Snake Racing Wheel Wideners

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 12:56 pm

Anybody used these? Any feedback on them? Do the come loose or stay tight?

Any other brands people would recomened?

Post by **Area54** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 2:24 pm

Cast steel spacers expand at the same rate as the rest of the components (rotor/drum etc) throughout the warmup/cooldown operating cycle, whereas the aluminium spacers have a different coefficient of expansion to the rotor/drum material, therefore these (aluminium) expand/contract more during the warmup/cooldown operating cycle. Sometimes on the aluminium spacers the wheel lock nuts can loosen due to this large expansion/contraction (but not on all rigs). A real pain in the arse to get to the nuts behind the rim if they come loose, but a real danger if you want to use them on the street (no manufacturer recommends you use them on the street (officially), but they are usually made fairly accurate so you can) and they come loose or even fall off. Wheel spacers are great in that they give you more options for the width you want.

I would go cast steel. CORE make cast spacers, PM me if you want some details.

Post by **hypo** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 2:33 pm

Maggot4x4 wrote:Anybody used these? Any feedback on them? Do the come loose or stay tight?

Any other brands people would recomened?

Jeremy (surfection from this board) runs snake racing spacers and has had no probs with them. they r a well made spacer also i plan on getting some 2: ones soon.

also Dave from this board runs them on his gold runna on the street and has 4 ages and as far as im aware he has had no probs at all altho i not sure wot brands daves r..

Post by **MissDrew** » Sat Aug 09, 2003 6:10 pm

I run 2 inch spacers on my lux and have never had any problems with them.

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 8:50 am

Thanks guys, they will be going on my 80 and possibly be staying on full time. So would the cast steel be better for this purpose?

What sort of $ diff are we talking about from the cast steel to alloy?

Post by **hypo** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 8:55 am

$$ aint a factor here i wood go the cast jobs then u will have no probs.

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 9:28 am

Thanks Hypo. Want to see if we can get JK out for a play today?

Post by **Surfection** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 6:09 pm

Here's a couple of pics of my Snake Racing spacers. I run 3" in the front and 1.5" in the rear, to equal the diffs out. I'm 99% sure they're billet steel and the studs are AU falcon. Certianly makes a big difference on and off road... and definatly saved the Hypolux on at least one occasion, aye ben !! :lol:

Post by **Trickster** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 6:17 pm

They must put a bit more stress on your swivel bearings surely?

Post by **Surfection** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 6:21 pm

YEP, but i'd rather have more stress on the bearings than either buy wider diffs or be a narrow arse that's tippy in the bush !!!

Post by **slowhilux** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 7:20 pm

Jeremy,
Is ben buying the spacers off you?? If so, all of them??

Just curious, thats all

Phill

Post by **Surfection** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 7:45 pm

Nah phil, i'm gonna sell them with the surf.... i made mention to ben cause he ran them for 4 or 5 trips [along with my tyres :roll:

] while the surf was of the road.

Post by **hypo** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 8:14 pm

yeah thay saved my ass on a few occasions altho my truck did get tooo sleepy 1 time with them on......

Post by **camskizook** » Sun Aug 10, 2003 11:42 pm

The real reason it didnt tip over is coz I am sitting on the wheel holding the balance! :lol:

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 7:20 am

What track is that? It looks like it's near Mount Sugarloaf.

Surfection, how much were the 3" ones?

Post by **Surfection** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 1:50 pm

Yeah the track is up near Sugarloaf.

I honestly can't remember how much they were.... I got them as a special 3 for the price of 4 deal. Guts would probably know recent pricing as he's sponsered by Snake Racing. Cheers

Post by **bj on roids** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 2:05 pm

Surfection wrote:Yeah the track is up near Sugarloaf.

I honestly can't remember how much they were.... I got them as a special 3 for the price of 4 deal. Guts would probably know recent pricing as he's sponsered by Snake Racing. Cheers

3 for the price of 4?? :lol:

Awesome deal! :lol:

Post by **Surfection** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 6:16 pm

Trust you to be the one to notice first !!! :finger:

Post by **hypo** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 6:38 am

Maggot4x4 wrote:What track is that? It looks like it's near Mount Sugarloaf.

Surfection, how much were the 3" ones?

yeah its near Mt sugarloaf.. cool track 2 its called the widow maker. come 4 a run up one day :?:

Post by **Old Yella** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 11:28 am

Ben have you been up there lately, someone has started a new harder line to the left of that big rock that catches everyones sill. I didn't drive that line on Sat but I wouldn't mind givin it a go in a couple of weeks after the bobbed tray and new suspension :rofl:

Rob

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Tue Aug 12, 2003 8:34 pm

hypolux wrote:
Maggot4x4 wrote:What track is that? It looks like it's near Mount Sugarloaf.

Surfection, how much were the 3" ones?

yeah its near Mt sugarloaf.. cool track 2 its called the widow maker. come 4 a run up one day

Sounds like a plan.

You guys should come down to Cutrock on the 23rd for the RC Crawling.

Post by **Old Yella** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:52 am

Is that Cutrock in the Watagans :?:

Thats the weekend I'll be fitting and welding my tray. I would be keen early Sept. I would like to organize a night drive up Slippery Rock & Rope road next month before it gets graded, or we could always drive the Mount Sugerloaf harder tracks the Widowmaker, Queensland gate, the steps and a couple of other unnamed ones with some filthy rock ledges in them. I know Hypolux spoke of a new track that my be harder again :cool:

Rob

Post by JK » Thu Aug 14, 2003 9:09 am

You guys should start a thread in teh Trips and Tracks section. Sounds like it will be a good drive. Might be able to make it along as well

Post by **Old Yella** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:05 pm

Sorry for the late reply JK, I'm a shiftworker aaaahhhh.............
DOGWATCH :drinking:

I will definitely put something in the trips, what do you reckon, night drive[ reasonably hard, not for soft
C#&%KS} or hardcore daylight .
Jk have you ever driven the DIPPER

in the Watagans, its down your way

Rob

Post by JK » Thu Aug 14, 2003 2:14 pm

I don't know if I have. What and where is the 'dipper'? Sounds like fun

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 6:16 am

Old Yella wrote:Is that Cutrock in the Watagans Thats the weekend I'll be fitting and welding my tray. I would be keen early Sept. I would like to organize a night drive up Slippery Rock & Rope road next month before it gets graded, or we could always drive the Mount Sugerloaf harder tracks the Widowmaker, Queensland gate, the steps and a couple of other unnamed ones with some filthy rock ledges in them. I know Hypolux spoke of a new track that my be harder again

Rob

Yeah it's cutrock in the watagans, just near Morriset. Let me know if you get a run going for Slippery Rock etc.

Post by **redzook** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 6:55 am

im keen for a run

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 7:06 am

Getting back th my original Question for a sec, does anyone know the price of 2" or 3" wideners in steel?

Post by **Surfection** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 7:37 am

Maggot4x4 wrote:Getting back th my original Question for a sec, does anyone know the price of 2" or 3" wideners in steel?

Snake Racing - 9570 1588

Website · Post by **Maggot4x4** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 7:28 am

Thanks Surfection

Just for anyone else, $165 for 2" and $175 for 3" (each) in steel.

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