50k Miles on Wheel Spacers!! ..here's my thoughts 

Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. I think like anything else, proper installation and maintenance goes a long way!

I'M GLAD YOU POSTED THIS CHANNEL. EVERONE IS SAYING USE RED LOC TITE, THREAD LOCKER. THAT DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME. I WAS THINKING BLUE MADE MORE SENSE. AND WITH 50K UNDER YOU BELT. I'M GOING WITH YOUR BLUE. GOD BLESS! FROM THE 641.. NEW SUB!

I really appreciate your detailed and thoughtful opinions on the use of spacers. A real world mileage and travel based review was and is very helpful so thank you! I feel that most spacer failures are due to improper installation, lack of diligent torque spec monitoring, and finally, poorly made cast spacers being used and expected to do more than they were designed for (mall crawler). BORA and SPIDER TRAX are quality made, and I feel that ROUGH COUNTRY offers a quality spacer, similar quality to BORA and SPIDER TRAX in terms of the same specs on the hardness and type of aluminum used, at a lower cost price point. I have no personal experience using any of them, honestly and for transparencies sake but have done A METRIC TON of research on spacers, usage, torque setting and maintenance. I believe you have proven the leg work in actual use and application and your real world use on and off road has made ME, an absolute believer in their safe use, worth and proven longevity, in certain applications.

Thanks for doing this, man... I am putting 1" hub-centric spacers on the rear of my 94 Cobra.. feel more comfortable after watching this (and i will NOT be doing any off roading so i'm confident i will have zero issues)

Thanks for your thoughts. For the backspacing I need I’m at the place where I’ll have to go either custom wheels or run spacers, so I’m one of those on-the-fencers.

awesome job thanks for the information, going to buy some for my Toyota

thanks for the honest review. I'm on the fence. but helped lean more towards getting it

Thank you. This is what I needed to see.

Sounds like very good logic to me ! I'd even put a reminder on my phone to check them at intervals. Just to be sure. Thanks for the insight !

Thank you for your input on wheel spacers. Especially having that many miles for a real world review. Keep up the awesome content. Cheers.🍻

Good info, David! Well done!

Thank you brother! I'm on the fence and I'm thinking I'm going to try them out.

I just put good quality spacers on my 1980 Toyota Fj 43. I upgraded to the 17 inch steelies with 265/65/17 tires. Originally the truck came with 16 inch wheels (split rims) and tires. I really appreciate your video. I'm going to put loctite on the nuts, carry a torque wrench always and check them every time I take my rig out. Right now I don't do much off-roading, and plan to do very little in the future. Love your Taco too! Cheers

Love the tacoma my first truck was a 1st gen i recently just upgraded to a 2nd gen really want to get some bigger tires

Love your bumper, looks great!

awesome vid, thanks for giving a time frame on how often you re torqued/checked on the spacers, the Taco looks sick

Just subbed love these Utah off roading videos

Good info and nice truck

Great job 👏🏻

I think being hubcentric is the most important thing. Wheels are designed this way. And I agree, torque is also important, along with locktite.

Praise God indeed! Good closer. Thanks. Guy at the shop told me spacers were unsafe. Think I'll just follow the advice here and keep running them!

Good perspective.

I agree with you.

Thanks, that helps

I have a set of lug centric spacers (the lugs you put on center the spacer based on bolt patern) that ive ran a little and had no problems. Loctite screwed my first spacers, which were cheap asf, when i went to take them off for my good set a nut stripped and i had to get cutting 😂😂

What about bearing wear? Have you repacked your bearings, like during a brake pad replacement?

Always bring a torque wrench at all times after offroading... the wheels after offroading and torque the wheel spacers when you get home.

Would like to see your off road camper trailer !

AFAIK wheel studs or bolts do not carry any load except for tension to clamp hub and wheel mating surfaces together. It is the ‘friction’ between these two that carry all the loads. Hub-centric design only partly helps and they have to fit perfectly to work. Therefore, it is not the bolts or studs that may fail but the ‘plate’ of those 1-2 inch spacers. Maybe I would feel safer if they were ‘forged’ instead of simply ‘casted’. Nevertheless, I still prefer getting a properly offset wheel and be worry- free. Just my 2c. Thanks.

Thanks for the excellent overview and feedback on the SpiderTrax spacers man. Glory to GOD! 🇺🇸

Running 1.5" Rough Country hub centric spacers on my '08 WK. No problems! *fingers crossed

Hi, what wheels are you using? They look great!

