW with a 7.5mm spacer to clear struts with track tires. It's not a fun process to get them perfectly aligned but it works. Eventually someone developed a hub extender and spacer combo that made for a 7.5mm spacer with a hub lip - but I don't think those are possible with the Lotus.
I always try to slowly tighten the bolts that are opposed one after the other and think the wheel should center itself at the end. Thanks for the reply.My guess is that you aren't manually centering the wheel using the twist method as you put these in. The 10 mm and lower spacers don't have a hubcentric ring so you are losing the hubcentricity of the wheel by using them.
It's no big deal to lose that, it just makes it a slightly more process focused task to put the wheels on. You can't just throw the bolts in and snug them down the way you do with the stock wheel scenario, because there's no ring to hang the wheel at center. You can very easily get the wheel slightly out of center.
While finger-tightening down the bolts you go in a star pattern and then twist the wheel back and forth radially several times to re-center the wheel (shifting the wheel on the bolts) as you snug the lug bolts up progressively. I usually take two or three passes to do this, getting additional turns of various lugs (with finger effort only) as the centering of the wheel gets more and more correct.
Give it a try. I suspect it may sort your issues.
Do you have a part number? I can't find spacers for the Emira on their website.I'm mid install of the 12mm spacers.
Just awaiting the arrival of titanium lug bolts today.View attachment 47794View attachment 47795
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