Wheel spacers

[Mr.Jack]

I have 2" WHEEL ADAPTERS 6X139.7 6LUG mounted on my Tahoe 2003 LT. Is this ok or bad?
Bad for bearings or anything?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170630173554

 

[chip]

It should be okay.

 

[Mr.Jack]

I am confused. Some say its ok. Others says its not. (I have adapters/spacers both front and back.)

 

[blue99tahoe24]

im bout to put one inch on my rear to push my rear rims out

 

[THE YETI]

I'd be concerned bout running a 1" because you'll need to lengthen the lugs.

There aren't issues with running spacers. Anything involved in altering the factory vehicle can shorten the life of a part, but how much shorter is subject to a huge variable of circumstances.

 

[soulsea]

It depends ... slide in spacers of about half an inch or so that just go between the wheel and the hub, if built correctly, add negligable stress to the hub assembly.

Anything bigger than that, especially 2", requires spacers with adapter lugs and is considered a big no no because it adds too much stress on components ... especially if the vehicle is driven aggressively and off road.

You will read around many forums the usual 'I have run them for years with no issues' ... but this is the kind of thing that all seems good until something brakes and a wheel comes off at 70mph.

After much research I ran 5/8" slide in rear spacers on both my hoe and my yuk ... personally I would strongly recommend against 2" spacers.

That much spacing is much better and safely achieved through wheel offset than spacers.

 

[chip]

It depends ... slide in spacers of about half an inch or so that just go between the wheel and the hub, if built correctly, add negligable stress to the hub assembly.

Anything bigger than that, especially 2", requires spacers with adapter lugs and is considered a big no no because it adds too much stress on components ... especially if the vehicle is driven aggressively and off road.

You will read around many forums the usual 'I have run them for years with no issues' ... but this is the kind of thing that all seems good until something brakes and a wheel comes off at 70mph.

After much research I ran 5/8" slide in rear spacers on both my hoe and my yuk ... personally I would strongly recommend against 2" spacers.

That much spacing is much better and safely achieved through wheel offset than spacers.

+1

I didn't even notice that was you until I quoted it. You switched it up already?

 

[Mr.Jack]

Back to this issue again:
So I bought these 9" rims with +12 cm offset. The seller told me that these rims and tires would stick more out than inside the fenders (which I think looks better). But they do not.
(Tires are 285-70-18)
So I am thinking about mounting my 2" spacers again.
The issue is not if the wheels will fall off or not. But if the spacers will produce too much stress on bearings and/or other parts.
Help me please!