Wheel Spacers!

[SWAMPER]

I have been thinking of buying a pair of wheelspacers and slapping them on the rear axle...I think it would look cool and functional.  What do you guys think?

[84runner]

Just don't go to wide  with the spacers that is

[BigMike]

Your truck will feel more stable but in the front on your IFS it will make the sway bar less effective.


BigMike

[SWAMPER]

I broke the sway bar sometime ago...no jk lol but I was thinking of 2" being the wides Id go not more than that...proly even less.

[Hyena]

I wouldn't go wider then 1 1/2 inch on a daily driver.  I plan on running 1 1/2 in spacers all around when i get done with my suspension.

[SWAMPER]

Cool ....ok so Ill go 1  1/2 that sounds good....Mike he who is big...so if I put wheel spacers in the front my sway bar will be less efective ?.....Newbie question....whats a swaybar good for ?

[84runner]

The sway bar is good for just that, to keep down the swaying. It goes from one control arm to the other.

[Hyena]

I heard if you run wide wheel spacers it could hurt the bearings.  Is this true?  Anyone know about this?

[WHITE_TRASH]

Yep the spacers put more leverage on the bearings and kills them quickly.

[SWAMPER]

So on a daily driver whats the widest you would go guys?

[Hyena]

most people run 1 1/2 in wheel spacers on the front to match the rear on sas trucks.  So i think thats the widest i would go.

[toy283]

Yep the spacers put more leverage on the bearings and kills them quickly.

But then so do rims with anything but the stock offset (not backspacing) which means just about any wider than stock aftermarket rims.

[84runner]

I would have to agree with Hyena  any more than that I think would start to be unsafe.  And some places will not mount your tires for you if your running wheel spacers 

[WHITE_TRASH]

But wheel spacer move thw total weight of the tire and wheel out wards not just the outer bead.  I do agree that wheels put a load on bearings etc. too, but I feel that spacers are far worse.  Especially since lil swamper already has offset ifs hubs.

[SWAMPER]

But Im only putting them in the rear axle. 

[84runner]

But Im only putting them in the rear axle. 

Well then just do it