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Any opinions on these wheel spacers?

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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 09:39 AM
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Default Any opinions on these wheel spacers?

Here is the link:

ebay.com/ebaymotors/WHEELS-SPACERS-ADAPTERS-2007-Jeep-wrangler-JK-1-5_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5885846c5cQQitemZ3801 97170268QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccess ories#ht_3050wt_1167[/url]

They are made out of aluminum and hub-centric. Looks like a decent deal.

I've been looking for a set of spidertrax, rugged ridge, or teraflex for sometime and havent been able to find anything under $150.

I may just break-down and buy these.

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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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The only thing I don't like about them is the finish.
The nicer ones such as spidertrax are anodized after machining to prevent corrosion.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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The listing for the spacers on ebay says all the rights things except one. They claim they use 6061 aluminum alloy. There are no details of the heat treatment. The Spidertrax are made from 6061T6 which ~3x the tensile strength of basic 6061 and ~2x the yield strength.

Wheel spacers are already an iffy mod. Do you want to compromise your JK even further by going with questionable parts?
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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Thanks for the input.

Looks like I will wait for a set of quality spacers from a name-brand company.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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I had Spidertrax spacers on my Grand Cherokee and they were great.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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Looks like the same spacers that Rough Country is marketing. Sure would save a pile of money. Do ya think RC would sell these if they weren't up to snuff???
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Rub61
Looks like the same spacers that Rough Country is marketing. Sure would save a pile of money. Do ya think RC would sell these if they weren't up to snuff???
I don't think they would, that said, I have spidertrax.
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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i run the steel terra flex spacers...... and they are super nice..... i agree i would never buy a no name spacer..... if that goes bad you might not get a secound chance to buy anouther set....
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