Wheel spacers
04-08-2016, 01:09 AM
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I've looked into them but I haven't bought them.
The roads I travel are really curvy so I've never bought them.
From what I've seen they can be dangerous. Had a friend who drives a Cummins and he was going down a highway when all of a sudden his left front wheel broke off his truck.
If you have an Instagram account then you should check out @TruckRice3.1
The guy makes fun of ****ty trucks and posts about spacers regularly.
The roads I travel are really curvy so I've never bought them.
From what I've seen they can be dangerous. Had a friend who drives a Cummins and he was going down a highway when all of a sudden his left front wheel broke off his truck.
If you have an Instagram account then you should check out @TruckRice3.1
The guy makes fun of ****ty trucks and posts about spacers regularly.
04-08-2016, 08:28 AM
#3
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i had spidertrax on my old jeep gr Cherokee - imo, they're fine .... but it's an important item so don't go cheap (you'd think this would be obvious...but it aint). for a part that is vital to keeping 1 of your 4 contact patches attached to the cage that is hurtling your fleshbag down the interstate get the best you can find whether you can afford them or not.
the main issue is like a lot of stuff - people install them then never check or maintain them ... so when they "fail" is it the spacer, or is it the fact that the moron who installed them didn't use Loctite, didn't clean the hub, didn't torque them initially, and then never checked them again?
I've also heard that they speed up the wear on the bearings ... there's definitely logic to this (moving the leverage out further) but I'll let people with more mechanical knowledge or experience weigh in. Even if it does, I think it's just another maintenance issue if you choose to use them - like engine mods, pay to play
the main issue is like a lot of stuff - people install them then never check or maintain them ... so when they "fail" is it the spacer, or is it the fact that the moron who installed them didn't use Loctite, didn't clean the hub, didn't torque them initially, and then never checked them again?
I've also heard that they speed up the wear on the bearings ... there's definitely logic to this (moving the leverage out further) but I'll let people with more mechanical knowledge or experience weigh in. Even if it does, I think it's just another maintenance issue if you choose to use them - like engine mods, pay to play
04-08-2016, 03:31 PM
#4
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i had spidertrax on my old jeep gr Cherokee - imo, they're fine .... but it's an important item so don't go cheap (you'd think this would be obvious...but it aint). for a part that is vital to keeping 1 of your 4 contact patches attached to the cage that is hurtling your fleshbag down the interstate get the best you can find whether you can afford them or not.
the main issue is like a lot of stuff - people install them then never check or maintain them ... so when they "fail" is it the spacer, or is it the fact that the moron who installed them didn't use Loctite, didn't clean the hub, didn't torque them initially, and then never checked them again?
I've also heard that they speed up the wear on the bearings ... there's definitely logic to this (moving the leverage out further) but I'll let people with more mechanical knowledge or experience weigh in. Even if it does, I think it's just another maintenance issue if you choose to use them - like engine mods, pay to play
the main issue is like a lot of stuff - people install them then never check or maintain them ... so when they "fail" is it the spacer, or is it the fact that the moron who installed them didn't use Loctite, didn't clean the hub, didn't torque them initially, and then never checked them again?
I've also heard that they speed up the wear on the bearings ... there's definitely logic to this (moving the leverage out further) but I'll let people with more mechanical knowledge or experience weigh in. Even if it does, I think it's just another maintenance issue if you choose to use them - like engine mods, pay to play
04-09-2016, 06:57 AM
#5
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I was just on their website. I didnt see anything for Ford later than 1996.
04-09-2016, 08:36 AM
#6
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if spidertrax says it's because they can't make safe ones, personally i'd take that as the final answer and not risk them. there are few mods that are as vital to occupant safety / safety of everyone else on the road - this is one of them
04-09-2016, 10:16 AM
#7
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interesting - i'd shoot them an email and ask if it's because of the way 97+ f150's are engineered so they can't design spacers that are safe .... or if it's just that the market is slim now that wheels are so cheap
if spidertrax says it's because they can't make safe ones, personally i'd take that as the final answer and not risk them. there are few mods that are as vital to occupant safety / safety of everyone else on the road - this is one of them
if spidertrax says it's because they can't make safe ones, personally i'd take that as the final answer and not risk them. there are few mods that are as vital to occupant safety / safety of everyone else on the road - this is one of them
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04-10-2016, 09:47 PM
#8
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couple key things here, if you use loctite, torquing is pointless, anything on the stud throws off the torque. you might as well just tighten them.
as mentioned before, don't go cheap, most cheap ones are just aluminum ring with holes and studs. our trucks are hub centric so you should look for a spacer that is dual hub centric, meaning not only is it machined to fit the lip on our hub, but also has a lip on it to center the rim.
as mentioned before, don't go cheap, most cheap ones are just aluminum ring with holes and studs. our trucks are hub centric so you should look for a spacer that is dual hub centric, meaning not only is it machined to fit the lip on our hub, but also has a lip on it to center the rim.
04-10-2016, 09:55 PM
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04-11-2016, 08:35 AM
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