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I am getting the new wheels and tires put on but want to make sure I am not missing something before putting it on the road. Finally got that new rear wheel wedged back in. Damn that was a tight fit. The new wheel is 18x8.5 so it is wider than the stock wheel. When I got everything bolted back up on the rear axle I ended up with a leftover part. Usually a bad sign when you finish a job and you still got parts on the table..... Down here we call that lagniappe.
So that spacer is not on the axle and everything is bolted up with no extra room for another spacer much less one this wide. I am guessing that with the wider wheel and different hubs this is no longer needed? I don't have anything to reference that says discard this wheel spacer when using this wheel and they aren't open to ask them. Anyone on here that put these wheels on that can verify if this is correct and I no longer need to use this. Don't want to find out I missed something when rolling down the road.
Here is what I now have on each side of the rear axle. One original small spacer on the drive belt side and nothing on the brake side but the abs sensor and the caliper bracket.
So that spacer is not on the axle and everything is bolted up with no extra room for another spacer much less one this wide. I am guessing that with the wider wheel and different hubs this is no longer needed? I don't have anything to reference that says discard this wheel spacer when using this wheel and they aren't open to ask them. Anyone on here that put these wheels on that can verify if this is correct and I no longer need to use this. Don't want to find out I missed something when rolling down the road.
Here is what I now have on each side of the rear axle. One original small spacer on the drive belt side and nothing on the brake side but the abs sensor and the caliper bracket.