Rear wheel spacer alternative

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With my last small parts order I got some 91633 "FT 12mm piston (V2) blank TP" cheap on Ebay. Like $6 for 4 12mm pistons.
The price of 9608 spacers, when you find them, is $20 to $25 per pair if not more.
The thought was @ $3.00 per pair I might drill the center to 3/16 inch. Glueing to a wood board with hot melt held them so they could be drilled.
Started with smaller bits and working up 3/16" helps keep the hole relatively concentric.
Not sure of ultimate durability but they are spacers not really high-thrust bearing parts.
They are 0.097" thick, the 9608 is 0.079" thick. About 0.018" thicker. So in my case no shims were used.
Anyways... for your consideration

Chuck

[XLR8]

So, you've cheated AE out of 28 bucks (minimum)? Shame on you Chuck.

As the reigning king of thrift, I pass my crown over to you sir.

By the way, someone from AE will be calling soon; they want their money.

[GoMachV]

I didn’t realize the wheel backing/spacer plates were getting tough to find. Ours are a little thinner at .0645”. I’ll have to throw some up on eBay.

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Jeff

I had no idea you had spacers
A wayyy better solution than my hack!
Once again GoMachV to the rescue.

Chuck

[juicedcoupe]

Just a question. All of my cars are 1/4" axle, so I've never had any dealings with 3/16" axle cars.

I understand that the spacers are a cleaner alternative, but would there be any problem with using a shim stack. I only ask because 3/16" and 5mm shims are cheap and readily available.

Other than a cleaner installation, do the spacers offer any other advantages?

[GoMachV]

They support the back face of the wheel on a 3/16 wheel to provide a flat surface to seat against. On a 1/4” setup there is a taper that the wheel engages.

[KidAgain]

They support the back face of the wheel on a 3/16 wheel to provide support. On a 1/4” setup there is a taper that the wheel engages.

are these for the B4 and newer cars like the factory blue spacers.......................

[radioactivity]

They fit 3/16" AE axle cars such as...

From factoryworksrc
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Factory-Works-Wheel-Spacer-Backing-Plate-3-16-Axle-vtg-RC10-Worlds-Replace-9608/303659510135?hash=item46b3846977:g:7qcAAOSwibJfPXPv

Chuck