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TiAgX5 08-16-2012 01:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbo_Bimmer (Post 891681)
TiAgX5, is this your X on the picture with the aftermarket wheels?
If yes, it bay be the center of the wheel that is not as thick as a OE wheel and causing the bolt to be too long.
People with aftermarket wheels and 25mm DRA spacers should take a look.
Spacers where first installed with the OE sport package wheels when issue was discovered. The deformed fastener pic is from a member with OE wheels.

TiAgX5 08-16-2012 01:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DTMdan (Post 891687)
Do you really have to post that same pic of your X5 in every thread related to spacers/wheels?
To answer your question, No.

Now I have a question for you. Are you the Xoutpost pic police?

I post the pic because most members only look as far back as the most recent spacer thread, I post the pic to give those who look an idea of the difference 25mm spacers make. That OK with you?

Cisc0 08-16-2012 01:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TiAgX5 (Post 891669)
Some here (myself included) needed to trim 1/16" off the OE bolts to fit the H&R 25mm DRA spacers. This is to prevent the bolts from bottoming out on the hub face. Here's a pic of mine on the H&R 25mm DRA and a pic of a bolt that was severely bottomed out on the hub causing it to become unremovable from the spacer.

The pic of the bolt severely bottomed out happens to be my 25MM DRA spacers and this was NOT caused by not trimming down the 1/16". That was cause by over torquing and using an air impact gun to apply the bolts, as the instruction states, they need to be hand torqued. I had the spacers on my X for almost 2 years taking the wheels off myself during winter season to swap out. This happened to be the one time that I needed to replace my rear disk brakes/pads and I was too lazy to do myself. Took to an indie and viola. 3 of the OE bolts snapped off inside the spacer causing me to trash them because there is no coming back from that. Now I choose to ride without them.

DTMdan 08-16-2012 01:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TiAgX5 (Post 891692)
To answer your question, No.

Now I have a question for you. Are you the Xoutpost pic police?

I post the pic because most members only look as far back as the most recent spacer thread, I post the pic to give those who look an idea of the difference 25mm spacers make. That OK with you?
The thread was about the OP's update... nobody asked to see a pic of your X5. It won't give anybody an idea of the difference that 25mm spacers make when they're aftermarket wheels and especially when there's not a before picture to reference to.

ECS Tuning 08-16-2012 01:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by watchurself (Post 891679)
Sorry for the Naive question but

Spacers purpose?? Looks? or something else?
For most looks. For some to add clearance between wheels and calipers, springs, shock housings, etc.

TiAgX5 08-16-2012 02:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cisc0 (Post 891699)
The pic of the bolt severely bottomed out happens to be my 25MM DRA spacers and this was NOT caused by not trimming down the 1/16". That was cause by over torquing and using an air impact gun to apply the bolts, as the instruction states, they need to be hand torqued. I had the spacers on my X for almost 2 years taking the wheels off myself during winter season to swap out. This happened to be the one time that I needed to replace my rear disk brakes/pads and I was too lazy to do myself. Took to an indie and viola. 3 of the OE bolts snapped off inside the spacer causing me to trash them because there is no coming back from that. Now I choose to ride without them.
Bumped the thread where the other member had the long bolt issue, sorry to have posted the pic of your issue.

DTMdan, get your facts straight, posted a number of times in this 2nd most recent spacer thread without a SINGLE pic of my truck on spacers.

Cisc0 08-16-2012 03:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TiAgX5 (Post 891715)
Bumped the thread where the other member had the long bolt issue, sorry to have posted the pic of your issue.
No worried man. I'm not tripping cuz you posted my pic. Just trying to give the OP some information on how to properly mount his spacers and what not to do so he can keep enjoying his X with a big'ol'ass.

DTMdan 08-16-2012 03:12 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TiAgX5 (Post 891715)
Bumped the thread where the other member had the long bolt issue, sorry to have posted the pic of your issue.

DTMdan, get your facts straight, posted a number of times in this 2nd most recent spacer thread without a SINGLE pic of my truck on spacers.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y65...bum/images.jpg

Gurjit 08-16-2012 05:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cisc0 (Post 891721)
No worried man. I'm not tripping cuz you posted my pic. Just trying to give the OP some information on how to properly mount his spacers and what not to do so he can keep enjoying his X with a big'ol'ass.
i like big buts and i cannot lie....
all u other Xs cant deny;)

il post more pics of my big booty hoe later, lol

Gary92 08-16-2012 10:40 PM
looks good bro. i've been looking to sell my 4.4 and get a 4.8is, this would be the first mod i would do for sure.

where abouts do you live? i see the same few 4.8is in surrey almost everyday


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