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[email protected] (Tom Bynum) wrote:
>I haven't reached this point in my vehicle mods yet, but I wanted to
>ask the question anyway.
>
>Does the use of wheel spacers place extra stress, and thereby
>wearout/ruin wheel bearings?
>
>I'm eventually planning a suspension & body lift for my tracker and
>install some larger tires.
>
>The spacers I have in mind are from Rocky Road Outfitters and they
>extend each wheel out an extra inch...
>
>Just wanted to know before I get there...thanks.
Ya it will, but so will adding bigger tires, and etc.
Do make sure that they are well greased up, and properly tourqued etc.
If you don't... they could look like
this: http://wwwabbit.island4x4.com/badbearing.jpg
It's not a clear picture, but that is all I had left of two (yes
two) wheel bearings. There is one race that was stuck on the spindel
still. I could turn the stearing wheel about 1 1/3 turns before I would
change direction.....
I guess the previous owner didn't think they needed grease.
~Brian
[email protected] (Tom Bynum) wrote:
>I haven't reached this point in my vehicle mods yet, but I wanted to
>ask the question anyway.
>
>Does the use of wheel spacers place extra stress, and thereby
>wearout/ruin wheel bearings?
>
>I'm eventually planning a suspension & body lift for my tracker and
>install some larger tires.
>
>The spacers I have in mind are from Rocky Road Outfitters and they
>extend each wheel out an extra inch...
>
>Just wanted to know before I get there...thanks.
Ya it will, but so will adding bigger tires, and etc.
Do make sure that they are well greased up, and properly tourqued etc.
If you don't... they could look like
this: http://wwwabbit.island4x4.com/badbearing.jpg
It's not a clear picture, but that is all I had left of two (yes
two) wheel bearings. There is one race that was stuck on the spindel
still. I could turn the stearing wheel about 1 1/3 turns before I would
change direction.....
I guess the previous owner didn't think they needed grease.
~Brian
