Wheel Spacers VS Offsets

[MKAYMEOW]

I am currently waiting for my OEM Wildpeaks to wear down before doing my lift, but I am doing all my research ahead of time. I just got 8 adjustable control arms and finally fixed my Geometry. Lift kit's I am between just doing a Mopar lift 35's or going with a Clayton 3.5 with 37's (either way I will probably do Falken Wildpeaks again I do like them a lot) but I wanted to see everyone experience with Spacers. I know it will be the cheaper way to go and I do like the Launch Edition Rims, but have heard it is better with offsets. I do offroad and overland, so I do want the max flex possible, rausch creek was the spot that made me get Diff skid plates and lower control arm skids lmao so looking for more ground clearance and flex.

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[Rahkmalla]

Some people will tell you they've run spacers for decades and never lost a wheel. Some people will tell you spacer use will potentially cause your lugs to shear and you'll lose a wheel.

While there will always be two dueling camps in that regard, one fact remains: no one has ever sheared a lug due to too much negative offset.

Do with that information what you will. Personally I'm on team neverspacers.

 

[Labswine]

It depends on your state's laws. I see you're in NJ so spacers are legal. I had them on my '08 GC Overland (Hemi) with a mild lift and bigger tires in order to take care of a slight rub at wheel lock both left and right.

In PA, spacers are illegal so you'd do better with offset.

I had no issues with the spacers I had but, honestly, I'd feel more comfortable with offset as there will be more threads in the lug nut than not.

 

[bleda2002]

Quality spacers like spidertrax are not going to be the weak point in the system. The bigger issue is people want to save 100 or 200 bucks and buy the Amazon special spacers and complain it cracked.

If you like the rims, buy quality spacers use red locktite as it requests and you will be just fine. The bigger issue is the rim width on stock wheels are usually 7.5 which is fairly narrow for 37s

 

[Mac]

Some people will tell you they've run spacers for decades and never lost a wheel. Some people will tell you spacer use will potentially cause your lugs to shear and you'll lose a wheel.

While there will always be two dueling camps in that regard, one fact remains: no one has ever sheared a lug due to too much negative offset.

Do with that information what you will. Personally I'm on team neverspacers.

Do you mean too much positive offset?

 

[WILDHOBO]

Quality spacers like spidertrax are not going to be the weak point in the system. The bigger issue is people want to save 100 or 200 bucks and buy the Amazon special spacers and complain it cracked.

If you like the rims, buy quality spacers use red locktite as it requests and you will be just fine. The bigger issue is the rim width on stock wheels are usually 7.5 which is fairly narrow for 37s

I agree with your spacer statements entirely, and I’m running spidertrax. I just don’t allow anyone to touch them. That way no 17 year olds hit them with an impact. Manual torque wrench. Certain 37” tires are too wide, but some like the Mickey Thomsons I’m running are narrow enough at the right psi.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Do you mean too much positive offset?

Reducing offset pushes the wheels outward. People who want more negative offset than the wheels they want run spacers.

 

[Rahkmalla]

It depends on your state's laws. I see you're in NJ so spacers are legal.

Spacers are most certainly legal in NJ... unless your vehicle is lifted, then they are illegal again.

Never seen an non-lifted gladie with spacers, but I guess anything is possible.

 

[Mac]

Reducing offset pushes the wheels outward. People who want more negative offset than the wheels they want run spacers.

I understand that, I am not sure no one has ever sheared a stud however from too much negative offset, not sure the actual offset but I would think a rim with a -80 offset or so would put a lot of stress on the studs.

 

[Fouts]

I am currently waiting for my OEM Wildpeaks to wear down before doing my lift, but I am doing all my research ahead of time. I just got 8 adjustable control arms and finally fixed my Geometry. Lift kit's I am between just doing a Mopar lift 35's or going with a Clayton 3.5 with 37's (either way I will probably do Falken Wildpeaks again I do like them a lot) but I wanted to see everyone experience with Spacers. I know it will be the cheaper way to go and I do like the Launch Edition Rims, but have heard it is better with offsets. I do offroad and overland, so I do want the max flex possible, rausch creek was the spot that made me get Diff skid plates and lower control arm skids lmao so looking for more ground clearance and flex.

Huh??

 

[Rusty PW]

Choice between the 2. No spacers. One less thing to worry about. Get rims with the proper offsets.

 

[Tart_Cart]

if you want to keep your factory wheels, a QUALITY set of spacers are fine. like others have said the problem with spacers comes from people who cheap out on spacers and they fail. A quality spacer has the same effect as a large negative offset wheel.

Ex)
-my brothers lost a wheel after driving 15 miles on a set of shitty spacers and rolled his truck, nearly killing him.
-I had a set of spacers on my STI making 440lb/ft at the wheels for years, launched the piss out of that car every chance I got including on prepped surfaces. Sold the spacers in perfect working order after 3+ years.

So if you want to keep your launch edition wheels, just look into buying a good quality spacer and you will be ok.

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