Tire/spacer mount question
If I were going to get new tires mounted at an NTB or Discount Tire and I'm staying on stock rims, would I have to install the spacers before I went in or would they install them for me?
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You will be fine. The spacer is there to prevent rubbing when the steering wheel is turned all the way to one side or the other. Normal driving is ok.
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I was just at Discount Tire on Thursday and they said they wouldn't install tires with spacers.
Anyone else heard this from them? |
So your saying I should mount the spacer on the stock tire and rim before I go in to get my new bigger tires installed?
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Originally Posted by JeepJk1
(Post 2358328)
If I were going to get new tires mounted at an NTB or Discount Tire and I'm staying on stock rims, would I have to install the spacers before I went in or would they install them for me?
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Not sure about other brands, but Spidertrax states that balancing is not required with the spacer....
http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl/ctype.../.f?category=2 I think the important thing here is that the spacer is hub and wheel centric. Have the shop balance your tires and then install the spacers when you get home... should be good to go. |
Ok thanks a lot Beau and yea that really is a pain but it'll definitely be worth the time.
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Spidertrax spacers are hub centric and require no balancing. If you are familiar with them, they actually bolt to the hub using the factory lugs with loctite. Then the wheel will bolt to the spacer using the lugs on the wheel spacer.
Some spacers are not hub centric so its hard to get them aligned properly. Not all spacers are bolt on, most I have seen (not for jeeps) are just a thinner piece of metal that is sandwiched between the hub and wheel. http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pub...YIvqUVAwBT018o http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...B1aQVE3g57-Sqx |
Originally Posted by tlhall2
(Post 2358357)
Not sure about other brands, but Spidertrax states that balancing is not required with the spacer....
http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl/ctype.../.f?category=2 I think the important thing here is that the spacer is hub and wheel centric. Have the shop balance your tires and then install the spacers when you get home... should be good to go. I'm open to any ideas here |
Wheels/Spacer
Originally Posted by JeepJk1
(Post 2358374)
yea i know for sure i'm going with Spidertrax spacer and i'm going with 295/70R17 tires which i know for a fact will rub without the spacers on, so i'm not sure if i should jack the car up at home and then get the new tires mounted on my rims then bring them home and install the spacers and tires then go get them balanced. Or if i should get them installed without the spacers and deal with the rubbing on the way home and install the spacers when i get home.
I'm open to any ideas here |
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