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Wheel Spacers?

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Dirty Gertie:
Hi Chaps <waves>  as I understand it, the only real reason for fitting wheelspacers is to 'reclaim' a slightly lower centre of gravity when lifting a vehicle; I've a 2" lift on HL with Evo kit and prospacers, she behaves beautifully both on and off the road  :lol:
Basically, if you go up, go out as well  :wink:

Wanderer:
Ok shout at me if I'm wr... wro.... incorrect but.....

If you use a wider tyre then that shouldn't have any real effect on the bearings.
If you use an offset wheel that may have a minor effect on the bearings

But...

If you use a spacer, surely the laws of leverage have to come into play where you have extended the distance between the face of the hub to the face of the wheel (and the point of contact of the wheel and wheel nuts) and therefore you have increased the leverage involved with bearing acting as a fulcrum and forces being applied at the opposite end.

I hope someone understands what I am getting at.

I was recently looking at the purchase of wolf wheels which (if you're being really picky) need to have longer studs due to the thicker wheel and the wheel isn't that much thicker than a standard steel wheel.
The price of new studs is extortionate. Surely wheel spaces would need the same studs to be swapped or something added in their place.
Adding something a la 1970's wheel spacers has to be pretty dangerous.

There's got to be someone with the neccesary degree in Physics.

Ed

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