Wheel spacers... aaaannnnnnd go!

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Mike.luciano

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Don't trust them, will never use them. I have seen too many wheels fly off on the highway because of them. There is no substitute for going with the correct wheel offset.
Yes they fail when they are cheap non hubcentric spacers that are also just slaped on and not installed properly. Most people dont do there research on some things such as wheel spacers... if done right ( hubcentric spacers, red locktite, properly torqued to spec) there isnt issues. None other than the sane wear on bearings that u would get from going with an offset wheel. But like i said, some people dont do there research and slap on the cheapest spacers they can find with just a 4 way lug wreng and call it good, thats when there is problems lol

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Yes they fail when they are cheap non hubcentric spacers that are also just slaped on and not installed properly. Most people dont do there research on some things such as wheel spacers... if done right ( hubcentric spacers, red locktite, properly torqued to spec) there isnt issues. None other than the sane wear on bearings that u would get from going with an offset wheel. But like i said, some people dont do there research and slap on the cheapest spacers they can find with just a 4 way lug wreng and call it good, thats when there is problems lol

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My thoughts exactly. [emoji106]

While mine weren’t the most expensive on the market, they are still made from quality material, are hubcentric, and we’re installed with lock-tite and a torque wrench. It’s also why I inspect and retorque every time I do a tire rotation.


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My thoughts exactly. [emoji106]

While mine weren’t the most expensive on the market, they are still made from quality material, are hubcentric, and we’re installed with lock-tite and a torque wrench. It’s also why I inspect and retorque every time I do a tire rotation.


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Mine werent the most expensive either. I got the supreme suspension spacers. All exact same material as the bora spacers for half the price.

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Ok wheel spacers on and im glad i went with the 2" spacers. Makes this thing look totally differant and makes the stock wheels look better on the truck to be honest.21a4f3f37b34da26a200d42c5fa99547.jpg
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Lookin good dude.

What wheels you got? Can we get a side pic of the wheels please?

Looks so good.
 
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Lookin good dude.

What wheels you got? Can we get a side pic of the wheels please?

Looks so good.
Atturo trail blade x/t. 33/12.5
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Ok wheel spacers on and im glad i went with the 2" spacers. Makes this thing look totally differant and makes the stock wheels look better on the truck to be honest.21a4f3f37b34da26a200d42c5fa99547.jpg
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Nice stance !
Now you need fender flares and you are set [emoji1303]

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04C32542-9A64-4734-A498-B6DAC4D7C0B7.jpeg I’ve got some 2.5” BORA spacers and properly torqued them when installed and have had zero issues

I had 1.25” spacers before but after I put flares on I wanted the flush look back and the bigger spacers did the trick

Until I can find some forged/polished wheels that I like they seem to make the stock wheels work with the lift and flares for now...no complaints here

I could try to get some better angles to really show how they sit if anyone is interested
 

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No different than changing to diff offset wheels ... I went from +19 stock offset to 0 offset wheels with no issues ... That would equal a 3/4” spacer ... Guys all over the forum runnin -12 and -24 wheels


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How wide is your new rims? Also what size tires did you go with?
 

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9” ... Same as stock ... Runnin 35” X 12.50
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Thanks!! Looks like you have a lift too.

I just got me some 20x9.5 rims (0 offset), mounted with 305x55R20 tires. I have the bils at 2.8 and 1.5" Icon springs in the rear. I'm just figuring out if I need spacers in the front or not.
 

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You should be fine without spacers ... Tiresize.com has a great tire size and wheel offset calculator ... Plug in your numbers, and there ya go


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Yeah, I checked there before I purchased wheels. Just wanted to make sure.
 
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