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Hey just want to start off by saying thanks to everyone on here, ive had a few questions lately about tires and leveling and everyone here has been a huge help. Ive narrowed down exactly what i want to do and just want to make sure it'll work without any cutting of crash bars or other modifications to my front end. Ive got a 2016 XLT 4x4 screw and keeping the stock 17" rims im looking to get some 33" Falkens(
) Leaning towards the falkens just because they have been out longer and have been put through the ropes with great reviews. I bought a 2" level kit(strut spacers) for the truck and would like to do 1.5" Bora spacers on the wheels. But heres my main question, ive read a few times on this forum that when you level the front end it actually sucks in the front tires a little bit(1/4" or so) so some people staggered the spacers(1.5" up front and 1.25" in the back) to achieve an even 1.25" pushed out. Has anybody else ran into this issue? Im just afraid of buying all four 1.5" spacers and then finding out afterwards(doing all the work in one day) that i need to return two spacers, reorder a pair, then get another alignment for 75$. Really trying to get this all done once, and done right the first time.
I can't answer all of your questions but I can say from experience that I had a leveled (2.5") F150 with 1.5" BORA spacers on 34" tires (275/65/20) and there was no issue of the back being pushed out further than the front. From a measurement standpoint it may have been further out in the rear but it was nothing noticeable from the naked eye or drivability. I would imagine its the same thing as someone leveling their truck and running 4 new aftermarket wheels at say +1 instead of factory +44 offset. I could be wrong but any tracking variation is negligible/non-existent.
Okay thanks for the input, anybody else have any similar experiences? Think i might just buy the 1.5" kit and hope for the best, seems that the people saying to stagger the spacers are in the minority.
On a side note, does anybody have any info on the quality of these spacers compared to the bora's? that are almost double the price.
Bora or Goeske spacers, there's a reason their names are mentioned whenever spacers are brought up...I have the Goeske spacers and they actually installed them for me where the manufacturer them.Never had an issue with them.
I went with BORA based on word of mouth and actually seeing their machining process to know how they are made and what they are made of. They are also wheel/hub centric so when it comes to spacers, they are about as safe as you can get. Goeske is the same. The only difference I saw between Goeske and BORA was the Goeske spacers were allegedly Timken steel as opposed to billet aluminum on the BORA. I had heard that the Timken steel was only used on the dually/SD (8 lug) adapters and not our 6 lug. Someone else will have to confirm or deny that statement. BORA also offers a lifetime warranty on their product and are made in the USA. From myself and others here, you can't go wrong with Goeske or BORA. I can't speak on the other brands out there. When it comes to something as important as how your wheels are fastened to the hub, I don't like leaving it to chance. Same reason I would only buy a leveling spacer/lift from a reputable brand.
I didn't have a bad experience when I did the leveling spacer and wheel adapters on my previous truck but this time around I just went with an adjustable strut instead of a spacer and bought four wheels with the offset I wanted instead of using spacers to change the offset of the factory wheels. Peace of mind.
07-14-2018, 01:12 PM
Wheel spacers and leveling kit question
