it doesnt create a "stress point" anymore than a backspaced wheel. your spacers are not going to break from it being a "weak point". its just how it is. buy a quality spacer, never have an issue, and be done with it. There arent any real "sheer planes", its a press fit with 5 attachment points

Jeeps use a spacer/adapter. The smallest adapter/spacer you can run is 1.25". it relies on its own set of lugs, not just spacing over the lugs present on the rig. So this kind of comment is irrelevant to the discussion, as is most of what hes talking about in that case.

Either take assumptions and worries, or accept basic personal experience from many. That's how I see it.

My spacers dont break, or have any issues, going on 3.5 years of non stop use. BTW, using a 2" spacer. I personally know many others running spacers in all sorts of sizes, none of which have experienced any sheering, breaking, coming off, so on and so forth, with the same kind of use. Then toss in all the guys online who do it. "Scott Griffith" can post about his thoughts all he wants. What actually happens is hard to ignore. I take them on and off routinely when im doing work on the jeep, and aside from being dirty, any wear is non existant.





they do not effect how the vehicle drives, unless you are talking about added stability from added width, which they will do.

What a spacer WILL do (as well as a less backspaced wheel all the same) is wear out unitbearings and such faster, due to leveraging and bigger tires.

 

It only creates a weak point if you don't tighten the wheel spacer down...

 

yes, this is when the sheer point is created. installer negligence

 

i like how heavy metal wheels with a military helmet that friggin awesome.

 

Well I guess I'll toss my good sense into it. I have used spacers on 4x4's and cars for the race track. I have them on my track car right now. Midst all the negativity around the track about them, not once have I had a problem. Off road I have never had a problem but IMO I think the track has far more sheer load then off road. I can see where some off road would be high sheer but not near as often as the track.

But that said, yes they can break! All things have a failure point, and when you use them you must realize that they can fail, but are likely not to. The ones I have used were no more then 1.25" thick.

 

Yes, you can apply the "anything can break" mindset to...well...anything. Fact here being it is extremely unlikely (like you said) to the point of it not being a deciding factor in purchase IMO.

I could break my axle housing too, its been done. Very very very unlikely.

 

this is gonna be a daily driver (and random mudding) vehicle. the odds are good that your not gonna find me crawling up the side of a mountain. What size would you guys recommend for good looks and added stability for my circumstance?

 

1.25" is good, enough to make a difference, but not enough to really put a load on your wheel bearings.

 

Yeah, it's different. Wheels are DOT approved, and some spacers are not. I know that quality peices like Spider Trax are great and plenty strong!! Other models are not as good. I've seen some scary "cast" aluminum spacers that look to me to be very unsafe!! I think that things of this nature are something you should spend a few bucks on, I'd hate to have a wheel fly off at highway speeds, that would end badly, I'm sure of it!!

 

Im looking at putting 245/75/16 on my jeep which is sitting stock on 225/75/16. Im thinking I may need wheel spacers so I dont rub. Opinions on both the spacers and tires?