Trail Bud

The spacers you have are NOT made for the JK for are made for the WJ Wrangler. Anyway the Spidertrax spacer WHS-010 is the spacer that is made for the JK. The WHS-10 is "hub centric" which means they are balanced. The Spidertrax WHS-006 spacer which is 1.25 inch spacer ARE NOT HUB CENTRIC, but they still have a 5x5 pattern and will fit the JK.
I spoke the Spidertrax themselves and they told me about the hub centric and model differences. They stated that if you use they 1.25 inch (WHO-006) they'll probably give some vibration at higher speeds due to being non hub centric.

I hope this clarifies the difference in the 2 types.

meanxj

so the jks are running hub centric now when was that change made? also the stigma with wheel spacers being a hazard was with the earlier cast aluminum versions of yesteryear were they had a tendency to coorode, fatigue and eventually crack same deal with some lift and lowering blocks out there, but spidertrax is good business just re-check the tq freuquently till the lugs seat properly.

jeepbozo

I called 4 wheel parts last week to order some spacers. The guy was adament about not using them, said they didn't sell them and they would not work on a vehicle with spacers. I said it must be some over reaction from their lawyers, then he got into a rant about the risks, problems with the threads corroding due to the different metallurgy, etc.

It was enough to make me rethink spacers versus new rims. I'll watch this thread closely to see it was over reaction or has ANYONE had an incident with wheel spacers.

cwalker

"threads corroding due to different metallurgy" ??? I'm not sure about that, but I did go with the Teraflex spacers because they were steel instead of aluminum. Thought they'd have less chance to fatigue.

jkrubi

I wore a set of 33-12.5-15 Goodyear MT/Rs nearly bald over about 30,000 miles with a set of 1.25" lug-centric spacers on factory wheels on my TJ. It was wheeled in Panamint Valley, Moab, 21 Road, and several other trails in Colorado and California over that time with zero issues. It also logged many a high-speed mile behind my RV. The spacers I used were not even as good as the Spidertrax IMO (not anodized), yet they performed their task. I have seen several failed tires/wheels due to poor maintenance, but never saw or heard of a failure of a modern spacer made with the materials that these are. I'm buying some more.

degenerate

i did the same thing with my TJ. though my wheeling was in the east (mohawk, GW national forest..) and my tires were Mickey Thompson Baja Belted. my spacers (1.25") were ebay knock-offs. loctite the hell out of them, torque them down, you're good to go. i'm also buying them again.

RubiRed

I'll be running a set myself. I've had wheel adapters on numerous vehicles (including a 700HP Twin Turbo Ford Lightning) and never had an issue with them. Make sure they are installed properly and recheck them in 100 miles, then every tire rotation after that.

Trail Bud

I heard the same stories, I asked them outright what are the chances of them breaking / failing on hard off road and they said they won't.
Spidertrax themslves have been running them in major off events for over 7 yrs. and hasn't had a problem. (per Spidertrax)

mickfluff

I researched this to death, posted here and on other forums. Here is what I got. This came from multiple sources, seasoned veterans, tire/rim experts, web research etc... I never had anyone that actually owned spacers chime in and say negative things, if they did my first question would be what kind were they running as the quality of the spacer does makes a difference and who knows if that person had them installed correctly.......even blogged, searched usergroups, forums and doman name searched anyone online that had a negative experience with the sidertrax spacers and the results made me feel good!.... Common theme seems to be as long as they are quality "like spidertrax or other quality makers" and installed correctly there is almost no risk! Well let me put it like this, the same risk as adding rims with deeper offsets, or adding a budget or suspesion lift, or gears, or a larger tires, or what ever that changes the ride from stock and adds "other failure points". So I had them installed yesterday, drove the truck home and bringing it back to the shop today at lunch for a re-torque check. Then will bring it in again at 500 Miles. I have to say the jeep rides actually better, at leat on the highway, does not seem to drift or track as much. I never expected a better handling ride but guess widening the stance seems to help at least this is my experience. I had a full tire alingment as well after the install! I had people with babies and wives they care for ping me and all felt good about spacers as long as again good maker, installed right and maintained! I think anyone should be concerned about any mod they do that changes the vehicle from stock (besides cosmetic mods) and should self educate, research, post as I did. I feel good with my decision and confident I am putting no one at risk.

wayoflife

Honestly, this guy has no idea what he's talking about and was filling you with all kinds of FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) either because he doesn't sell any or because he was trying to get you to buy a set of new wheels. And, let's face it, the guys is most likely looking to get as much of a commission check as possible right?

Look, as others, I have run wheel spacers on my TJ in the past for years. While I personally think new wheels with less back spacing is a better option, I can tell you that running high quality wheel spacers like the kind Spidertrax makes is just as safe so long as you install them properly and check on them from time to time just like you would anything else on your Jeep.