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Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?

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Offline 99Trackerconv

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Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« on: March 01, 2004, 08:33:25 AM »
I was talking to a friend at work about having trouble finding rims that fit.
He said he had the same problem with his truck. So he talked to the tire place and got wheel spacers and FWD rims. I haven't seen his truck but do you think it would work? Is it safe?
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2004, 11:54:36 AM »
I have wheel spacer's from RoadlessGear on my 03 with standard 15inch rims and they work fine. I have had the truck offraod and have put almost 8,000 miles on it with no problems. Plus it widens the vechicle track. Go with the 1 inch spacers and a 15x7 rim my pic has them on it is small but you can see it.

Clay
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2004, 01:17:24 PM »
Here is my 03 with 2inch coil spacer in front with 237/75/15 waiting on the rear spacer's right now.



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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2004, 01:50:06 PM »
Nice looking ride.
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2004, 09:28:28 PM »
I'm tunning Tril Tough's 1 1/4" spacers on my X-90. I drive 1000 miles a week in it and they have given me no problems.
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2004, 12:13:56 AM »
Standog, it does improve the looks, but now you need some fender flares. Just something else to buy, right?
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2004, 01:01:12 AM »
standog,
what kind of wheels are those?
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2004, 07:56:32 AM »
Depends on where you live. Where my Zuki is registaed they are not required. It does get dirty fast though. The wheels are Unique wheels I believe. Coast like 30 buck each.

Here is a before and after pic.

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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2004, 09:22:30 AM »
i honestly dont see the difference :o ???
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2004, 10:31:00 AM »
What difference can you not see? One has stock 16inch wheels the other has 15inch with a much larger tire. In the second pic it also has the 2inch coil spacer in.
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2004, 10:42:07 AM »
Standog, I think I understand what lucszuk means, but I think the main problem is just how the Zuki happens to be sitting in the two pictures. I like the wheels and bigger tires. The reason I mentioned fender flares is that I think they look better than the bare fenderwell openings, at least  on the earlier Trackicks like mine. I would like some mild flares, even though I don't have big enough tires to need them. I would also like some wheels like yours. I bought some tires recently and the store (Big O) said they can get wider steel wheels that fit, but I wasn't sure I trusted them.
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2004, 09:18:00 PM »
Did you have to do any bumper triming with the spacers? With the 1 1/4" my tires barely hit my bumper and I had to trim it back a little. I was going to go with the 1" but they were out of stock.

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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2004, 12:30:02 AM »
I had to trim the inside front before I but the coil spacer's on. I also had to push up the lip in the back to keep from cutting the tire. Also to clarify I put the wrong tire size down. I have 225/75 not 235. I was going to put 235 on but they were way to big for the stack Vitara.

Clay
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2004, 09:19:39 AM »
i know its higher and different wheels and tires but i cant see a difference in the trak like wheels sticking ot more
and i liek wheel spacers my 2.25 osffet rime and 1.25 wheel spacers with 11.50 wheels kepp my on the tires man i need a cage!!
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Re: Wheel Spacers... Good or bad?
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2004, 12:05:49 PM »
Ok now I see what you are saying. I will take a frontal pic so you can see. There is quite a difference.

Clay
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