Is this for real?
I replaced into snow-off road tires my stock Michellin. I added 2-inch spacers for each tire. I expected a rough, bouncy and a little unstable ride. I regularly drive through the dreaded I-80...
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Lynnmor wrote:p220sigman wrote:
Additionally, you added 4" to your track width which in many cases will increase stability to an extent.
And additional stress on wheel bearings and assorted suspension parts.
True. It is one of those balancing acts. A little wider probably won't amount to much additional wear, but you reach a point where it will have a significant impact.
A friend let his son talk him into putting some of the really wide wheels with wide spacers (I'm not sure how wide the spacers were, but they were pretty wide to the point at least half of the tire width was outside the fender) on the son's truck and they were replacing bearings within 6 months. Coincidence? Possibly, but not probably. I questioned it when they did it, but the friend also was talked into letting his son do that whole making the rear end squat with the front raised so you're looking at the sky thing too, so...
