Who is running wheel spacers?

[Matt Garrett]

I just finished my Bilstein 5100 lift. I will be keeping my stock 20x9 Limited wheels but will be adding a 275/60/20 tires. These tires are taller but NOT any wider than stock.

With that said, I am thinking about adding a 1.25" spacer to put my wheels/tires right at flush with the fender well.

Any thoughts on this and specifically on the hubcentric spacers below?

Thank you!!

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[Jeka]

Good rating on Amazon... looks like you've already made your decision... so go for it
personally I would never ever put spacers on my vehicle, but what do I know...

 

[Matt Garrett]

Good rating on Amazon... looks like you've already made your decision... so go for it
personally I would never ever put spacers on my vehicle, but what do I know...

Have not made up my mind. Would love feedback from ppl who have done it themselves.

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[Matt Garrett]

Would actually like a smaller spacer but can't seem to find any. Open to any recs on 1/2" - 1" spacers.

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[Expedition Dave]

A lot of Land Cruiser guys use spacers and I just bought two pairs of .25 hubcentric spacers myself from https://www.motorsport-tech.com/

Have not added them yet, but another user here has and the company has a very good reputation.

My concern is safety and wear, but with .25 the amount of threads left is well above the minimum and they are factory bolts, and a 1/4 of an inch should be so minor as to fall well within the engineer's original specs.

Also, I believe 1.25 spacers will "poke" a little if that is what you are looking for?

 

[Motorcity muscle]

Any spacer is going to increase load on the bearings, will change the track and will not conform to OEM engineering. My concern would be the spacer lug nuts working loose, may not happen but would always be a worry.

 

[StealthyD]

Dudes are always ragging on spacers and how they will effect the hubs and blah blah. Is there added risk for future “wear and tear”? Yes. But whatever. If you think it looks cool and wanna run them, then Do it. Just buy quality spacers and use correct lug nuts and torque them to the said requirement.

Lots of guys out there running huge 2-3” spacers on various types of vehicles with no issues other than replacing hubs more often. I used to live in VA Beach, in diesel/powerstroke country where everyone is running 22x14’s or bigger plus spacers... again, torque them accordingly and live your life.


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[JamaicaJoe]

There was a post here the other day with pix of a cheap Chinese spacer with broken bolts. Very scary.

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[Matt Garrett]

A lot of Land Cruiser guys use spacers and I just bought two pairs of .25 hubcentric spacers myself from https://www.motorsport-tech.com/

Have not added them yet, but another user here has and the company has a very good reputation.

My concern is safety and wear, but with .25 the amount of threads left is well above the minimum and they are factory bolts, and a 1/4 of an inch should be so minor as to fall well within the engineer's original specs.

Also, I believe 1.25 spacers will "poke" a little if that is what you are looking for?

On 0.25" spacers wouldnt you have to grind down the existing wheel stud bolts down to 0.25"?

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[Matt Garrett]

Or, does a 0.25" just use the existing wheel stud?

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[BLUWAGN]

A lot of Land Cruiser guys use spacers and I just bought two pairs of .25 hubcentric spacers myself from https://www.motorsport-tech.com/

Have not added them yet, but another user here has and the company has a very good reputation.

My concern is safety and wear, but with .25 the amount of threads left is well above the minimum and they are factory bolts, and a 1/4 of an inch should be so minor as to fall well within the engineer's original specs.

Also, I believe 1.25 spacers will "poke" a little if that is what you are looking for?

I have 5mm hubcentric spacers front and 10mm hubcentric/wheelcentric spacers from Motorsport-tech.com as well. Installed with no issues and as smooth as it was before. I used the offset front/rear to even the track width as well as being able to fit F150 wheels for my winter set modifying the axle shafts.

These bolt between the hub and the wheel, no extra studs like the type shown in the first picture. I've had a set of these exact 10mm spacers on my Ram for 60k miles and no ill affects towing up to capacity and with high payloads.

 

[sjwhiteley]

Any spacer is going to increase load on the bearings, will change the track and will not conform to OEM engineering. My concern would be the spacer lug nuts working loose, may not happen but would always be a worry.

What would be the difference in load [on the bearing] if you used a wheel with a different offset?

 

[Matt Garrett]

I have 5mm hubcentric spacers front and 10mm hubcentric/wheelcentric spacers from Motorsport-tech.com as well. Installed with no issues and as smooth as it was before. I used the offset front/rear to even the track width as well as being able to fit F150 wheels for my winter set modifying the axle shafts.

These bolt between the hub and the wheel, no extra studs like the type shown in the first picture. I've had a set of these exact 10mm spacers on my Ram for 60k miles and no ill affects towing up to capacity and with high payloads.

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Thank you!! Quick clarifying question, what size spacer did you have to use to fit the F150 wheel on the expedition axel without trimming?

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[Deadman]

Remember pushing the wheels wider will also make your suspension softer because of the additional leverage the wheel has on the springs/struts. Just something to be aware of as these things are already horribly soft in my opinion.

 

[Fozzy]

When you see all the crazy crap WhistlinDiesel does with wheel spacers. They seem to be stronger than most people think. Ya, he breaks them, he brakes everything, that’s his thing.




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[Matt Garrett]

Remember pushing the wheels wider will also make your suspension softer because of the additional leverage the wheel has on the springs/struts. Just something to be aware of as these things are already horribly soft in my opinion.

I have Bilsteins on mine adjusted to their highest setting so not soft anymore!

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[BLUWAGN]

Thank you!! Quick clarifying question, what size spacer did you have to use to fit the F150 wheel on the expedition axel without trimming?

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I used the 10mm on the rear and had no issues with F150 platinum wheels bolting on.

 

[BLUWAGN]

Remember pushing the wheels wider will also make your suspension softer because of the additional leverage the wheel has on the springs/struts. Just something to be aware of as these things are already horribly soft in my opinion.

Agreed Deadman. I'm lucky enough to have HD rear springs OEM, and have SumoSprings with a Hellwig rear bar. Heading to the Black Hills next week with a small trailer (few hundred lbs tongue weight), but there's plenty moguls on I-90 to exhibit suspension travel so we'll see how it handles. First time with all of these changes and trailer over 100 miles length.

 

[JimW]

I'm using the 2" Rough Country spacers. I'm still waiting on my Bilstein 5100s to increase my tire size.

 

[ContinentalDrift]

I have 5mm hubcentric spacers front and 10mm hubcentric/wheelcentric spacers from Motorsport-tech.com as well. Installed with no issues and as smooth as it was before. I used the offset front/rear to even the track width as well as being able to fit F150 wheels for my winter set modifying the axle shafts.

These bolt between the hub and the wheel, no extra studs like the type shown in the first picture. I've had a set of these exact 10mm spacers on my Ram for 60k miles and no ill affects towing up to capacity and with high payloads.

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@BLUWAGN do you happen to have a pic of the result? I just put F150 wheels on my XLT and although I was prepared for the axel shaft issue, I missed the offset issue (oops). I *think* that 5mm/10mm would work, especially since I put on aggressive tread AT (Toyo Open Country) tires. Also, can you confirm that you used standard lug nuts and avoided any changes to the lug bolt shaft? Obviously, on the rear, the total length will be 10mm shorter and I'm concerned that now the OE lugs would have commensurately fewer threads engaged.