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Wheel spacers/adaptors

Old Dec 19, 2014 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by $A_Money$
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
If you buy any at all, yes. Make sure they're hubcentric. But yeah they're similar in my opinion too. I'm sure wider wheels are alittle bit better than running spacers though.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ChillyPhil
If you buy any at all, yes. Make sure they're hubcentric. But yeah they're similar in my opinion too. I'm sure wider wheels are alittle bit better than running spacers though.
Wider wheels or wheels with the desired back spacing are much preferred over spacers. Not nearly the risk of snapping studs with proper wheels... JKeaton gave a great example there.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 02:33 PM
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+1 Johnn123
 
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 04:01 PM
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When you mount a wider wheel you are still mounting to the designed surface.


With a. Spacer you're mounting the wheel and all the weight an extra distance from the bearings and surface its supposedto be at. that's a killer on bearings.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 04:39 PM
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^Agreed. That's why I'm just gonna run mine until I get my wider wheels. And then I'll resell them again.
 
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