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[Alberta]

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[onfireX5]

Nice !

[r33_RGSport]

Can-am , looks nice.
May I know what brand of spacer on the front?
Have you take off the wheel again and check that the spacer are still in 1 piece?

[VGM6]

I’m curious to know that as well.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

What could happen ?

The front hub height will not clear 15mm.
I wonder how it can clear 12mm. Unless if it is not hubcentric.
If it is not hubcentric, your front wheel is not properly seated on the hub and you are putting a lot of stress to the lug bolts, which is not safe.

[r33_RGSport]

Hmm, looks like they have different design than H&R. I may have to order 1 and take a look.
But this is what happened with 15mm.

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...2&postcount=98

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Thank you for the link.

Mine are 12 , is it better or worse ?
Should I take them off ?

Supposedly it won't even clear. But based on the picture you post, it seems to be fine.
But, do double check, make sure it didn't break.

[Violator]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Thank you for the link.

Mine are 12 , is it better or worse ?
Should I take them off ?

I would take them off until you can prove that they are in fact different (design wise) from the ones in the link Ben posted.
I went with the 5mm based off of Ben's research on the matter.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

In how long should I check ?

I'm guessing I need to remove the wheel for checking ?

Yes, you need to remove the wheel.

Originally Posted by Can-am

What is the difference with the ones I have on the back ?

The rear have no problem with 20mm.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Thank you for your advices.
I'm sorry that I didn't order them from you at the time , but I'm tired to pay 35% of taxes for import ...

I need to drive 200km tomorrow , should I remove them today or I can check in a few days ?
If it brakes , will it brake right now ir it could happen in a few hundred miles ?

No, don't be sorry for not ordering from me.
All good.

I will inspect it before you go any further. When it break, it won't be fun.
Better be safe than sorry.

[onfireX5]

Kudos to RGSPORT for stepping up with the tech data.

[VGM6]

Just curious might be a really stupid question but what would happen if you installed 2 5mm spacers? Obviously having 1 piece would be ideal but i really dont understand how that happens to the front. What exactly is wrong with their design that this happens? is it the spacer not having a large enough lip?

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

After installing them this morning , I drove about 20 kilometers.
I didn't hear anything.
If I check now , and that they are not broken , should I leave them on ?

If I take them off , can I leave the back with the spacers on and nothing in the front ?

You won't be able to hear anything until the wheel comes off the car when the lug bolts break after too much stress.

If they are not broken, then you are fine.

If you take them off, it is ok to just run the rear.

Originally Posted by VGM6

Just curious might be a really stupid question but what would happen if you installed 2 5mm spacers? Obviously having 1 piece would be ideal but i really dont understand how that happens to the front. What exactly is wrong with their design that this happens? is it the spacer not having a large enough lip?

You can use 2 5mm technically, but most of the time, this kind of method will cause vibration. Besides, the wheel may not sit properly since the hub lip is about a little over 15mm and the wheel backpad is chamfered about 3mm.
Therefore, you will only have about 2mm left on the hub lip to support the weight of the car to the wheel.

You can read through my spacer thread from the link that I posted.
In a nutshell, BMW changed the front hub assembly starting MY11/14 to have a longer hub lip into a little over 15mm.

And usually 10mm to 15mm spacer are hub centric, which means, it have the extended hub lip the same diameter as the original hub lip.
With 10mm to 15mm hub centric spacer, they also have 10mm to 15mm depth to clear the hub lip. With a little over 15mm hub lip and in this case only 12mm depth, the spacer won't sit flush against the rotor.
So, by the time you put on the wheel and torque it, you are forcing the spacer to sit flush against the brake rotor and snap that hub centric ring.
Even less than 1mm gap, will cause it to break.

It was a $500 lesson for me. So, please donate?? Hahaha.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Thank you for your help !

The dealer who sold them to me says that there is no problem with 12mm.

I drove another 20km today (so 50 km in total with the spacers) and I'll take the front wheels off tomorrow to check if they didn't brake.

Are you in contact with EIBACH ? If yes , could you please ask them if I'm ok with the front spacers ?

I'll appreciate your help !

In order to talk to someone who is personally test the specific spacer to the specific car, is almost impossible.
If I call or talk to anyone at Eibach, they will get back to you with"It does fit as stated in the Catalog".
Same thing with H&R.
There are a bunch of small disclaimers they you need to read, such as the hub height clearance is customer's responsibility to check before install.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Took off the wheels to check the spacers after driving à 100km , they look brand new.

But I've decided to remove them ... I wasn't really feeling safe after all what I've read.

Why remove it. It seems like it work perfectly since it didn't break.
I guess I'll order one to check the difference.

[Ehloo]

Ben,

How many miles on your before you saw the damage. Really interested to see if eibach has a different design that might work. 12m in the front is exactly what I need

Originally Posted by Can-am

May be I'll put them back ...

For the rears , should I take off the wheels and check if the bolts of the spacers are well tightened ? If yes , after running how many km ?

Thank you

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Ehloo

Ben,

How many miles on your before you saw the damage. Really interested to see if eibach has a different design that might work. 12m in the front is exactly what I need

Originally Posted by Can-am

May be I'll put them back ...

For the rears , should I take off the wheels and check if the bolts of the spacers are well tightened ? If yes , after running how many km ?

Thank you

Once you torqued the rear, you are good.
The rear fitment is fine.

Originally Posted by Ehloo

Ben,

How many miles on your before you saw the damage. Really interested to see if eibach has a different design that might work. 12m in the front is exactly what I need

Right away after you torqued down the wheel.

Yea, I'll order a set of Eibach tomorrow and confirm the fitment.

[J///MJ]

Why does it look so high?!

[VGM6]

Originally Posted by Can-am

I'll wait for your confirmation to mount them back

When are you gonna receive those you've ordered ?

Just curious I saw a picture of your rear set up. Do those have to be bolted to the car and then the wheels bolted to the spacer or was I seeing that wrong? Ive never gone above 12mm spacers on my other car so im not sure if 20mm are so thick that they need to be mounted differently.

Also a big thanks to RGSport for ordering a set to test! Im sure many of us will appreciate your feedback to know that we can use larger then 5mm upfront if all works well.

[Bluesummer]

If this for sure works after r33_RGSport double checks to confirm, Can-am please forward me your paypal, I would love to pay for your next beer as a sign of appreciation.

[r33_RGSport]

Originally Posted by Can-am

I'll wait for your confirmation to mount them back

When are you gonna receive those you've ordered ?

Hmm, Eibach USA don't even have them in stock and no ETA.
In the meantime, I will still recommend 5mm front and 15mm H&R setup.

[JcLusso]

Super interested to see where this goes! Patiently waiting for r33_RGSport to confirm fitment