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1.25" Wheel Spacers Vibrations

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Luke Moody, Jan 26, 2014.

  1. Jan 26, 2014 at 6:14 PM
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    Luke Moody

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    I got a 04 Tacoma with a 3in lift with 33s and they scrub so I put wheel spacers on now when I hit about 40-50mph my truck starts to shake ???
     
  2. Jan 26, 2014 at 6:20 PM
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    BulletToothTony

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    Are the spacers and all lugs torqued properly?
     
  3. Jan 26, 2014 at 6:25 PM
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    Something isn't right. I've had spacers for almost 2 years with no issues.
     
  4. Jan 26, 2014 at 6:29 PM
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    The question is what brand spacers did you get? I run Spidertrax and have no issues. At one time I ran a cheap pair I got at Pep Boys and the whole truck vibrated like hell.
     
  5. Jan 26, 2014 at 7:08 PM
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    I got some off of ebay for a little over 100$ I forgot what brand
     
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    what kind do you have
     
  7. Jan 26, 2014 at 7:12 PM
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    I believe so and it shaking didn't start until I put the spacers on
     
  8. Jan 26, 2014 at 7:13 PM
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    I ran those ebay spacers with no issues. You need to evenly torque them in the star pattern. I put loctite on my threads so they won't come loose. Then torque the wheel in star.
     
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  9. Jan 26, 2014 at 7:15 PM
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    do you know if the spacers are hubcentric or lugcentric? sounds like they are just crappy spacers. Never had any issues with my Bora spacers.

    Id check the torque on all bolts, then if it still shakes, look into a different brand
     
  10. Jan 26, 2014 at 7:26 PM
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    X2 ^^^^ Also maybe the spacers could be putting extra leverage on already worn axle bearings.
     
  11. Jan 29, 2014 at 11:10 AM
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    so you think something is loose
     
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  12. Jan 29, 2014 at 3:51 PM
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    mine had a slight vibration also at 40-50 mph....i took them off a few times, re-torqued...no luck...eventually i decided to get new wheels and ditch the spacers
     
  13. Jan 29, 2014 at 7:15 PM
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    I've been running 1.5's for about 3 months mow (torqued to 80/w lock tight) and i have no issues!
     

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