John Ricketts
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I have a 2015 2500, I’d like alittle space in the wheel wells. Has anyone used wheel spacers, about 2” and have they caused any problems, with tire wear or Death Wobble?
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BOWERSFJ
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Just make sure they are hub-centric, and get Bora spacers ... They are the industry standard ... Cost a little more, but it’s worth it when you figure your life is riding on them
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muddy12
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I’ve been running 2” spacers on my 1500 for a little over 2.5 years now, and have had zero issues. As mentioned above though, get quality hub-centric spacers.
While it may be overkill, I visually inspect, and retorque my spacers at every tire rotation (roughly every 5k miles).
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While it may be overkill, I visually inspect, and retorque my spacers at every tire rotation (roughly every 5k miles).
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muddy12
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The perceived increased wear caused by spacers, is no different than the increased wear caused by changing to wheels with less backspacing.
A wheel with factory offset of +25mm and a 2” spacer puts exactly the same stresses on the bearings, as an aftermarket wheel with a -25mm offset.
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Driving puts wear on your hubs.
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Exactly ... It’s like puttin 37’s on and then worrying about MPG’s ...
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ilovemyramlaremie
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Say no to spacers
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No ... Wrong ... Nothing wrong with good Bora hubcentric spacers ...
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yeah I live with 13/14 mpg max on 37's
Over-achiever ... I’m gettin 13.5 with 35’s ... Problem is, the shoe store keeps sellin me lead filled right shoes ... And the sound of the Magnaflow goin under a bridge is addictive ... Lol ... Leave the MPG’s to the Prius crowd ...
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I attribute it to the 4.56 gearing. The 8 speed keeps the rpms right where I need them.
