Wheel Spacer Install and Review

Hey guys I have finally finished my spacers install and review and I must say...it looks hella aggressive.

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Pros:
Gives you a great muscle car stance
No vibrations or steering impact from normal
Great quality product (6061-T6 Aluminum)
No rubbing even over the worst bumps
IDK if its a placebo effect, but the car feels a little more solid while driving

Cons:
The tires do stick outside of the fender well a little causing extra spray on the side of the car(not super noticeable, but there is more)

Nice. What did you torque the spacer nuts down to?

PRG3k said:

Nice. What did you torque the spacer nuts down to?

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I torqued them down to the same as the lugs on the car. 150ft lbs according to the manual

I have the same spacers. I wanted to post bc I pulled my wheel off today along with the brake caliper and rotor, it has been a two months since I installed the spacers and I torqued them down to 120ftlb. when I pulled them off today four of the bolts were secure one them was completely unsecure. I torqued them back to 120 when I reinstalled them and tomorrow im going to pull off all 4 to recheck. The manual says 150ftlb but I saw a video from cjponyparts saying that the bolts should not be torqued down that much.

Go buy some loctite and re-torq. My instructions on my spacers said 100 ft lbs

Shouldhavegotthegt said:

Go buy some loctite and re-torq. My instructions on my spacers said 100 ft lbs

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+1 a little Loctite never hurts

After watching your video I have one suggestion for anyone else who is planning to install front wheel spacers. Use your drivers seat and a piece of 2x4 with a rag on the end to protect the seat finish. Position the 2x4 on the brake pedal and the front edge of the seat. Then simply move the seat forward to firmly press the brake. Easy and almost foolproof.

Also I torqued the spacer nuts to 120ft/lbs.
And the lug nuts to 100ft/lbs. I haven't had anything come loose, but when the Ford Techs rotated the tires 1500 miles ago I found they don't even use 100ft/lbs on lugs. So check them if you have wheels rotated.

Road Dog said:

After watching your video I have one suggestion for anyone else who is planning to install front wheel spacers. Use your drivers seat and a piece of 2x4 with a rag on the end to protect the seat finish. Position the 2x4 on the brake pedal and the front edge of the seat. Then simply move the seat forward to firmly press the brake. Easy and almost foolproof.

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Nice I like that idea.

I used the jack as a pry bar

stevnoof said:

I used the jack as a pry bar

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haha nice!

I don't know why Bill from CJ Pony Parts would suggest to torque the spacer nuts to 120-125 ft lbs. The instructions that came with the box indicate to torque to factory specs which is 150 ft lbs. Next the instructions indicate to torque the nuts from wheel to spacer to 95 ft lbs and to NOT use an impact wrench