spacers - self fit or take to garage ?

[cerealuk]

My Spacers arrived today from Alex

 

Cheers dude

 

just wondering whether I should fit them myself (as i know they are easy to fit) or should I get a garage to do it? Im always worried with anything to do with wheels that I've either not done them up enough or done too tightly..

 

Any thoughts ?

[buster]

diy mate,if you that worried give just a shout and i ll be more than happy to come and give you a hand fitting em.

[ZMANALEX]

My pleasure mate

 

DIY Darren, take Buster up on his kind offer if you are uncomfortable with the torque settings of the spacer nuts and wheel nuts

 

Alex.

[mike89]

They are just as easy as putting on a wheel! I used a torque wrench and tightened the nuts to the recommended Nm. Also put on some lubricant so I can get them off easily!

[Wasso]

Apparently mine had to be bored out or something to fit, cost me nearly 1 hours labour! Not sure if that was the fronts which are Eibach or rear MW Tech?

[ZMANALEX]

To save you the phone call

 

Remember and remove the small bolts from the front rotors before you try and fit the front spacers.

 

Alex.

[cerealuk]

diy mate,if you that worried give just a shout and i ll be more than happy to come and give you a hand fitting em.

 

thanks dude, one of the guys I work with is a bit of a petrol head so gonna see if he fancies doing it for me on his lunch break at work tomorrow. Failing that I will give you a shout

[cerealuk]

To save you the phone call

 

Remember and remove the small bolts from the front rotors before you try and fit the front spacers.

 

Alex.

 

 

roger that, will do

[mike89]

To save you the phone call

 

Remember and remove the small bolts from the front rotors before you try and fit the front spacers.

 

Alex.

 

Yeah that puzzled me for a few seconds, just screws out really easy, 10mm socket if I remember correctly! I'm guessing it's there to stop stupid people putting a rear wheel on the front of the car lol....

[ianphampton]

Dead Easy to do it yourself - and the little fooling pins on the fronts come out dead easy too

[M13KYF]

a bit of cooper lube is also a worth doing

[UNABASHED]

a bit of cooper lube is also a worth doing

 

Massive +1 on that!

 

I was about to post the same advice, if you ever want them to come off again at some point this is a must!

[spursmaddave]

To save you the phone call

 

Remember and remove the small bolts from the front rotors before you try and fit the front spacers.

 

Alex.

 

I phoned CS when I fitted mine, thought he had sent the wrong ones

[mike89]

a bit of cooper lube is also a worth doing

 

+2 I put some copper slip on mine also!

[HaydnH]

thanks dude, one of the guys I work with is a bit of a petrol head so gonna see if he fancies doing it for me on his lunch break at work tomorrow. Failing that I will give you a shout

 

If you're doing it in your lunch break remember to take something to stop the hub turning while torqing up the spacers. I used a left over wooden floor board wedged between 2 of the bolts when I did mine... that was after realising the hand brake wasn't strong enough and slicing my hand open.

[cerealuk]

a bit of cooper lube is also a worth doing

 

+2 I put some copper slip on mine also!

 

 

Right o, I shall get some :-)