6mm wheel spacers.

[wishbone]

Whats the point with that? I must be missing something..

Well as I said in an earlier post... .......

My alloys have a 4" backspace and I'm looking for a 3.75" backspace.

Reason is to clear the 4" bracket lift I'm fitting.

Rob.

[dieselboy]

Okay! Would like to see that! Couldnt think how 6mm would make a difference but seeing as it's 1/4"....
I have four spacers if you need any. You could always try them and if they dont work and your wheels fall off just give them back.

[wishbone]

6mm ones ? I'm listening...

[dieselboy]

I'll dish them out and get some pics.

[Wolfracer]

I've got 30mm ext stud spacers and my wheels have fallen off.

[Wolfracer]

oops

Sorry, that should have read NOT.

Been off roading and everything. And still, I've got 4 wheels bolted securely to the car...

Must try harder!

[wishbone]

I've got 30mm ext stud spacers and my wheels have fallen off.

Where did they shear ? Though to be fair everybody here says don't buy that type.


Lol! just read the next post

[Wolfracer]

Gotcha!

To be fair, if they are bolted up tight, I cannot see how they are any different to having wheels with a massive offset. Both put extra pressure on the suspension components, but I suppose with spacers there are more parts to (potentially) fail.


Just remember,


Statistically, your head will fail well before the wheel spacers!

[geordie john]

Sorry, that should have read NOT.

Been off roading and everything. And still, I've got 4 wheels bolted securely to the car...

Must try harder!

had my 32mm spacers on for about three years offroading the lot no probs, def worth buying good quality billet alloy ones not the cheap cast ones

[lord lucan]

i have launched my surf from a hill or more like my son did , the persons who were watching said we were more at less at right angles, the spacers held up but the o/s drive shaft cracked the diff housing,noprobs with the solid spacers

[Apache]

Top Gear blew one up on the top of a tower block. The chassis snapped in two but the wheel spacers were OK.

Indestructible these trucks - ask anyone on eBay!

[Paul1566]

Top Gear blew one up on the top of a tower block. The chassis snapped in two but the wheel spacers were OK.

Indestructible these trucks - ask anyone on eBay!

[Wolfracer]

^^^ WHS
PMSL at work today when I read that!

[KERRSURF]

You've seen 6mm spacers fail ? Did they have extended wheel studs or were they on the original ones ? What actually broke ? Did the whole wheel sheer off?
Were they the R'trax type ones?

Reason I'm asking is there's never been anyone on this forum have a spacer lose a wheel afaik. Yes the studs seem to be cheap enough to sheer easily but no crashes caused.

Rob.

No
Yes
The spacer studs
Yes
Don't know.

A user of this forum had the failure.

[lord lucan]

Top Gear blew one up on the top of a tower block. The chassis snapped in two but the wheel spacers were OK.

Indestructible these trucks - ask anyone on eBay!

yeah but not the petrol hairdresser models