jared Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 i was thinking of getting some wheel spacers (the spidertrax brand) to widen the track on the xj. i know that it can cause increased wear on bearingas and such. do any of you run them, and what are your feelings about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I ran them for a while....finally removed them as I couldn't keep them tight and this mfg dosen't recomend lock titeing them on...they said after a couple of re-torqueing they will stay tight. Well they didnt. Plus theye are not DOT legal for road use. So you would be held liable if something happened that in any way involved your rim mounting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 good to know about the dot thing. did you like them on there tho? aside from the constant retorqing/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88MJay Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I've run them on my Jeeps before without any problems. I always used locktite on them though. I don't mind using them on my trail Jeeps. I don't think it would probably be the best idea to use them on a daily driver. But, I'm sure people have successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 good to know about the dot thing. did you like them on there tho? aside from the constant retorqing/ They worked just fine. kept the wider tires out of the LCA's? I WOULD use them again. Just didnt like the re-torquing problems. After many back and fourth posts with Pat, (PONG) on this topic, I would just lock tite them and call it good. Why this mfg dosen't recomend it whale Spyder trax does is a mystery... CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I had no issues with mine.... Just use Red lock tight and call it good. There is a company on ebay.. i think it is trail sport.. or soemthing like that that sells the same spacers for like 75 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I run 1/4" over the old studs on my Toy everyday. No problems with em what soever, but I'd be concerned to use anything wider with the cheap style, because you lose so many threads on your lugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldtooth Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 i used the 1.25" spidertrax spacers on my zj when it had the 8.8 in it, i didn't have any problems and used it as a dd and did lots of off road miles. i am using them again for the 8.8 going in my mj. loctite and torque them down. nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randimal Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I have one inch spacers on my Zuk. No problems. Definitely check ebay. I got my whole set for under $100. Some of them were over $400. Good quality too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQ Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I ran the spider trax spacers on my Rubicon for almost a year with the stock Moab wheels. I used red loctite and had no problems. I checked the torque every 3000 miles and they never came loose. I only removed them to put on my 16x10 wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuicidalPenguin Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 My dad runs them on the rear of his Duramax. It's his daily driver and is on the highway alot. Months in, no retorqing and no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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