7.3 wheel spacers

STR8SIDEWAYZ · Mar 8, 2014

anyone on here know where I can get reasonably priced 2 inch wheel spacers? ive seen some on ebay for 120$ or so but I hear they could be dangerous. I want to run my stock wheel but I cannot bring myself to spend 400+ on spacers. anyone know a reasonably priced decent quality spacer? I don't do much rough off roading so im not too worried about breaking them that way but I do tow heavy loads occasionally.
Thanks

lincolnlocker · Mar 8, 2014

I bought mine off ebay. Only thing to pay attention to is that they are truly made in the USA and that they are 6061aluminum or better and are hubcentric.. would be better if they where both hubcentric and lugcentric... I have 100k hard miles on them between my rear dually rims and not a single issue..

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hucorey · Mar 9, 2014

What he said and the be carful of the cheap arse Chinese quality wheel studs. They stretch n break easily.

STR8SIDEWAYZ · Mar 13, 2014

thanks for the input fellas im gunna do a little more research!

k2xp · Mar 13, 2014

I bought mine at showoff motorsports in modesto id give them a call paid 280 for all 4 . They are not the cheap ebay ones. I havnt had a problem with them yet.

lincolnlocker · Mar 13, 2014

k2xp said:
I bought mine at showoff motorsports in modesto id give them a call paid 280 for all 4 . They are not the cheap ebay ones. I havnt had a problem with them yet.

Thats a good price!

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Brad.S.19 · Mar 14, 2014

Fred goeske (wheel adapter . com) makes a decent set had them on my gm steel 1.5" quality piece for the price.

dsberman94 · Mar 14, 2014

Pm Cary from ct performance. He's a sponsor/vendor on here. He will get you set up. A little on the pricey side but by far stronger that the wheels themselves. His screen name is OBSWIZ

AirFishAutomotive · Mar 16, 2014

how much stud left over are you getting after you mount the wheel and nut on?

Petro · Mar 16, 2014

I've also run a few sets of cheap eBay spacers. Havent had a problem yet and this is my third truck with them and I'm not exactly good to my trucks. Lots of heavy towing and lots of rough off road use.

lincolnlocker · Mar 16, 2014

AirFishAutomotive said:
how much stud left over are you getting after you mount the wheel and nut on?

SHOULD be an an inch minimum... at least thats what every brand I looked at said...

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Brad.S.19 · Mar 16, 2014

lincolnlocker said:
SHOULD be an an inch minimum... at least thats what every brand I looked at said...

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I second that, I opted for a longer alloy(bc grade I think) stud giving 1 1/4 left.

AirFishAutomotive · Mar 19, 2014

the ebay ones do not leave an inch afterwards I know for a fact I bought the 200 dollars ones before and there was maybe 1/4 1/2 inch of thread left after you mounted the wheel on.

Petro · Mar 19, 2014

AirFishAutomotive said:
the ebay ones do not leave an inch afterwards I know for a fact I bought the 200 dollars ones before and there was maybe 1/4 1/2 inch of thread left after you mounted the wheel on.

Yep mine are the same way.

AirFishAutomotive · Mar 24, 2014

Petro said:
Yep mine are the same way.

did you change out the studs or leave it how it is?

Petro · Mar 24, 2014

AirFishAutomotive said:
did you change out the studs or leave it how it is?

Just left it how it is. I'm not real worried about it, this is my third truck with spacers and probably 60k miles and I haven't had any trouble . . . . . . . Yet knock on wood. I won't be running this set long, I found a whole rolling 05 chassis and those axles and coil springs will be going under my current 99.

mustube · Mar 24, 2014

I bought some 6061 AL spacers last week on ebay. They look good to me, they are hub centric and lug centric so I'm not at all worried about them. The lug studs on the spacers are just a hair shorter than the studs on the unit bearings.

lincolnlocker · Mar 25, 2014

mustube said:
I bought some 6061 AL spacers last week on ebay. They look good to me, they are hub centric and lug centric so I'm not at all worried about them. The lug studs on the spacers are just a hair shorter than the studs on the unit bearings.

Should be find... im pretty sure I dont have an extra inch of stud on any of my super dutys without spacers.

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