wheel spacers?

daddy_ja · 02-15-2004, 11:36 AM

anyone use wheel spacers? bad idea? i have 35x12.50 tires with a 3.75bs wheels and they still rub on my control arms. i was thinking about putting 1/2" wheel spacers behind the rims to give me a little more clearance. what do yall think?

NOTAJP · 02-15-2004, 12:07 PM

Wheel spacers have been used for years with great results. The spacers with studs built in are the best. Make sure you re-torque them once in a while. Watch out for the spacers that just sit over your lugs. For this to be done properly, you will need to replace your factory studs with longer/stronger ones.

bigdaddykarl · 02-15-2004, 03:01 PM

I have both types...the slip-on ones in the front, only like 5/16ths, I think, and 1 1/4" stud-type in the rear. The rears were so sunken in on the back of my EB that it needed more "push" than the front did. I don't like the slip-on ones, but they're small enough to where I'm not so worried.

And yes, re-torque.

02-15-2004, 11:36 AM	#1
daddy_ja Wannabe Elite Explorer glendale AZ 91 Explorer EB Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 288 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	wheel spacers? anyone use wheel spacers? bad idea? i have 35x12.50 tires with a 3.75bs wheels and they still rub on my control arms. i was thinking about putting 1/2" wheel spacers behind the rims to give me a little more clearance. what do yall think? __________________ -- 91 Eddie Bauer Explorer, Solid D44 Front W/ 4340 alloy shafts, Front and rear ARB's, Dutchman alloy shafts in the rear. 4.56's, 35's BFG's. custom sliders, bumpers, tube doors. Next project........CHOP TOP!!!!! --2004 GMC Envoy on 20's...for now!!!

02-15-2004, 12:07 PM	#2
NOTAJP Moderator Emeritus Mountain Home AFB, ID No more Exploder Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,982 Vehicle Specs	Wheel spacers have been used for years with great results. The spacers with studs built in are the best. Make sure you re-torque them once in a while. Watch out for the spacers that just sit over your lugs. For this to be done properly, you will need to replace your factory studs with longer/stronger ones. __________________ US Air Force Mission Director '96 Ford Bronco (daily driver) '67 Land Cruiser trail rig project "My Give a Damn is Busted!"

02-15-2004, 03:01 PM	#3
bigdaddykarl Wannabe Elite Explorer Thousand Oaks, CA 1997 Eddie Bauer V8 AWD Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 93 Vehicle Specs	I have both types...the slip-on ones in the front, only like 5/16ths, I think, and 1 1/4" stud-type in the rear. The rears were so sunken in on the back of my EB that it needed more "push" than the front did. I don't like the slip-on ones, but they're small enough to where I'm not so worried. And yes, re-torque. __________________ 1997 Eddie Bauer V8 AWD, 105K 1967 VW Beetle, currently under restoration (anyone wanna do paint and body work?) 1982 18' Renken Bowrider, SOLD! 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 1951 Chrysler Windsor, 39,000 orig miles