O.K., I know this has been discussed, but I can not find it anywhere. What is the pros/cons on wheel spacers? I have a 2012 Arctic 2 door and have a 2" Rusty's off road spring lift kit coming and I sort of like the stock wheels, but will be replacing the tires with MT ATZ's 305/65/17 and was wondering about the 1.5" spacers. Can you run them without worrying about them coming off any help would be greatly appreciated or point me in the right direction.

Thanks

 

I'm currently using 1.5" spacers made by spidertrax without any issues. Just use some locktite on the threads being used to secure the spacers. You'll be fine

 

Yup. Same here. Used blue loctite on the threads. Also used a little anti-seize on the back of the spacer. A few people on the forum suggested it. I guess some members have had them seize up on their rotors and was a real pain to get them back off.

 

Spacers add a bit of complexity to the setup, but they're manageable if you do them right. I'm running a set right now.

You need a spacer set like Spidertrax makes. The spacer itself bolts to the factory lugs, and the spacer also has 5 new lugs that the wheel bolts on to. Use loctite, torque the bolts to spec, and keep an eye on things.

 

If you use spacers, get a quality brand like Spidertrax. This is important: remove and discard the retaining washers on the rotors. They are not needed, they were used in the factory to hold things in place. Remove them for spacers or new rims. Use LocTite and a torque wrench. Recheck the lugs using the torque wrench minus a few pounds so you don't break the 'glue.'

I ran Spidertrax for 3 years and 100,000 miles.

 

surprised no one has mentioned this yet, key importance is in using a spacer that is hub-centric, not lug-centric. You'll know hub centric as it has a smaller hub sized center hole with a outer raised ring around it. I'm using 1.5's, 3 yrs, absolutely flawless.

 

Thanks guys, I will get a set on order. $200.00 is a lot better than $800 for wheels right now.

 

by the way any recommendations on where to buy them?

 

There are a couple good venders on here, and I'm sure they will treat you just like family. Most are very helpful, just keep searching and you'll find one.
If that doesn't work, PM me.

 

Thanks....