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Apr 14, 2004 | 09:26 AM

stupato

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From: Jersey

Tire spacers

How many of you use them? Pros? Cons? Opinions?

Apr 14, 2004 | 11:38 AM

Stokes

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lol your wheel bearings will never forgive you! other than that, shur why not use them, i think its a much wiser idea to just get a better offset rim

Apr 14, 2004 | 05:00 PM

WhëëlMå1

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They are a cheap and unstable fix. They might be ok on a light car, that sees only pavement, but do not think for a second that they will stand up to what a Bronco can throw at it. Like jojo mentioned, you *should* just get the proper backspaced/offset rims.

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Apr 14, 2004 | 08:12 PM

stupato

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thanks...got mixed feelings from other sites.

Apr 15, 2004 | 05:49 AM

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There are two kinds of wheel spacers. One is just a spacer and the other spacer bolts to the rotor and then has a different set of studs for your wheel. They say the bolt on spacers are the best if you need to run them and I have read many times that anything over 1/4 inch is very unsafe and this is on a car not a truck whick is much heavier.

I myself would never install a wheel spacer on a truck. The cost or the danger of something going wrong far out weighs the cost of the correct wheels.

Apr 15, 2004 | 07:20 PM

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What is the cost on an offset wheel?

Apr 15, 2004 | 08:10 PM

Stokes

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preaty much any aftermarket wheel has a greater off set than stock, they normally will list what they are, the widest you can safely go is 2.5Backspace on a 10" or wider rim.