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wheel spacers?

Any one use them? Just got a 2011 4x4 and was wondering about these
 
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Ive got one inches on the front of mine and their a pain in the *** gives it a good look though
 
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How are they a pain?
 
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Was thinking of putting 1.5 all the way around.
 
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Go for it! I ran them on my F150 lifted on 38's and over 400ftlbs of tq with no issues at all.

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As long as you make sure they're torqued properly you'll be fine. Check them regularly!
 
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key is to check them regularly. also the aluminum ones tend to loosen a bit faster than the steel ones.

another thing to consider is the strain the hub bearings get with spacers.... premature wear will be immanent.
 
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I had a thread going about them on a stock rim. Do your homework, they might not seat properly if they are hubcentric. You might need lugcentric ones. I haven't really looked so I can't be much more help then that.
 
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they will probly be lugcentric
 
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Do you have a link to any off hand fhat would benefit me and the op?
 
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Those were the ones I posted. Someone told me in my thread they were hubcentric and might not fit or seat properly on a stock rim.
 
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Originally Posted by VH5150
I need some wheel spacers ... Which spacers for the Jeep will work on a
98 + 2WD Ranger?
 
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Anything w/ 5x4.5 I believe.
 
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I had the Spidertrax ones front & rear for about a month--looked bad-***, but I ended up sending them back. They REALLY increased my turning radius.
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Not sure about the stock rim fitment, Morris--I had my AR Crushes on at the time.
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