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colman
03-10-2009, 02:14 AM
i know 1 is a bad idea but for a trail rig only could i get away with stacking them (having a 2" and a 2.5" on each side) for a front axle?

i know the scrub radius is gonna suck and the bearings are gonna wear fast but if i checked them before each trip would it be dangerous.
Eckert
03-10-2009, 04:32 AM
yes, not to mention very ghetto.
DRAGOONRANCH
03-10-2009, 04:33 AM
are you talking about a total of 4.5" at each tire or 2" on one front axle and 2.5" on the other? What size tires will you be running?
CheapJeep
03-10-2009, 05:22 AM
dumb....



Likely cause the studs to shear not to mention horrible braking.
uglyota
03-10-2009, 09:12 AM
no no no please dear god no!
jerryg79
03-10-2009, 09:14 AM
Do eet!
colman
03-10-2009, 09:33 AM
yes 4.5 on each side, i think there may be something wrong with my d44 in the cj5 and i have a 9" soi was thinking about swaping and later puting the 60 i have in front with 5x5.5 hubs after i narrow it 4". just throwing around ideas
bcolman
03-10-2009, 09:44 AM
dumb....



Likely cause the studs to shear not to mention horrible braking.

how in the hell would this effect the braking, maybe slightly more weight but other than that there is nothing that would effect the braking
85cj7
03-10-2009, 09:48 AM
Breaking?
bcolman
03-10-2009, 09:50 AM
Breaking?

maybe thats what he meant which would make sense
JB
03-10-2009, 09:53 AM
Michael Bolton: That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Tom.
Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea.



:flipoff2:
DRAGOONRANCH
03-10-2009, 10:04 AM
find a dually adaptor if you need to go that wide, they used to sell them for suburbans back in the day.
Sharpe
03-10-2009, 11:36 AM
If it's 8 lug, 2nd gen Dodge duallys had massive steel wheel spacers on the front from the factory. They are probably 6" or so deep. Only downside is they dont even come close to fitting over a D60 or 14 bolt hub but they might fit over a 44 hub.
colman
03-10-2009, 12:19 PM
but i'm trying to stay 5x5.5. may not even matter. i need to get the d44 cover off and make sure it is ok. there is excessive play in the yoke when i turn it. I was seeing if all those spacers which i have would make the d30 closer to the width of a truck 9" which is 64" right?
robertf03
03-10-2009, 12:34 PM
I would just use washers
colman
03-10-2009, 01:43 PM
ok i get it, don't do it
FJAggie07
03-10-2009, 01:46 PM
ok i get it, don't do it

Sounds to me like you knew this before you posted...:)
JB
03-10-2009, 02:04 PM
ok i get it, don't do it


if only Chadnutz could be so logical.:D
CheapJeep
03-10-2009, 04:25 PM
how in the hell would this effect the braking, maybe slightly more weight but other than that there is nothing that would effect the braking

Indeed I meant braking... I'm no engineer but think about it, you're taking the wheel/tire assembly and moving it away from the o.e. wms which it was designed to mount to. The further away you place rotating mass from the rotor, the more strain you are placing on the braking system and spacers.








Try it out and report back.:D
uglyota
03-10-2009, 05:37 PM
spacers don't do anything (much) to effect rotating mass, moment angle or any of that silly engineer stuff related to braking. There are lots of good reasons not to stack wheel spacers but braking effectiveness isn't one of them :flipoff2:
J Cooper
03-10-2009, 10:05 PM
i have some spacer photos floating around somewhere ...


BDR?
Reckless
03-10-2009, 10:12 PM
And tires hitting houses
colman
03-10-2009, 10:22 PM
i know that, ive seen them. i even lost a tire myself in hs. just looking for some input and i got it
DRAGOONRANCH
03-10-2009, 11:23 PM
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/DRAGOONRANCH/Trips/Clayton%20Christmas%20Carnage%2006/wheelwhoopsccc06.jpg