I wanted to keep my MOAB rims when I put on 35's, so I need to
be able to space the rims out a little so that I didn't lose my turning
radius. Now one of the problems with finding new rims for the
Jeeps is that Jeep made their rims Hub centric. I did find these
1.25" 5 on 4.5" 6061T6 Aluminum wheel spacers from Spidertrax.
The wheelspacers are anodized in dark blue, which is a double anodizing
process for twice the corrosion resistance. In addition, each wheelspacer
is wheel and hub centric for a perfect fit
Hub Centric Defined: Rims
are manufactured so that when they are installed on a vehicle, the wheels
are located directly off of the center flange of the brake drum or rotor.
This is done to insure that the outer beads of the wheel are concentric
with the wheel bearings. The result is a much truer, better balanced tire/wheel
assembly. This is very important with modern high tech suspension systems.
Additional
Parts:
Tools
Needed:
3/4" Deep well socket
Torque Wrench
Ratchet
Installation:
This
is what you get in the box, well actually there is another one and
a small tube of red loc-tite.
1.
Installation is fairly simple. The instructions are very simple.
First Jack up the vehicle and remove the tires. Then install
spidertrax wheel spacers over factory studs. Install the nuts,
cone side down. Torque down in a star pattern. You will
use red loc-tite on these nuts.
2.
Install tires. Here is a shot of what they look like on the
back side of the tires.
