wheel spacers
#1
#2
People put wheel spacers on to fix the rubbing problem. I would avoid wheel spacers at all cost, even if I had to buy different wheels. They wear out your ball joints. If you have no rub then don't worry about it.
P.S. some people use them for moving the wheel out because they think it looks better, again, just buy the right wheels with the correct backspacing and offset to avoid using spacers.
P.S. some people use them for moving the wheel out because they think it looks better, again, just buy the right wheels with the correct backspacing and offset to avoid using spacers.
#3
People put wheel spacers on to fix the rubbing problem. I would avoid wheel spacers at all cost, even if I had to buy different wheels. They wear out your ball joints. If you have no rub then don't worry about it.
P.S. some people use them for moving the wheel out because they think it looks better, again, just buy the right wheels with the correct backspacing and offset to avoid using spacers.
P.S. some people use them for moving the wheel out because they think it looks better, again, just buy the right wheels with the correct backspacing and offset to avoid using spacers.
#4
Originally Posted by jamesneon2003
hi everyone
i have a 03 dodge ram 1500 2wd i put 3 inch level kit
and 315/70/17 tires on no rubbing at all drive great.
now do i need to add wheel spacer
and what are the purpose of wheel spacers..
is there a thread to put the spacers on..
i have a 03 dodge ram 1500 2wd i put 3 inch level kit
and 315/70/17 tires on no rubbing at all drive great.
now do i need to add wheel spacer
and what are the purpose of wheel spacers..
is there a thread to put the spacers on..
If no rubbing, no spacer is needed.
thicker wheel spacers provide new lugs for your wheels to thread onto.
Originally Posted by Arctodus
People put wheel spacers on to fix the rubbing problem. I would avoid wheel spacers at all cost, even if I had to buy different wheels. They wear out your ball joints. If you have no rub then don't worry about it.
Most manufacturers place the Wheel center in the center of the hub. As you move the wheel outwards past the hub center point, additional force is exerted on the hub greater than when directly aligned. For every cm you move out, it gets multiplied.
#5
The wheel bearings will be affected a lot more than the ball joints seeing as they are the first part in line to be exerted the offset angle of force. Also using wheel spacers that are just plates, rather than the plate and stud are even worse as they cause an easy shearing point for the stud to break off.