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Wheel offset vs wwheel spacers vs wider wheels

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Welshbreed:

--- Quote from: "ash240970" ---I am not doubting the fact that it could induce more body roll, but why would people manufacture wheel spacers and wheels with different offsets if they have a negative effect on the vehicles handling.
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On the most part, to make money

Bob Ajob:
I've heard that wheel spacers are not very good on with wheel bearings, bit more load than they were designed for, could be just hearsay though.

If I was making the decision, I think I'd go for 130 rims, these are readily available from various ex-mil places, certainly www.vass.co.uk, and possibly www.pablanchard.co.uk.

130 rims should still look right on a series, think they're still completely solid, or certainly as solid as Ninety / Oneten wheels. Plus they should still fit without coming out of the body work, especially if you get them still with 750s on ;) Plus being 6.5" wide you can fit wider tyres if you so wish, certainly 235s, possibly a little wider?

auf_wiedersehen_pet:

--- Quote from: "Bob Ajob" ---I've heard that wheel spacers are not very good on with wheel bearings, bit more load than they were designed for, could be just hearsay though.
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Whether it is spacers, offsetwheels or wider wheels, all of them put the tyres further out and therefore put extra stress on bearings, etc.

I ran spacers on my old RRC, Modulars with greater offset on my Disco and S1 - all with no problems.

TBM:
Although the wheel spacers and offset wheels do put extra strain on the bearings, in true Land Rover over engineered style they can more than handle it.

The horror stories you hear about collapsed bearings come from minis and escorts from the 70's - they would often collapse with the extra strain.

(love the look of that S1 by the way!)

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