To spacer or not to spacer

[Nolan Sylvester]

That's nice!


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2005 Lexus LX470

 

[2001LC]

In Colorado we have road sanding in the winter. Mud flaps, running boards, tires tucked in wheel wells, leading edge shielding all serve to protect body paint from rock chips. This applies too vehicles sharing the road as well.

Spacers and/or oversized tires also change the camber & leverage on axles (IMHO), increasing pressure on wheel bearings. So using the highest break-away preload on wheel bearing adjusting nut that's recommend by factory, is advisable.

A good reason to use spacer is to stop tire rub in wheel well, from oversized tires.

 

[ntsaint]

I've been running the Slee/SpiderTrax spacers for about 8 months. ZERO issues, no change in ride, have no complaints. And it looks great.

 

[bhicks]

Anyone got a link for the best/good deal on those spidertrax spacers? The 295/70/18s I ordered should be here soon and I would like to get the spacers installed at the same time as the tires.

 

[ntsaint]

Slee - Steering products

 

[92LXAZ]

I've read good things about the quality of the Nitro spacers from Just Differentials. I'm looking at the 1" variety. Of course they have other sizes.

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