use of wheel spacers
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JK Enthusiast
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use of wheel spacers
Hi all,
know that this might be a recurrent topic (use of wheel spacers) but I have failed to find the angle I am searching for ....
I want to fit my Sahara with a 2.5" and at least 33s, but I want to keep the original Silent Armors and 17" rims for the winter/snow season, and get some mud tires for the ... hot and muddy season
I have a set of spacers (not yet mounted) that I know i should consider because of the oem rims and the possible rubbing after the lift, but I also wonder:
a) if I get 16s with less backspacing, can it be a problem to mount and dismount the spacers every change of wheels+tires? (the spacers are the ones with their own lugs)? Would I be stressing too much the bolts in this case?
b) Would it then be better to stick to a set of 16" wheels with similar backspacing to the oem rims, and then leave the spacers on "all year round" and use the moment of the change of wheels+tires to verify/re-torque only?
I am in this predicament because of an offer for a set of 16x7 (from a JK "Sport") that could fit some 285/75 perfectly ...
or else wait for something else to come along in 17s.
But the main issues are in the questions above, to understand if spacers can be treated as a "on-off" part or not ... tks!
know that this might be a recurrent topic (use of wheel spacers) but I have failed to find the angle I am searching for ....
I want to fit my Sahara with a 2.5" and at least 33s, but I want to keep the original Silent Armors and 17" rims for the winter/snow season, and get some mud tires for the ... hot and muddy season
I have a set of spacers (not yet mounted) that I know i should consider because of the oem rims and the possible rubbing after the lift, but I also wonder:
a) if I get 16s with less backspacing, can it be a problem to mount and dismount the spacers every change of wheels+tires? (the spacers are the ones with their own lugs)? Would I be stressing too much the bolts in this case?
b) Would it then be better to stick to a set of 16" wheels with similar backspacing to the oem rims, and then leave the spacers on "all year round" and use the moment of the change of wheels+tires to verify/re-torque only?
I am in this predicament because of an offer for a set of 16x7 (from a JK "Sport") that could fit some 285/75 perfectly ...
or else wait for something else to come along in 17s.But the main issues are in the questions above, to understand if spacers can be treated as a "on-off" part or not ... tks!
JK Junkie
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From: The San Andreas Fault
Mounting and dismounting the spacers is akin to mounting and dismount the wheels with no spacers for rotation purposes.
Just make sure they mounted and torqued properly (not over or under torqued).
Just make sure they mounted and torqued properly (not over or under torqued).
JK Enthusiast
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From: Illinois
You'll have to remember to put loctite on the lugs that hold the spacer on each time you reinstall the spacer. I can't think, as was already said, simply taking the spacers on and off will stress the lugs anymore than removal of the wheels for rotation. However, you'll have to clean the threads each time you remove the spacers to get the loctite off.