Spidertrax with stock sized tires
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mrvandelay
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Just spacers shouldn't affect your efficiency. Your rolling mass remains the same.
CraigRoberts
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Spacers cause rubbing with stock tires on full lock, which can be annoying..
FactoryRide
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I didn't have the rubbing at full lock on the 265s that came stock like CraigRoberts did, but I did rub pretty bad on the body mounts once I moved up to 285s with the spacers. Here's one. Hard to tell from the crappy pics I have.
My picture doesn't really show much. Sorry for that, but they made a huge difference in stance to me when I had the 265s. They pulled the tires out of the wheel wells a little bit and made them look not as small.
This one here was without spacers, and you can tell how deep they sit in the wells for reference.
My picture doesn't really show much. Sorry for that, but they made a huge difference in stance to me when I had the 265s. They pulled the tires out of the wheel wells a little bit and made them look not as small.
This one here was without spacers, and you can tell how deep they sit in the wells for reference.
Antman
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No rubbing for my SR5 with stockers either.
Laubage
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Is this legit? I figure the spidertrax would be so close to the center (ie very little moment), that it wouldn't affect the MPG too much.
Also, how do spacers cause rubbing? Shouldnt it be moving your tires farther away from the vehicle giving it more space?
FactoryRide
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Their package weight if I recall correctly was 7lbs together not each. Putting 3.5 lbs on each wheel. I saw no difference either, and their stability made them well worth the investment.
Edit, also the spacers cause the rub on the body mount in the rear of the wheel wheel(only with 285s for me though). While it does push the wheels out, if you lock the wheels without them, you can see where the tire turns inside of the body mount. When you go up to 285s and it turns the wheel in the path of the body mount. While not enough to hang up or act as a stop, it still makes a pretty nasty noise that will scare the s*** outta you if your not ready for it. lol
Edit, also the spacers cause the rub on the body mount in the rear of the wheel wheel(only with 285s for me though). While it does push the wheels out, if you lock the wheels without them, you can see where the tire turns inside of the body mount. When you go up to 285s and it turns the wheel in the path of the body mount. While not enough to hang up or act as a stop, it still makes a pretty nasty noise that will scare the s*** outta you if your not ready for it. lol
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Laubage
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Stop following me :whipping2
You are correct! I read wrong, the 1.25" are 6.99 LBS per package of two (2).
The 1.5" spacers weigh 7.26 per package.
Infrared013
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I too am interested in putting spidertrax on with my stock 265's - someone mentioned to me it would add stress on the bearings....thoughts? true?
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CraigRoberts
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Sorry, my rubbing wasn't with stock rims but the FJ Cruiser steel wheels. Only 265, but they still caused rubbing up front at full lock. Very corner edge of tire was hitting liner.
roadracer30
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If there is going to be a mpg impact, it's going to be because of aero. It's hard to tell if the wheel stick out that much more into the wind or what overall effect it's going to have. I'm guessing negligible. The 7lbs of rotating unsprung weight isn't great, but I doubt that'll have a measurable effect.
Kraeken
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Check out my pics with the stock wheels, Duratrac tires in stock size. I have the spacers on. Makes the truck look much better, and it seems to me like it handles a little better.
Edit- I just looked at those pics, some of them are without the spacers. The ones with are obvious.
Edit- I just looked at those pics, some of them are without the spacers. The ones with are obvious.
Intruder
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Yes, spacers will add extra stress on your wheel bearings. You might have to replace the bearings sooner with spacers, but how much sooner depends on what kind of driving you're doing. Wheel spacers also require maintenance - checking everything is properly torqued a couple times a year. When I had my brakes done the tech also made a note on my work order that next time he would charge me an extra hour of labour for removing the spacers and putting them back on. On the plus side, when he put them back on he used red loctite and torqued them properly (I checked when I got home). Not all techs are going to do this properly though...
