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The stubby pencil math in my head says it basically came out as a wash I moved the wheel mass out 1” further from the hub, but my suspension adjustment reduced body-roll, and the slight improvement in stability will reduce the amount of force that gets put on the downhill-side suspension components.I'm running a 1.5" adapter in front.similar to the spidertrax and others, it's got a second set of lug nuts, so it's an adapter, not a spacer.they're quality, i haven't had a problem with them. I went with 2” spacers because some lift came as an undesired result of my suspension adjustments, and I took the opportunity to put back in some of the tilt-stability that lifting the COG cost me.Īt the end of the day, I ended up with a 2” wider-wider-than-stock trackwidth. Had I put on 1” spacers, the geometry at the hub would have been roughly identical to what I pulled off. The greater offset of the RZR wheels brought my track width in about 2”.
IS THIER ANY DOWNSIDES TO SPACERS ON TRUCK S UPGRADE
I got a smoking good deal on a set of RZR take-offs with nearly brand new tires that were a definite upgrade to the stock ones (Carlisle 489s -> Mud Commanders), for less than the tires would have cost, unmounted. Sure, the spacer becomes another point of potential failure, but, so long as it is secure, the physics at the hub doesn’t change between a spacer and a wheel with comparable offset.įull-Disclosure: I’m normally in the anti-spacer crowd, mostly as a result of despising bro-dozers and everything they stand for. I do recommend greasing them once in a while if you get in lots of mud and water.Ĭlick to expand.How is reducing the offset any different than installing spacers? In a case where you’re adding spacers to make up for offset, you end up with the same geometry at the hub. Wheel bearings are about the least of my worries on rangers, fairly easy to replace and not that expensive. I have the shocks moved out on both my rangers, I don't see how that can affect anything other than make the ride a little stiffer.
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I do have wheel spacers and 2" lift on my Sportsman ATV since it was new (2003 700) and have never touched the wheel bearings. This is why I don't worry much about running lifts and so forth. I have a feeling no more miles than most people put on these side by sides none of this stuff is gonna make much difference. I know I have one 4x4 that I bought new in 1984 and have ran aftermarket wheels (and spacers on front), with more negative offset than OEMs and have only replaced the wheel bearings a couple of times. I'm guessing big heavy tires take more of a toll on things than anything else. Whether or not it is enough to make a difference in the life of the wheel bearing I don't know. When you start changing the offset and moving the center line of the wheel further out it is actually changing the amount of leverage or load on the wheel bearing assembly. The first one I bought came from the factory with positive offset wheels but naturally I had to have different wheels and big mud tires. When they first came out with IFS 4x4 trucks back in the 80s I went through all this stuff. I have questioned all this stuff for years.