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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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Wheels spacers

I recently moved and I lost the sheet on how much to torque down the wheels spacers. Does anyone know how much ft lbs for the front and rear? I tried a search but got nothing.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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Re: Wheels spacers

Originally Posted by RockJay81
I recently moved and I lost the sheet on how much to torque down the wheels spacers. Does anyone know how much ft lbs for the front and rear? I tried a search but got nothing.
What spacers are you discussing? After market?

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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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Re: Wheels spacers

OH damm sorry bout that. Yeah they are aftermarket 2 inch spacers. I have the y2k vette wheels 18x9.5 rear and 17x9 front.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 01:18 AM
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Re: Wheels spacers

I torque mine down just like a lug nut on a wheel: 90 ft/lbs.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Sweet!! thanks bro.
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