jeep wheel spacers*

[JamesTapley]

Want to get some more hubcentric wheel spacers on my 05 liberty sport.Have you ever ordered jeep wheel spacers online ?
If so what do yall recommend???
By the way, From this article Top 5 Auto Parts Online Stores You Can Buy From
It's my first time to know hex auto parts https://www.hexautoparts.com/wheel-spacers-and-adapters
have you heard it before ? Is it good hex auto wheel spacers?
Any feedback or reviews ?
Thanks

 

[Aceofspades]

Spider trax

Jeep 1.5" Thick Wheel Spacers

 

[CzarKJ]

Be sure to check state and local laws regarding spacers as well before you purchase. For example here in MA they are completely illegal.

 

[tommudd]

SPIDERTRAX
of course by the time you buy them you could just buy wheels that are properly backspaced
I assume you are lifted, if not can't run spacers or other wheels anyways

That website is a joke as well

 

[JasonJ]

Spacers are rarely the correct answer to a problem that rarely exists.

 

[Aceofspades]

Yea that site had adapters not spacers. Plus I wouldn't trust those bolts / hardware.
I don't see how how a spacer breaks if you're using OEM grade studs. ARP studs are even better if you want to upgrade.
I'm using them because I don't have cash flow at the moment for rims - just purchased 10 tires for both 02/03 lol

 

[Myke]

I just ordered a set on Amazon. Used red loctite on inside set of lugs. I check them when I rotate my tires.

I've had the front end off the ground and they've held up. Also held up chasing a TJ 50mph down a rough trail.

 

[tommudd]

I just ordered a set on Amazon. Used red loctite on inside set of lugs. I check them when I rotate my tires.

I've had the front end off the ground and they've held up. Also held up chasing a TJ 50mph down a rough trail.

I had a set I took in on trade 10-11 years ago ( Spidertrax ) so tested them for 200 miles, removed and sold them .
Even though name brand, still did not trust them
Some of those efay ones are sketchy
Just like any suspension part/ brakes enough can happen let alone adding some other part into the mix that does fail every so often

 

[u2slow]

Check the definition of spacers for your area. What you want to run is probably a 5x4.5" to 5x4.5" 'adapter'. :gr_grin:

KJs are lug centric... not hub centric... based on the stock wheels and lugnuts.

I run spacers/adapters year round. Two Spidertrax and two no-names for the summers (OE wheels); and 4 rough-country ones for my winters (JK wheels).

 

[M38 Bob]

If I had the clap, I'd near about keep it as trade it for spacers.

 

[u2slow]

Sigh. :emotions34:

Sample of 'spacer' that's illegal in some areas:

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Sample of a cast pot-metal adapter (not recommended):

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This style of adapters is what people have the least problems with:

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[tommudd]

Sigh. :emotions34:



This style of adapters is what people have the least problems with:

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Those are also illegal in some areas
and names cross over , just like pop or beverage

 

[u2slow]

Those are also illegal in some areas
and names cross over , just like pop or beverage

Not exactly. If 'spacer' is illegal, and adapter is legal... I disagree. If the part bolts on, and the wheel bolts to it, its an adapter regardless of the bolt patterns involved.

 

[tommudd]

Not exactly. If 'spacer' is illegal, and adapter is legal... I disagree. If the part bolts on, and the wheel bolts to it, its an adapter regardless of the bolt patterns involved.

YOU may disagree all you want BUT in the world we live people call them spacers/ adapters etc , crossover name is all that I am saying .
I mean look at the front suspension of the KJs , we have COILOVERs but everyone wants to call them struts . But if you really know suspensions you know that a coilover suspension has upper control arms and a strut suspension does not have upper control arms.
So what I am saying is the name interchanges with some people and adapters, yes adapters ARE illegal in some areas/ states

So?? I love to Debate any topic , must of been why my Debate teacher threw me out of class after beating him 4 times

 

[u2slow]

OK.... lots of illegal 1-ton trucks out there because they have adapters... factory. Doesn't really matter what I think.

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[tommudd]

OK.... lots of illegal 1-ton trucks out there because they have adapters... factory. Doesn't really matter what I think.

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Factory -vs- aftermarket
factory meaning it is a part installed and supplied from the factory/ manufacturer
and actually those would be a spacer since they space the outside wheel out from the inside tire
at least that is what Ford called them when I worked at the dealership back in the 70s .
and now you are just after the tomato's / tomatoe's :gr_grin::gr_grin:

 

[u2slow]

Laws are typically vague, and how folks use (and maintain) their rides varies greatly.

I attempt to post relevant info in hopes others can draw their own conclusions. My job is done. :winner_third_h4h:

 

[tommudd]

Laws are vague?
In some states if you are caught running spacers and or adapters then you're fined.
Of course most of those states also have Vehicle Inspections annually so either have to remove parts that are not legal or be smart and just don't run them in the first place .
All post on any forum no matter what it is about are relevant, and letting people draw their own conclusions. So my job is done as well then !:happy175:

 

[u2slow]

Laws are vague?

It depends. If the clause doesn't differentiate between an adapter and spacer... then its rather vague.

But if its say the Ontario motor vehicle inspection guide, its quite specific.

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/trucks/pdfs/passenger-light-duty-vehicle-inspection-standard.pdf

Note:
A Spacer is a solid piece of material
intended to offset the wheel outboard. It
has holes in it through which the studs
pass without engaging the spacer.
An Adapter is a spacer that is attached to
the hub with fasteners. The wheel is
attached to the adapter by nuts on
studs mounted in the adapter.

Reject if:
...
- spacer has been used between any
wheel and hub
- adapter is damaged, has damaged
fasteners, fasteners of inadequate
length, inappropriate material or
incorrect grade of stud, nut or bolt
...

 

[tommudd]

And they do, such as adapters are illegal and of course spacers are as well