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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: rescueuall on February 09, 2008, 07:00:26 PM

Title: wheel spacers
Post by: rescueuall on February 09, 2008, 07:00:26 PM

hi

Can anyone suggest amywhere in the UK that I can get wheel spacers for my cherokee with out getting ripped off, I have seen some on ebay but unsure

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Post by: Asylum on February 10, 2008, 12:03:32 AM

Hi

If you have been looking at these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-JEEP-CHEROKEE- ... dZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-JEEP-CHEROKEE-WRANGLER-4X4-WHEEL-SPACERS-NEW_W0QQitemZ250211754711QQihZ015QQcategoryZ100909QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

DONT BOTHER! These are not proper spacers. Not rated and have heard stories of them shearing off if put under a little load.

Proper wheel spacers look like this: They are machined to exacting measurements evening out any stress loads as much as possible when using spacers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WHEELS-S ... enameZWD2V (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WHEELS-SPACERS-ADAPTERS-1-Jeep-Wrangler-Cherokee-4PCS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em122QQcategoryZ42614QQihZ024QQitemZ370019714335QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V)

or this:

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx? ... rtID=14872 (http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?jeep-sid=175&plID=480&partID=14872)

In UK:

http://www.bronco4x4.com/productDetails ... tegoryID=4 (http://www.bronco4x4.com/productDetails.asp?productID=563&categoryID=4)
Is that a high price?

Probably standard pricing for proper spacers in the UK. Personaly I have run the spidertrax adapters before and would go for them every time.

This is all if your running a XJ as otherwise I wouldnt have a clue if you have a new cherry?

Hope some of this helped.

clayt
 

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Post by: RichT on February 10, 2008, 11:24:05 AM

Hi

I've had Spider Trax spacers fitted for the last 3 years, no problems at all, 33x12.5x15 fitted with them, you do need extended flares with this set-up.

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Post by: Bubba on February 10, 2008, 11:29:20 AM

i have spidertrax on one......super
i have 4wd on another.......cant tell the difference
i think as long as they are billet they should be fine

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Post by: Lornaben on February 10, 2008, 03:32:13 PM

I have a set of Scorpion racing 'Pro Spacers' fitted. They look very similar to the spider trax / 4WD items but are made from steel.

(http://http://birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/userpix/1050_pro_spacers_1.jpg)

They have been fitted for over 5 years with no probs at all. These have stood up to allsorts of froadin assault and never even hinted they might not be up to it. I once managed to get the front of the jeep 4 feet in the air :-D

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 10, 2008, 03:49:01 PM

Bear in mind you can get some 3.75 backspaced wheels from Bronco for about the same price as billet spacers.

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Post by: tartanzj on February 11, 2008, 01:28:07 PM

TBR UK do TUV specced spacers in 114x5. I've had them on my Grand for 3/4 years now with no probs at all.

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Post by: MWF on February 12, 2008, 12:01:28 PM

Quote from: "Mike Pavelin"

Bear in mind you can get some 3.75 backspaced wheels from Bronco for about the same price as billet spacers.

Which ones are these on the Bronco site?

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Post by: greggmo on February 12, 2008, 09:30:25 PM

http://www.bronco4x4.com/productDetails ... ductID=633 (http://www.bronco4x4.com/productDetails.asp?productID=633)

 thats for all but cj's

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Post by: MWF on February 13, 2008, 09:19:59 AM

Thanks for that :) So that wheel would be the correct back spacing?

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 13, 2008, 09:29:09 AM

It'll put your tyre in about the same place as a stock rim with the 32mm spacer.

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Post by: MWF on February 13, 2008, 09:32:23 AM

Great stuff. I'm pretty sure I'll get these. Just need to choose some 31's I think.

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 13, 2008, 11:33:10 AM

You might have to extend your fender flares a bit with a 31 and trim the inner arch liner if you're offroading.

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Post by: The Smiths on February 13, 2008, 11:44:23 PM

These have just been listed on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=006 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160208591213&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=006)