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The bottom line is spacers are illegal under ADR's and shouldn't be used "on road". No, it's not to stop you having fun- it's because they are dangerous and can cause mechanical failures * no matter what the design*
I don't know anything about "hub centric" spacers.
Do they solve the bearing loading issue ?
Are they better than rim offset ?
Are they legal ?
Info appreciated.
Guys, i am not saying that everyone should run spacers or that they are "Hella Sick Bra" or whatever. so here are the answers to above questions.....
no. but a offset wheels loads bearings too. so does driving offroad and having a passenger in your rocky or upgrading to bigger tires.
no. but yes because you can swap them out and back in for the reason of using a bigger tire during a hunting or off road playing trip and later swap back to the skinnies for the rest of the road driving season
(my neighbor has a suzuki samuri he uses during Elk Hunting and he will put on 30/9.50/15's and spacers on for the hunting trip. the spacers let him turn the 30 inch tire without rubbing the springs. then later he put his old 235/75/15 stockers on and drives it daily. the spacers let him swap back and forth. if he just went with a different wheel he would have to run it all the time and the bearings would be loaded all the time)
no. they are not legal. they just are better as far as centering on the hub over a regular spacer
MightyMouse wrote:OK, will watch from the sidelines.....
at least till it gets raised in another thread next week.
Yep, it's bound to happen.
Starion driver- I take it you're from Oregon USA? They may well be legal where you live, it never ceases to amaze me what "mods" they seem to allow (or ignore?) on your roads.
MightyMouse wrote:OK, will watch from the sidelines.....
at least till it gets raised in another thread next week.
Yep, it's bound to happen.
Starion driver- I take it you're from Oregon USA? They may well be legal where you live, it never ceases to amaze me what "mods" they seem to allow (or ignore?) on your roads.
uh no they are not legal. neither are illegal mexicans that live here but oregon doesnt seem to care.
the only mods i see around here are loud ass fart tip mufflers on hondas wich is way worse than any wheel spacer.
i really dont know what your talking about though as far as oregon.
here are the wheel details from that one i posted on the front of my rocky
it has -46 offset. is that the same as stock rocky?
are here are some examples of what i meant by the spacer function as part of the wheel assembly. spacer being part of the wheel etc etc
Yep, it's bound to happen.
