What wheel spacers for standard rims, tyres and wheel arches?

I'm not having a 'pop' here but I bought the Grayston ones yonks ago for my Delica, I only looked at one of the spacers and a set of 'studs' and assigned them to the section in my garage for, 'Oops! Wasted my money again!' stuff. Horrid things in my opinion.

A mate of mine, sadly now departed, cadged them off me as a freebie. I didn't want him to have them but he ended up with them, I did say not to fit them but he did.

One day, after travelling down the M1, he leaves the motorway and is 'doing' normal road speeds when his right rear wheel overtakes him, just as the Delica leans over rather dramatically.

It would appear that an extended stud failed which led to the other five failing with the result above.

So personally, the solid billet ones for me, whether on or off road.
I do have the bigger offset wheels on mine so don't need the spacers, although I do have a set of billet ones. LoL!

Please don't flame me for my comments, each to their own and all that but I was put off straight away by the quality on opening the box the Grayston ones came in.
There again, if I go on a fair ground ride like the waltzers etc, I look at the state of the pins connecting the 'carriage/tub' to the arm and usually think, "Jeeeeesus!"

Sits back and waits on the flamethrowers!

This is all good debate and useful for Jimny noobies like me. Im all for paying more for better quality kit if justified.

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Re: Wheel spacers - Yes/No ? 1 year 4 months ago post by bluejimny = Rus at Jimnybits

well as what was mentioned before, with B4V selling over 800 sets and no troubles i can believe that as ive sold over 200 sets of cast types and same again never had any problems from people and ive sold over 200 sets for big 4x4's eg L200 Hilux etc and same again never had any problems, either there fine or people just dont tell me when theres a problem?

shorely if there not save and made from poor metal then thay shouldnt be sold i have a set on mine iv had no problems (yet) but as long as they are torqued up correctly and not over tightened to stress the metal then all should be fine and the blue ones are made of alloy how are the studs fitted are they fitted from behind like normal studs or are thay threaded in?

Ive made loads of custom wheel studs over the year simple rule either you pay to have them made from EN24T or go get them made by someone who doesnt care holding wheels on with studs from mild steel or worse is stupid and wreckless just remember you mite loose a wheel and grind to a halt spare a thought for the others on the road who it mite hit

Hi,
I was in the same situation about 6 months ago, as to which spacers I should go for, billet or stud extension by Grayston. I decided to get the Grayston spacers, due to there popularity amongst other Jimny owners. I have had them on now for 6 Months, I drive 42 Miles commute to work, 5 days a week, which includes a Motorway , I check the wheel nuts and tyre pressures once a week as suggested in the handbook, and never had a problem. I was told by an aircraft engineer, that car wheels are actually held onto a hub using surface to surface compression grip, the wheel grips the hub (metal to metal), the wheel nuts just keep the compression. So as long as all wheel nuts are of equal force, they maintain there metal to metal surface grip. This is why its important NEVER to use grease on wheel to hub mating surfaces or wheel nuts.