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Wheel spacers
Guardian.:
all mine have them they all do lots of motorway miles at higher speeds than there supposed to , bearings are fine, might knock em down to 49k from 50k miles use, and never had a wheel come off yet!
extreme90:
--- Quote from: richo on January 10, 2008, 16:25:31 ---I got a set from ebay .Billet alloy ones .Were about £150 i think .Next cheapest is paddocks but i don,t know if theres are billet.
They have to be billet alloy so that the spacer does'nt stick to the hub or your wheels over time.
And they do give your turning circle back after fitting bigger tyres and they look great.
If idid;nt have them i would have to shunt in to car park spaces.
As for your wheels falling off thats just a bit of pub talk.I'm sure it has happened in the past but i also have heard of wheel hubs breaking off with out spacers and thats normally due to bad maintaince.
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billet is just another word for a bar of alloy :-.
its nothing fancy, all spacers are machined the same on a lathe then on a miller
the concerning factor is...are they TUV approved ? ( saftey ? )
also, are they hubcentric ? got a artificial hub in the center to center the rim ?
dan
extreme90:
--- Quote from: Tommo on January 10, 2008, 18:07:43 ---Oh and if anyone tells you that you will go thorugh wheel bearings like no tomorrow then ignore them.
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its all complete and utter s*** !!!
the only reason you eat bearings is
1. your too lazy to properly maintin you land rover that lives in the s***
2. your too tight to fit proper quality bearings ( timken), you'd rather fit bearings that are made from poor quality raw materials and cost 3 quid less :roll:
i dont have much problems with my bearings
use timken, reguarly strip down, clean and re-grease
problem sorted
< rant over >
dan :lol:
richo:
All i know is that after asking around i was told not to get the cheap alloy ones .
When they came they looked very well made and Ive had no corrosion problems so far or them sticking to the wheels as for the hub bit?
www-gotmud-co-uk:
Top quality ones too!
http://gotmud.makeforum.org/wheel-spacers-at-beam-ends-t287.html
£160 +vat £188
you could always ask for a special cash price
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