Wheel Spacers?

[allthingsoffroad]

i came across a free set of Wheel Spacers but i have heard bad things about them should i put them on or not?

note: i have them on and not only does it look better nothing rubs.

 

[Thumpersdriver]

My personal feelings on wheelspacers is the same one I have for lifting blocks. Rember this is an entirely personal opinion. Many use them with no problem at all.

 

[Chero-King]

I dont run them right now,
But Im probly going to be putting a set in the back pretty soon,
and I havent heard anything bad about them,but
most people dont like them because they think its better to just buy new wheels, but I have aluminum rims and They're brand new, so I really dont want to buy new rims.

 

[xjaddiction]

They are fine, but they require check-ups regularly. Mine use a thin walled socket for the bolts that hold the spacer to the hub. You will need to check them at least with every oil change. I checked them after first 500 miles, as I always do with new wheels. They were tight still. nEvery time I've checked them, they have been tight, no loose lugs.

Mine are the 1 1/2"ers.

 

[allthingsoffroad]

well the reason i ask is i just was driving down the road and 10 lug nuts just kidda fell of and the were torgued down good but i came to find out that the lug nuts were shot not shure if that was from the spacer or just where

 

[T&A-XJ]

Had mine on for 2 years without issue and never have loosened up, ect nothing. BUT my spacers(Spidertrax 1.25") and wheels(Rubicon factory) are both hub-centric so Im sure that helps. Not sure if I'de run them with a non hub-centric wheel such as a steel rock crawler. Also if they combined have a back spacing less than 3.5" wouldnt even consider it.

Currious though, did the wheel and spacer loosen or just wheels?

 

[sawhead]

what is hubcentric???

 

[OT]

what is hubcentric???

The wheel is centered on the hub.
You can't always count on the lugs to center your wheel perfectly.

 

[allthingsoffroad]

i found out the problem was that the spacer and my wheel hub bolts were differnt sizes... (the spacer was smaller so the lug nuts where lose...)

but problem is solved!

 

[Oatmeal]

I was always apprehensive about using wheel spacers but, I've been using them on the front of my '85 Toyota p/u now for over 2yrs now (1 1/2" spacers to match my 3" wider rear axle) with zero problems and I wheel my truck pretty hard as well as daily drive it. I've never had them loosen up. Since they're pretty much a permanent addition, I mounted them with Locktite red on the nuts....haven't had to ever retighten them.......Hans

 

[afd516]

I,ve got 1'' spacers on the front axle with no issues. They eliminated any rubbing that I had and made the front axle match the width of the rear axle. I do check them frequently though.