What are spacers good for?
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Dubai, UAE
so what brand of wheel spacers do you guys recommend?
well I'm not living in the states, and I have seen alot of cars with spacers including here, so I don't see the law applying it here really, besides that I work with the police, so I might double check with my colleagues
The big con of spacers is that they are "For off-road use only" and a lot of states have laws prohibiting them.
The pros are a wider track for stability on and off-road and you can remove them for inspections. Most cops aren't going see your spacers, and you can remove them once a year. If you just get a wheel with less backspacing and you live in say, NJ, your tires may still stick out past the flares and they won't pass you for inspection.
The pros are a wider track for stability on and off-road and you can remove them for inspections. Most cops aren't going see your spacers, and you can remove them once a year. If you just get a wheel with less backspacing and you live in say, NJ, your tires may still stick out past the flares and they won't pass you for inspection.
Last edited by karth; Sep 21, 2007 at 05:04 AM.
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spacers have been used for yrs by many without any premature bearing wear. His bearing was probably bad to begin with.
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Spidertrax is the choice around this board. I bought some generic 1-1/4" off of Ebay from a seller that is reputable on another Jeep forum. They are well made and others have been using them with no regret.
I bought them, and had them on my vehicle the next afternoon. He ships quick.
Plus I'm not planning any heavy off roading that might punish them with any extra force.
I bought them, and had them on my vehicle the next afternoon. He ships quick.
Plus I'm not planning any heavy off roading that might punish them with any extra force.
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I dont agree. The same mass is acting on the same point as there would be with a wheel with different backspacing equal to the wheel spacer.
This arguement is as old as the Oil or Ocatane arguments. Volumes written on each side, as far as I see it, it all comes down to what makes you comfy. If someone wants to believe wheel spacers are bad, they will, if not they wont. *shrugs*