Well, yeah in that extreme of a case they would not be a good idea,
especially for a 4x4, especially one that gets used.
If your just doing it to fit 2" in instead of a foot extra and not going to
full offset toward the hub, it should not be nearly as "dangerous" however,
having extras on hand wouldnt be a bad idea either.
I have never seen a set of spacers used on a 4wd and could never vouch for
their "problems" but a simple amount while still maintining the wheel under
the vehicle should not cause significant damage, but there is also the IFS
setup to look at, undue pressure here could cause extensive damage to cv
lower control arms and ball joints as you stated.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Sobers" <ron@rsx1.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:09 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Wheel Spacers?
>
> Ummmm - stupid question here, aren't wheel spacers a bad thing? It offsets
> your steering line, and other such things like front end geometry. Like
> those silly people that put 18" wide wheels with centers al the way to the
> inside (9" negative offset? or is it a positive offset?) on an Escort.
When
> I worked at a little shop a few years ago, they were always coming in with
> ball joint & axle problems (the wheels affected the geometry of the front
> end that much). Wouldn't a wheel with the correct offset/backspacing be a
> better solution? At that point your steering geometry is still correct,
> where as with spacers, you are actually pushing the geometry outward
> (causing a 40 acre u-turn effect). By no means am I an engineer, but I
don't
> think I'm just talking out my butt either :-)
>
> ~Ron .... Denver, CO
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