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wheel spacers 4 sierra ?

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wheel spacers 4 sierra ?

Post by DEZZA »

anyone use wheel spacers on there sierra are they worth the $$$$. what size is best and do they cause any problems
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Post by Tiny »

then increase your track which can be advantagous for various reasons, they can allow you to fit a larger tyre on comfortably with the same offset rim blah blah blah, plenty of people have used them on zooks and pretty much every 4wd.

They can come loose and are not legal for road use, you are best to use them off road only but know plenty of peolle who leave them fitted which is ok provided you regularily remove the wheel and re tension the spacers

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Wheel-Spacers-4x ... dZViewItem

or try most offroad stores ^^^^ are nothing to do with me just the first item that suits a zook I found searching google
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Post by Tiny »

^^^^^^^ said you would be better off getting offset rims such as standard F100 rims which are the same PCD as a sierra, a 15*7 F100 rim will give you more offset and allow you to fit a 31" + tyre or buy a speedy / rox sunrasia type rim to suit with a higher offset
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Post by mrRocky »

i would replace all wheel bearings as a minimum as well
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Post by fool_injected »

Dont run mine anymore- got sick of replacing wheel bearings
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Are they worth the $$$? No, they are more expensive than having your existing steel wheels modified for more offset.

The biggest disadvantage is that they are illegal. (sure, lots of things on our cars might be illegal) but having spacers could void your insurance if you were involved in a claim.

In terms of what size is best - well, the smallest spacer (or amount of offset) you can get away with. Run just enough offset to prevent the tyres contacting the chassis/springs. any more than necessary just increases the stress on bearings and messes with the handling for no good reason.

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