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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 07:04 PM
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Agreed with Merc and HY. Dont bother with spacers or adapters.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 04:18 PM
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yea I kno I need to hahaha.....I guess 15x10s should do just fine wont they?
 
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 04:45 PM
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yea I kno I need to hahaha.....I guess 15x10s should do just fine wont they?
Depends on setup, need more info really. I would pick a 9" wide wheel typically.
 
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Old Dec 11, 2014 | 05:14 PM
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15's may not clear the tie rod ends.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2014 | 02:28 PM
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It use to have 15s on it an my buddy I got it off of took em off an put the 17s off of a newer ram
 
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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 08:50 PM
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Ive had 1" ebay wheel spacers and 1.5" wheel spacers from summit. The 1" broke a total of 8 studs i think off of 4 spacers, so they were very dangerous. And the 1.5" I guess didnt torque down correctly and a wheel went rolling by me down the street. And I have went through 2 sets of wheel bearings within a year.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 02:50 PM
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See, I've never had spacers before and was just curious about what everyone has to say.
 

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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 03:52 PM
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I had them before I got my Mud claws. 33x12.50-15s. I had them for around 2 years on my truck and had 0 problems. I checked the torque every 500 miles. Didn't even budge. They were HUBCENTRIC ones though.. Which is a little easier on parts compared to non-hubcentric ones.


I took them off when I got my 15x8 wheels/Mud Claws and sold them then. Now I have 35x12.50s on the same wheels that I traded my old Mud Claws for. I'm buying my spacers back tonight to give me the stance I want until I can afford my 18x12s and throw on 37x13.50s.


My spacers put the truck out 2" further in the back and 1" in the front.


I don't offroad too much though. Atleast not deep mud. I go in light mud and dirt roads more often though. I'm a "mall crawler" as they say.


I know a lot of the community goes against them but I never had a problem with mine. I still have the original hub/bearings and tie rods on since I got the truck. I'm just finally replacing the ball joints on it after 4-5 years. I drive like a grandpa though since I have crappy 3.55 gears with 35s.
 

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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 08:20 PM
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So buy hub centric ones? Right? I mean spacers are just like wider rims I think I just didnt kno if anyone else had run em or not im considering gettin some
 
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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My experience: I had 1.5" spacers on the rear of my Mustang for about 2 years, then removed them when I got wider wheels. Since then, I have broken 3 studs when rotating tires. I will never run spacers again. Maybe coincidence, maybe not, but I have never had studs snap off on any vehicle before this one.
 
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