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..

 

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.

 

I've never heard that before, how would they wear out your ball joints? I'm considering putting them on my truck.

 

You have a 2wd that is why.
If no rubbing, no spacer is needed.
thicker wheel spacers provide new lugs for your wheels to thread onto.

Also, people do change wheels to avoid wheel spacers, BUT wheels with a greater offset than stock will still exert the same amount of force on the wheel bearings and BJ's as spacer would. Stock wheels with a 1" spacer vs an aftermarket wheel with same offset yields same amount of presure on bearings and balljoints. No difference there.

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.

 

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.