Front wheel spacers?
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Front wheel spacers?
Where can I find wheel spacers that will effectively center the rim onto the hub?
The front of my 2002 F350 has oversized rims and the previous owner used wheel spacers to try and recover some of the lost turning radius.
The wheels rub on the leaf springs before the steering will turn from full lock to full lock.
The spacers that the previous owner used had no centering involved whatsoever. I can see that these rims and hub are designed to center the rim on the hub, and then the lug nugs just clamp things down tight. There is no centering aspect involved with the lug nuts.
I would like to get the proper wheel spacers which will center the front wheels onto the hub properly.
Any idea where to look? Thank you very much.
The front of my 2002 F350 has oversized rims and the previous owner used wheel spacers to try and recover some of the lost turning radius.
The wheels rub on the leaf springs before the steering will turn from full lock to full lock.
The spacers that the previous owner used had no centering involved whatsoever. I can see that these rims and hub are designed to center the rim on the hub, and then the lug nugs just clamp things down tight. There is no centering aspect involved with the lug nuts.
I would like to get the proper wheel spacers which will center the front wheels onto the hub properly.
Any idea where to look? Thank you very much.
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Something like this?
8x200 Wheels Spacers Adapters Hub Centric 8 Lug Ford F350 Dually 2" | eBay
After some limited research, it seems that my taller ford 6.0 rims (which are on my 7.3 due to a previous owner) -- will effectively act upon my final drive in such a way that it will raise my gear ratio.
Explanation -- there is a 3.73 coming out of the transfer case in the form of a rear driveshaft, but because of the taller rims/tires -- I'm closer to a 3.20 final drive. I don't remember the exact number.
8x200 Wheels Spacers Adapters Hub Centric 8 Lug Ford F350 Dually 2" | eBay
After some limited research, it seems that my taller ford 6.0 rims (which are on my 7.3 due to a previous owner) -- will effectively act upon my final drive in such a way that it will raise my gear ratio.
Explanation -- there is a 3.73 coming out of the transfer case in the form of a rear driveshaft, but because of the taller rims/tires -- I'm closer to a 3.20 final drive. I don't remember the exact number.
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