3 inch wheelspaces to much for mq??

[mikesmith]

hey guys

looking at getting some 3 inch wheelspaces for the front of the mq. is it to much?? should i get 2 inch?? pro's and con's?

thanks

mike

[pongo]

Pro, You dont need to run flipped rims, esp if you have more than 1 decent set of treads. My flipped rims give about 3 inches either side i think, so i cant see it any worse.

NOT talking from experiance though

Cheers

[mikesmith]

well i have beadlocked rims. 15x10

standard cruiser offset.

so i should get them basically give me the equivlent of a flipped rim?

[pongo]

these are 14 inch wide on my flipped rims. they stick out about half the tyre. My 10.5,s fit under the guard let alone the flare ( on landcruiser offset)

Nice and wide

[Spartacus]

might i ask y you need 3" wheel spacers?
what diameter tyre you wanna run?

on my rocky i can fit 37x13 boggers on standed 15x10s with a little rub
on the leaf packs.

PRO's....width

CON's... double wheelnuts
............ they come lose if you arent careful
............ excess pressure on wheelstuds

[mikesmith]

was looking at running 39.5x 15 tsl swampers.

i dont want any rub at all. mite just settle for 38x12.5 tsl's.

i asked about 3 inch cause i can get a set at a good price off here.

the rims are beadlocked 15x10's cruiser offset.

[Josh_GQ]

just be carefull of them coming loose. I had one of mine come loose on the road once, so then i only ran them offroad and regularly checked them. One time i had checked them then done about 30 min of medium difficulty 4by then got on a dirt road hit 70kph going round a slight bend, then boom. back wheel overtook us and becuse the drum came off as well i had no brakes. Luckily we came to a stop, still on the road.
I sold them straight away and got my rims flipped. Much safer

[Patchy]

if you were worried about them coming loose, or if its common for them to come loose why not just use some loctite nut lock or something and torque them up