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Wheel spacer's.

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ian_s:
afaik, good quality wheel spacers are just like fitting wheels with a wider offset.
i run wheels with about 45 mm more offset than standard LR rims, and have done for a while. aint seen no problems yet.

i have seen photos of what can happen with cheaper (possibly home made) wheel spacers, but i cant seem to lay my hands on them at the mo
'll keep digging

Guardian.:
we have spacers on disco and defender, no problems at all, the handling is improved slightly onroad driving as your track is wider, if you want to fit bigger wheels, depending on how big they really become a bit more of a must.
do make sure you buy good ones!
and no i dont sell them.

davidlandy:
got 45mm spacers on my 90 - had issues at first cos when i fitted them i didnt clean the hub up well enough so they came loose. No danger of the wheel coming off though as the nuts cant come all of the way off.

since cleaning the hubs properly they have been ok.

the advantages for me are that i have raised my vehicle up by 2" so i thought that it would be wise to widen it by the same amount to retain some stability.  - it did make a handling difference.

Also cos i run 35" simexs i have now been able to wind my steering lock stops back in a bit to get some lock back.

it looks better as well - especially if you run like freestyle alloys.

recommended in my view.

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