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Re: Wheel Spacers FAQ
« on: Oct 26, 2004, 04:38:00 PM »
I torqued them to 90lb. Plan was to check them at 100 miles. First trip out on the way back one came off at 65mph (rear wheel on K5). Losing a 35 inch tire at 6 mph will get the old ticker going.

 The tire kept going through a median on a divided hwy at a intersection. Light had just turned green and everybody that was moving managed to dodge  it. It travel about 1/8 and nailed a Ford ranger right in the door that was stopped at the intersection. It hit it and launched that 90 lb tire straight up in the air about 15ft. The guy driving saw it coming. His wife in the passenger seat was like a deer i the headlights and just froze. He grabbed her head and pulled her away from the door thank god or she would have had a face full of glass.  DESTROYED the door. Tire still was going about 40mph when it hit. A 35 inch BFG on a Steel rock crawler 15x8 is 90lb. That tires did $2100 lb in damage to that truck. Why it wasn't totaled I don't know. It was a very clean truck but blue book was $2600.

 I haven't had the nerve to put them on again.  I'll be doing the IFS hub swap to avoid having that spacer between the rim and flange.

 Word of caution and this was probably a contributing factor was I did not clean the hub surface. Sand any rust or crud on the hub off so that it will get a good clean surface to seat on.

 
 
 
 
 

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