Balancing a wheel with spacers? - Benzworld.org

Knucklehead · 01-31-2008, 06:32 AM

I'm about to have some Kleemanns put on my wife's CLS and they use a spacer that attaches to the wheel via 2 screws.

My question is. . .Does the tire/wheel get balanced with the spacer attached?

My gut reaction is that they should get balanced with the spacer attached, but given I have no experience with spacers that attach to the wheel, I thought it better to just ask.

Luke@tirerack · 02-01-2008, 06:09 AM

I would do it without the spacer and then double check after the spacer installation .... not a fan of spacers in general though

Knucklehead · 02-05-2008, 02:08 PM

Thanks Luke.

My first choice would be to not have spacers either, but that's the way Kleemann does it and those are the wheels she wants. I don't have anything against a properly made and used spacer (the Ford I drive came from the factory with spacers), I'd just prefer to not have another item to have to keep an eye on.