Better use Antiseize lol once that rain hits n medal is grinding and your putting tons of miles on them, they get stuck

Thank you for this detailed video! I am looking at the G2 6 on 5.5 Bolt Pattern with 1.25" Wheel Spacers (Black) - 93-83-125T for my 2019 Ram 1500 after doing a leveling kit and wanted to know what you think of these G2 spacers? They are hub centric and made from aluminum cast iron.

If you recheck them regularly you should know the spec

I have 2-inch spacers on my 07 FJ. No problems.

Will spacers affect my offroading ?

great looking first gen David. If I could ask, what size tire and wheel combo are you running here ?

what about wear and tear on your suspension components like bearings?

How did you mount your roof cargo basket? I have a 2003 Tacoma with the same Xtra cab and having trouble finding a compatible rack. Looks like you mounted the basket directly to the roof,

You didn't talk about the ride quality, mpg change, any vibration??

Did you have the front end re aligned after installing the spacers?

I had tq to 84lb on my spider traxx

Other install videos of spacers claim you should torque spacers to same specs as lugnuts. That you should not have Teo different torque specs for Lugnuts and spacers. Which insist? Torque lugnuts and spacer to same? Or use different torque for spacers? Thanks

Bro,please can you help get some? Do you recommend a website? Thank you

Did I miss the brand?I have a set of wheels I want to put on my Jimmy 4x4 and need adapters but only heard bad things about them.I agree it's all about the material and installation or how could there be a legal market for them.

This was really helpful information. I ordered some hub centric 2” adapter/spacers for my F-150 so I could run a different lug pattern and better wheels. Side note, who makes those sunglasses? Nice design.

Can you please drop the link to the package you got and everything you needed?

I've never had a need for a wheel spacer so don't know much about them but............................ Ironically, I just saw a video tonight about a wheel spacer that caused a front bearing failure. The wheel was still firmly on the hub, but the bearing was trashed.

Hi , good truck body. Question? Which one are those qualities spacers ? I got a 4runner 1999 and I am thinking 🤔 like 2" inches spacers. What you think? Thank you.✌️

I have installed 30mm wheel spacers after a 2 inch suspension lift on Prado. The wheels are still stock. I have 3 options. Should I get -12 offset and remove spacers? Or Keep spacers with stock wheels Or Get -12 offset and let the wheel spacers be there..

I have a 2in hub centric styled spacers for my f150. I lock tight and torqued them to spec. I for some reason have odd vibration at higher speeds and cant figure it out.

about to put 1.25" spydertrax on my runner. Made sure they were hub centric.

I’m looking to get 35s to fit my yoga. I’m about to get the same spacers you got. What is the offset of your wheels on this video? if you don’t mind me asking

Even if installed correctly and good quality, they still change the bearing loading geometry to weaken the front end and increase wear. Not saying they don't 'work', just that there are better ways to solve the problem. Sounds like it has worked out for you though.

Hey.... Where did ya get that extended cab roof rack?

Great video! Jesus is King!

Did you use anti sieze?

Hey David, I`m planning to install 1" spacers on my 2" lifted Grand Cherokee WJ, and my question is, will you get any type of understeer in tight turns?

Tires poking out too much throw crap all the side of your ride, and more than likely a spacer is going to make your front tires rub. Especially off road. Look good though.

Only feedback on durability. What about handling? I'm guessing the handling for and traction improved by alot

But how often do you have to re-torque?

What wheels are those?!?

Should u replace them every every couple of years or keep them till they brake?

Been running 1 1/2 on my lifted explore runs drives straight love them Dont buy cheap ones !!! Tighten to specs And check then here and there , but absolutely dont buy cheap ones and follow the specs and mine as well set on the hub

Recorded horizontally😀👍

That’s my home town your by gate way

What brand spacers?

What way handling changed after all suspension mods?

Wild faith AMIRITE LOL

Any affect on ride quality steering vibration ?

Do not use wheel spacers. They KILLED my friends daughter. Back in 2010 she was driving on the QEW highway near Toronto Canada, the back tire of a pick-up truck came off and entered the oncoming traffic and killed my friends Daughter Megan instantally. The reason for the tire coming off was eventually traced back to the installation of a wheel spacer on the pick-up truck. Wheel spacers should be outlawed.

Its not good becsuse the wheel does not sit on the hub centet

1:41 You'll thank you later. #ChattyCathy talking waaaaaay too much. "hEy, hEre's mY dOg." WTF CARES.