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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Sup guys, im having issues with my current 30mm spacers from Powered by Max (real big with the 240 guys). Anyway ive been thru 6 different sets of spacers from my many wheel/tire/suspension setups and never had issues. I even had 30mm Kics before w/o any noise. But no im getting this noise at low speeds which isnt like the vibrations most people with spacers get at higher speeds.

The problem is this noise i get at ~10mph which is some kind of knocking/wobbling noise and goes away as speed goes up. It sounds like the wheels are loose (which they arent) type noise if that makes sense. I took the spacers off and noise is gone. Put em back on and noise is back. Anyone have any ideas? I also noticed the tip of these built in studs are kind of slanted, i dont remember if they came like that. Again ive had experience with spacers before and i never had issues till now. Any help would be really appreciated.

Here are pics of their spacers
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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I have ichiba ones and they make zero noise

do you have them fromt and rear?
same size?
might try to isolate where it comes from. . . front? back? both?
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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is your hubcentric ring loose at all? that could be the noise you're hearing.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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Simplify your life and get wheels that fit properly.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Return them and get a set from a different vendor.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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if the noise is up front, try removing the spacers, reinstall the wheels, see what happens. If its out back, same process applies
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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its only out back. I have kics up front with 0 noise. WIth the rears i tried removing the little orange ring (which isnt a hubcentric ring, its more of a wheelcentric ring) and that didnt do anything so i put em back. The spacer itself is suppose to be hubcentric but isnt completely snug. However ive had 25mm kics spacers out back w/o hubcentric rings with 0 noise.

As for the noise its really hard to describe around 10mph it sounds kinda like

thud.........thud.......thud...
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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Well just got an email from them, they are willing to give me my money back after i ship the spacers back to them. They will evaluate the spacer to see what the problem is.

I plan to get another 30mm spacer (had a set of 30mm kics before with 0 problems )
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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Glad to see they are taking care of you.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 10:51 PM
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Glad to see they are taking care of you.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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I'd imagine it's tied into the hubcentric ring. Next time, get a one-piece hubcentric set like the pair you have up front.
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