Wheel spacers

[philo_beddoe]

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Ok, now that will work. But who offers that one for sale?

[VileZambonie]

I have a supplier if you want them.

[LTZ C20]

I would go with what VZ's supplier has, then if you don't like the color, simply paint them.

[philo_beddoe]

I have a supplier if you want them.

What do they cost per pair?

[VileZambonie]

I have a supplier if you want them.

What do they cost per pair?

[philo_beddoe]

Lol!! Thats what i figured! "Wow a classic chevy truck, thats cool, those are easy to fix, i think i'll buy it." What was i thinking, i shoulda got a used tacoma...lol

[Captkaos]

I run spidertrax for spacers,  Never ran any on 73-87 though.

[philo_beddoe]

This truck could use some spacers. And i thought my wheels were sunken in...

Sorry, had to remove pic.. anyway it was a low ryder, real low...

[philo_beddoe]

I was advised that wheel spacers can do a number on the wheel bearings. Especially if you go too far out. Is that right?

[VileZambonie]

So by that logic, everyone who runs aftermarket wheels with that offset must have bad wheel bearings.

[philo_beddoe]

Maybe they do and dont know it? Lol

Just what i heard, thats all.

[big_al273]

So by that logic, everyone who runs aftermarket wheels with that offset must have bad wheel bearings.

No, but running wheel spacers moves the tire Off-center of the wheel bearing causing leverage and additional directional forces in the bearing, small differences in back spacing won't have any noticeable effect but say you combine some factors like a large curb weight, over-sized tires and excessive backspacing and you can cause the forces exerted on the wheel bearing to exceed the capacity on the bearing either resulting in reduced bearing life or complete failure depending on how much force in applied. So while wheel spacers or rims with back spacing will not automatically kill wheel bearings you should take into account that the more spacing you have the higher the strength of the forces that your wheel bearings will have to deal with Very much like how bigger tires add stress to the drive train and transmission, there are also other factors that I didn't go into take a look at this: http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/1110or-truth-about-wheel-spacers-safety/