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Offline dunl

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wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« on: April 30, 2009, 07:31:58 PM »
Tell me all about them.  Safety? Wear and tear? Pain in the butt?

I'll read everything you wanna tell me about them.  :)
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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009, 08:00:13 PM »
I have a set of Spidertrax on my ZJ right now.  Wheel and hub centric, as long as you torque them right and use locktight you should have no problem.  I really like the wider stance it gave my Jeep.
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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 08:03:52 PM »
I have 1.25 wheel spacers , offset steely rims and 37" 13.5 fat bias ply tires...

I run this on a highly modified HPD30... the only thing i wear out is unit bearings and balljoints... I don't drive it every day so it's not that bad...

It makes it a little wider/ more stable... I have more clearance for the tires when I turn or stuff em in the wheel well... I like it.... I have no issue with them on my rear axle.

I run these ..

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 08:05:07 PM »
same ones as Fraser  ;D
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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2009, 08:16:29 PM »
Anything else bad about them?
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2009, 08:20:18 PM »
My unit bearings are on their way out.  Hopefully not tooo much $$
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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2009, 09:02:26 PM »
Quote from: fraserb1986 on April 30, 2009, 08:20:18 PM
My unit bearings are on their way out.  Hopefully not tooo much $$

they are 100$ each for parts and can be done in an hour or two by someone who's done them and has the correct tools
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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2009, 09:32:58 PM »
I picked up a CJA member (can't remember his name) a few years ago on the side of 32nd ave with a white 3 wheeled TJ Sahara.

His front Spidertrax spacer fell off. He did say the manufacturer warrantied it but I don't think I'd run any spacers unless I'm truly in love with the wheels.

Vince
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Offline rangerdanger

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2009, 09:33:30 PM »
The bad, getting a ticket unless you also buy wider flares  :'(
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Offline Bushluver

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2009, 09:42:16 PM »
I'll be running 1.25" Spidertrax spacers on the rear of my TJ w/ 37's as well.

And I've been running 2" Aluminum spacers on the rear of my Duramax for about 3 years without issue.

Locktite, proper torque, and should be worry free.
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Offline JK2008blckblck

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2009, 10:22:54 PM »
for the price of spacers you could pick up some decent procomp wheels that have the right backset. thats what i did for my jk, same price, custom look. thats just my $0.02
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Offline esi

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2009, 11:36:42 PM »
Quote from: JK2008blckblck on April 30, 2009, 10:22:54 PM
for the price of spacers you could pick up some decent procomp wheels that have the right backset. thats what i did for my jk, same price, custom look. thats just my $0.02

Wheel spacers shouldn't be as much as ProComps. How much did you pay for the PCs?
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2009, 12:43:53 AM »
The rockcrawlers are ~$60 USD each, so $360 CDN for 5 as opposed to $240 for 4 Spidertrax spacers shipped.
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Offline esi

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2009, 01:07:54 AM »
So $195 for toplines isn't bad. They're not blue, but who can see through the wheel
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Offline WhiteOut

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Re: wheel spacers....the good, the bad, and the ugly....
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2009, 01:25:56 AM »
For the $45 difference I'll take the wheel and hub centric design of the Spiertrax
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