Wheel Spacers

libertybellcdr · 01-03-2011, 12:09 AM

Well, I'm new...

Someone please advise on what wheel spacers are and how/when they are used. I see 1", 2", and 3".

mauistardog · 01-03-2011, 01:35 AM

Not all wheels fit correctly one every golf cart. Just like cars. The spacers push the mounting of the rim a little further out so the tire and or rim does not rub on the frame of the cart. If you upgrade to a 10 inch wheels, most indicate an off set. This is so the bigger tire/rubber does not rub on on the cart. If you install a block lift on a cart and run stock tires, you may find the stock tires will rub on the block lift. thus the wheel spacers. Some people just like to use the spacers to give the cart a wider look and improves stability since the the wheel base is now wider.

joe

mannyvillegas · 01-03-2011, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mauistardog

Not all wheels fit correctly one every golf cart. Just like cars. The spacers push the mounting of the rim a little further out so the tire and or rim does not rub on the frame of the cart. If you upgrade to a 10 inch wheels, most indicate an off set. This is so the bigger tire/rubber does not rub on on the cart. If you install a block lift on a cart and run stock tires, you may find the stock tires will rub on the block lift. thus the wheel spacers. Some people just like to use the spacers to give the cart a wider look and improves stability since the the wheel base is now wider.

joe

It's not the wheel base that becomes wider. It's the track. The wheel base is the distance between the front and rear wheels.

mauistardog · 01-03-2011, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by mannyvillegas

It's not the wheel base that becomes wider. It's the track. The wheel base is the distance between the front and rear wheels.

good catch.

joe

mannyvillegas · 01-03-2011, 04:32 PM

Used to be an editor . Happy New Year!

scottyb · 01-03-2011, 05:18 PM

You are not the editor here, we all knew what he meant

Spawn · 01-03-2011, 06:12 PM

I see a few different styles from solid hub centric to stud extenders. The stud extenders don't look safe to me but I have never used them. In my car days we always used the solid style spacer or the hub centric that adds the solid base to clamp the wheel against

Those stud adapters just in my mind don't seem to be safe for adding larger wheels. Placing all that load on 4 small rods(stud extenders) I don't think is the correct way to go and be safe.

Todd Dolfi · 01-04-2011, 08:50 AM

I don't agree 100% with that I have the 2.5" stud extenders on mine now been there for about a year now and not one problem.. But I just do a little trail riding nothing major though

01-03-2011, 12:09 AM	#1
libertybellcdr Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas... Why live anywhere else??? Posts: 266	Wheel Spacers Well, I'm new... Someone please advise on what wheel spacers are and how/when they are used. I see 1", 2", and 3".

01-03-2011, 01:35 AM	#2
mauistardog Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Waihee, Maui, Hawaii Posts: 262	Re: Wheel Spacers Not all wheels fit correctly one every golf cart. Just like cars. The spacers push the mounting of the rim a little further out so the tire and or rim does not rub on the frame of the cart. If you upgrade to a 10 inch wheels, most indicate an off set. This is so the bigger tire/rubber does not rub on on the cart. If you install a block lift on a cart and run stock tires, you may find the stock tires will rub on the block lift. thus the wheel spacers. Some people just like to use the spacers to give the cart a wider look and improves stability since the the wheel base is now wider. joe

01-03-2011, 04:32 PM	#5
mannyvillegas Getting Wild Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Posts: 93	Re: Wheel Spacers Used to be an editor . Happy New Year!

01-03-2011, 05:18 PM	#6
scottyb Happy Carting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 73,418	Re: Wheel Spacers You are not the editor here, we all knew what he meant

01-03-2011, 06:12 PM	#7
Spawn Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Jax FL Posts: 598	Re: Wheel Spacers I see a few different styles from solid hub centric to stud extenders. The stud extenders don't look safe to me but I have never used them. In my car days we always used the solid style spacer or the hub centric that adds the solid base to clamp the wheel against Those stud adapters just in my mind don't seem to be safe for adding larger wheels. Placing all that load on 4 small rods(stud extenders) I don't think is the correct way to go and be safe.

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01-04-2011, 08:50 AM	#8
Todd Dolfi Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,143	Re: Wheel Spacers I don't agree 100% with that I have the 2.5" stud extenders on mine now been there for about a year now and not one problem.. But I just do a little trail riding nothing major though

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