Wheel spacers, what are they for?

[big_poppa49]

I found some wheel spacers on ebay and I have heard of them before, but what are they for? It says their 1" thick...

[300ex_rider1121]

u no how people buy plus 2" axle or a-arms well wat it does is it makes it (front or rear) wider the ones ur talkin about will make it one inch wider

The only thing they are really good for is flat tracking maybe. and other type of hard riding with them will put too much stress on you other parts and cause early failure!

[big_poppa49]

Can you put them on stock a-arms/axles?? Would it hurt anything?

[300ex_rider1121]

i no this guy he ahd them on his 300 they were 2 1/2 inches on both sides and he didnt say anything about them breaking but if u jump real big they will probly break somethin

if you put them on you front it will handle like CRAP!!!!! don't do it!!!! it is not worth it. you can put them on the back if you are not jumping at all. stock axles are week anyway. by widening them out this way you are putting a ton more stress on you axle also not a good idea!

[zedicus00]

i had 3" spacers on the rear of my 250R so 6" total and i jumped a lot and never had any problems, i imagine if u land hard on flat ground maybe it would bend the axle or sumthing. the only thing i didnt like is it added a lot of unsprung rotating mass to the rear end.

[YFZ450Ridr]

i got some 3'' ones on the front of mine. work great. also i dont race or jump 7 feet in the air. mostly trails, small jumps and wheelies ect. if u dont race or jump real high or anything then you should be pretty good with them but its your own call on what u want.

[honda_runner]

Spacers are extentions of the front or rear end, They go on the hub, and then the rim bolts on to the spacer. I would no recommend them for any type of riding.

Sorry guys but only hillbillies ride with spacers around my house.

[wilkin250r]

Wheel spacers are ok for certain types of riding, but undesirable for other types of riding.

Do a search in the suspension section, there are some pretty good threads about the pros and cons of wheel spacers.