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  • viciouspenguin
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14 Mar 2011 19:28 #13363 by viciouspenguin
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Should i fit wheel spacers or not?

whats the long term effects on wheel bearings and will i need to trim anymore bodywork?

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15 Mar 2011 06:55 #13389 by gazert
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Had mine on a year and no adverse effects.
No body mods needed.

Makes it far better off road as it goes in the ruts made by our green oval friends! Watch out for extra deep ruts as u may beach yourself!

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15 Mar 2011 07:10 - 15 Mar 2011 07:14 #13390 by srcars
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Can of worms :unsure:

Really down to personal experiance. I had a set on a Delica (2 ton vehicle) no problems at all and then we had one very nearly let go on the front of this whilst cornering.



The wheel was only held on by 1 extended nut. very scarey. In my opinion they will shorten the life of wheel bearings but no worse than larger wheels ect. Would I use them again ? If I couldnt find the right offset wheels yes.

Just make sure you follow the instructions and fit them properly :)
Last edit: 15 Mar 2011 07:14 by srcars.

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15 Mar 2011 07:45 #13391 by biggaz
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do you have lower offset wheels? or standard ones?

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15 Mar 2011 08:30 #13394 by mcjimny
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srcars wrote:


On a side note that is properly cool! I've tried looking at the pics on your site but they don't load.

Black Jimny's don't get stuck!

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15 Mar 2011 10:57 #13404 by viciouspenguin
Replied by viciouspenguin on topic Re: spacers
i'm more concerned with the wheels catchin on the bodywork. i used to have an SJ410 and when i fitted wheel spacers i had to remove some of the chassis (bumper mounts).

the wheels are already slightly offset but they have a wider width so it balances out, they dont realy protrude past the arch.

as for the photos not loading, umm its powered by a java script. it might be worth checking to see if you have active x plug ins enabled in internet exploiter or that you have the lastest version of java on your machine. failing that you can always right click on the thumbnail and select open link in new tab/window :)

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