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Mutley
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 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 23:25 Post subject: Wanna go wider... |
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Just won me a set of 32mm Wheel spacers off of "That site"...cause i've decided that me lickle L300 needs a bit of "Chunky" about her...reckon that they will just be proud of me arches...but wot the hell huh, if they cannot stop people from drivin' drunk or usin' phones, reckon my chances of gettin' pulled are pretty remote...wonder how hot they would get bout it...hopefully be able to sort some arches in 2005 anyway, either proper ones, or the universal ones that Supertrux sell...cause once I can get a GPS system in there [allowin' me to get accurate speed figures...] I can go a bit bigger with the wheels or tyres...or both...  ...once I've got 'em and fitted 'em I'll get some piccies up...before and after...and we'll see how much difference 3" in the width really looks like, and whether it was worth the bother...  
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Mutley
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:25 Post subject: |
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The spacers come with the stud extenders...they fit over the existin' ones...High Tensile hex bar with a female thread to fit over existin' stud, and male thread other end to take wheel nut...and big 32mm ally spacers... 8) ...heres a couple of piccies...
...the spacers...
...the extending bolts...
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chiefie
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when you fit them make sure you check your front wheel bearing adjustment on a fairly regular basis as spacers can put extra strain on your bearings :?
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chiefie
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have you still got standard wheels on?i have put 15" pajero alloys with 265/70/15 tyres on them, just changed the fronts to 255/70/15 as they were about £20 a pair cheaper(oh! and the wider tyres weren't available)
going to change the other two next week, but still looks a beast 
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Mutley
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Am runnin 235/75x15's at mo...and she only had new tyres in spring...so looks like we'll be keepin' this size for a while yet...cannot sfford another set... ...but hopefully the spacers will give her a bit more "chunk" even with this size...and I will keep an eye on the bearin's Chiefie...cheers for advice...will 32mm a side put that much xtra strain on 'em then...  Might look at gettin' heavier duty bearin's next time they need changin... 8)
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chiefie
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they can put extra strain on,but not always to a great extent. worth noting though. its all to do with off set and leverage on axles.
have you seen my pics after new wheels? fronts were just wider than arches but the problem with making arches was they would have to attach to the door then the body further around 
may also catch on mudflaps when turning, just behind the flap is the end of the sill, so if it catches "adjust" it using a big hammer!!!(don't forget to re under seal it after) had to do this to mine 
let me know how you get on
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Mutley
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...cheers rik...I'll post some piccies once its done...
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marius
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| Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2004 16:32 Post subject: wheelspacers |
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Hi all!
any chance of a Make and normal selling price?
The ones I`ve seen here are quite expensive, they`ve to comply to the German TÜV, which involves testing for each individul car make and rim/ tyre size.
The ones above look quite universal :D
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chiefie
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don't know about german regs, so the best advice i could give you is to find a german supplier(shogun/pajero are the same hub)
where abouts are you? as you haven't filled in profile details
p.s. is it 2 or 4 wd as this will make a difference.
you could try german auction site, but i suppose you would need to know what you are looking for. :?
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