What is the purpose of wheel spacers and flanges for modified cars? Is it necessary to install them?? | JWHEEL

What is the purpose of wheel spacers and flanges for modified cars? Is it necessary to install them?

  Some people who play with cars need to use wheel spacers and flanges after replacing the wheels of their cars, but they are not too clear about what these two things do, and they are a bit confused about how to choose them.

  Since this is the case, in order to let everyone play with the car to become more professional, jwheel gives you a brief introduction.

     

01. Reasons for adding wheel spacers and flanges

Aesthetics. After the modification of the car, adding wheel spacers and flanges will make the car better coordinated with the wheels and tyres.

Performance. The performance focus here is on vehicle stability and improved cornering roll. The increased coaxial wheelbase does provide a good increase in stability at high speeds and in cornering. Moreover, the position of the tyres on the wheels feels better for the driver.

02. Role of flanges and spacers

1. Changing the distance between the holes. There are either four or five holes on a car wheel. Some have a large distance between the holes and the holes, and some are smaller, so it is necessary to have flanges to align the original car with the holes in the wheel.

2. Increase the space inside the wheel. Generally speaking, when modifying, for example, a big six piston, the installation may be incongruous due to the limited space inside the original wheel hub. There are two options in this case, one is to replace the wheel with a lower ET value, and the other is to pad the flange.

3. Change the elevation angle. Some cars have direct elevation adjustment, others do not. This is where a spacer with a narrow top and a wide bottom can be used, but this is a low cost method of modification and not many people use it.

03. How to choose spacers or flanges

1. The hub and axle are connected mainly by their contact surfaces and the friction generated by the screws when they are pressed together to ensure that the hub and axle are correctly connected. Therefore, it is important to choose a product with good material and workmanship precision to ensure safety.

2. During the installation process it must be observed that the spacer or flange fits perfectly into the contact surface of the hub and axle, so that the added spacer or flange forms an integral part with the hub and axle as far as possible.

3. Brand name guarantee, buy spacers or flanges from familiar tuning brands, as the big brands have more design guarantees, rigorous testing processes and reliable materials when developing these products.

                    

 

04. To sum up

In fact, if you are able to make a good choice of wheels, this accessory will basically not appear. Therefore, if a situation arises where spacers have to be put on, JWHEEL believes that it is still the case that the previous work has not been done properly.

The most important point must be reminded to all friends who play modifications, buy wheels must choose a big brand trusted manufacturers, matters related to the safety of the car should not be careless, JWHEEL provides full custom wheel service, can be exempted from later installation problems.

  Jwheel, as an professional wheel manufacturer, concentrates in R&D and manufacturing of aluminum alloy wheels, including casting wheels, forging wheels and flow-form wheels. The products of it have passed the certifications of SEI、SEMA，VIA, JWL, JWL-T, TUV and so on. Since establishment, Jwheel has been developing steadily, with rich experience of designing and producing aluminum alloy wheels. It has earned the appreciation of both domestic market and foreign market with its high technology, good quality and customer service. It provided OEM service to many international brands like Vossen, OE Wheel, TSW, Rays, ProLine, Oxygen, AUTEC, etc., and it also provide ODM service, that is, for producing a new wheel, you can just provide a sketch, drawing or picture, and then Jwheel will finish the rest parts. By the way, the MOQ of forging wheels is four. (For more information, just go to the website: https://www.jjjwheel.com)

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