Those running/wheeling with Wheel Spacers...
JK Enthusiast
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From: N.E. California
There are tests done of the Spider Trax spacers and they are many times stronger then the JK wheels. That is posted on this site somewhere. I have had the 1 1/2 " spacers on for nearly a year, both on and off road and I love them.
I will say this however. Putting spacers on a JK with 12.5" wide tires I would expect death wobble in no time at all because of the JK's crappy ball joints. I think there should be a factory recall on that issue because even completely stock they don't last. But that will never happen.
I will say this however. Putting spacers on a JK with 12.5" wide tires I would expect death wobble in no time at all because of the JK's crappy ball joints. I think there should be a factory recall on that issue because even completely stock they don't last. But that will never happen.
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JK Super Freak
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From: Stamford, CT
Sweet! Thanks all for your replies. I feel a lot better now.
I check torque on the lugs to the spacer at least once every other month but how often do you guys check the spacer bolts to the hub?
I check torque on the lugs to the spacer at least once every other month but how often do you guys check the spacer bolts to the hub?
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JK Super Freak
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I have 1.5" RC's and have worked fine with my stock rims. I know Spidertrax is the preferred but had no problems so far with the RC's.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Louisiana
Ive never had any experience with spider trax or RC wheel spacers but my buddie had some 1.5 inch wheel adapters(don't recal brand it was like at wheeladapter.com or some crap like that) but he was running 35/12.5/15 on his Nissan frontier and he slid into a big ditch (hit pretty hard) down a sugarcane road and snapped 5 of 6 lugs off of his truck(wheel adapter got a lil messed up too) he just bought a new wheel adapter, lugs and a brake rotor and he still rolls with them
Today(been about 2 years) no problems since that day down the sugarcane road
Today(been about 2 years) no problems since that day down the sugarcane road
JK Super Freak
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From: New Brunswick
Wheeladapter.com is Fred goeske's stuff. Absolutely top notch products. I ran his spacers on a dually so I could run wider rear tires.
The truck saw 21000lbs on a float quite regularly and hauled vintage muscle cars 1000+ miles multiple times a month. Never had a problem, torque was always fine.
They had to come off every tire rotation and I inspected around each lug with a microglass designed to find cracks in high compression race car heads. Never even saw a stress mark.
My spidertrax are running together with 4.75 bs wheels dd'ing and wheeling moderately. I've had no probs at all.
The truck saw 21000lbs on a float quite regularly and hauled vintage muscle cars 1000+ miles multiple times a month. Never had a problem, torque was always fine.
They had to come off every tire rotation and I inspected around each lug with a microglass designed to find cracks in high compression race car heads. Never even saw a stress mark.
My spidertrax are running together with 4.75 bs wheels dd'ing and wheeling moderately. I've had no probs at all.
JK Enthusiast
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From: Louisiana
Originally Posted by Harbourone
Wheeladapter.com is Fred goeske's stuff. Absolutely top notch products. I ran his spacers on a dually so I could run wider rear tires.
The truck saw 21000lbs on a float quite regularly and hauled vintage muscle cars 1000+ miles multiple times a month. Never had a problem, torque was always fine.
They had to come off every tire rotation and I inspected around each lug with a microglass designed to find cracks in high compression race car heads. Never even saw a stress mark.
My spidertrax are running together with 4.75 bs wheels dd'ing and wheeling moderately. I've had no probs at all.
The truck saw 21000lbs on a float quite regularly and hauled vintage muscle cars 1000+ miles multiple times a month. Never had a problem, torque was always fine.
They had to come off every tire rotation and I inspected around each lug with a microglass designed to find cracks in high compression race car heads. Never even saw a stress mark.
My spidertrax are running together with 4.75 bs wheels dd'ing and wheeling moderately. I've had no probs at all.
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JK Super Freak
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My application isn't an off road rig, but I run them on my corvette. I have no problems with them and routinely launch the car from every single stop light in town. It's a manual and I'm 22 years old, so if someone is going to break a stud- it would be me. The only problem I had was because the studs were only grade 5 so my lug nuts have sheared a stud in half before. But- spidertrax or other decent brand shouldn't have that problem. I also take my car in every year for a vehicle safety inspection and it passes even with the spacers on there.
JK Enthusiast
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From: N.E. California
I use the red loctite and re-torque at every tire rotation. There has never been a loose one yet.
JK Junkie
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From: Whitefish,Montana
tough decision...i want 2.5 inch to make my tires stick out there really far 
. i already have -12mm offset wheels...approx 4.6 bs. but spidertrax are amazing quality from what ive heard...and they dont make 2.5 only 1.5 for jk...hmmm 
. i already have -12mm offset wheels...approx 4.6 bs. but spidertrax are amazing quality from what ive heard...and they dont make 2.5 only 1.5 for jk...hmmm