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yellow70 · 07-08-2013, 09:01 PM

If i run a 3 inch wheel spacer on a 4x4 blazer ,can i have normal hub caps ? thoughts welcomed !

Joanne · 07-08-2013, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by yellow70

If i run a 3 inch wheel spacer on a 4x4 blazer ,can i have normal hub caps ? thoughts welcomed !

If you mean a 3" spacer between the hub face and the inside of the wheel, it won't have any impact on how a hubcap fits on the wheel.

I won't venture an opinion about running a 3" spacer...

Joanne

bouncytruck · 07-09-2013, 09:57 AM

Sounds dangerous.

*70-K5* · 07-09-2013, 10:45 AM

1.5" is all you need to remove the stagger from the rear axle being shorter...

Also, spacer is bad, adapter is better, adapters bolt to the existing studs and then have their own studs that the wheels bolt to.

Always be sure to remove the wheel and re torque the adapters to the hubs just like you'd check the outside lug nuts.

yellow70 · 07-09-2013, 04:16 PM

Thanks!!!

CTENTA1 · 07-10-2013, 01:49 PM

[QUOTE=70-K5;6164109]1.5" is all you need to remove the stagger from the rear axle being shorter...

Also, spacer is bad, adapter is better, adapters bolt to the existing studs and then have their own studs that the wheels bolt to.

Always be sure to remove the wheel and re torque the adapters to the hubs just like you'd check the outside lug nuts.

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70-K5

Is that a 2 piece adapter? I planned on getting some myself but had not seen the type you have. How do they attach to the wheel studs onto the rotor or drum?

*70-K5* · 07-10-2013, 04:10 PM

Just googled the image to illustrate the difference between adapters and spacers. Spacers are typically 1/4" or so for minor adjustments for little car tires.

DANTES JIMMY · 07-10-2013, 04:47 PM

Adapters not as bad as they sound just hard on bearings and hubs and knuckles and depending on how much adapter you use and how big your lock out is you may get away with a factory hub cap with no hole

DANTES JIMMY · 07-10-2013, 04:48 PM

Ps: Do not use a three inch spacer
only an adapter spacer would be dangerous

DANTES JIMMY · 07-10-2013, 04:49 PM

Duallys have been running a front spacer/adapter for years on the front of them

07-08-2013, 09:01 PM	#1
yellow70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Heber Springs Arkansas Posts: 117	3 inch spacer If i run a 3 inch wheel spacer on a 4x4 blazer ,can i have normal hub caps ? thoughts welcomed !

07-09-2013, 09:57 AM	#3
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: 3 inch spacer Sounds dangerous. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

07-09-2013, 10:45 AM	#4
70-K5 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2013 Location: West Linn Posts: 163	Re: 3 inch spacer 1.5" is all you need to remove the stagger from the rear axle being shorter... Also, spacer is bad, adapter is better, adapters bolt to the existing studs and then have their own studs that the wheels bolt to. Always be sure to remove the wheel and re torque the adapters to the hubs just like you'd check the outside lug nuts.

07-09-2013, 04:16 PM	#5
yellow70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Heber Springs Arkansas Posts: 117	Re: 3 inch spacer Thanks!!!

07-10-2013, 01:49 PM	#6
CTENTA1 Registered 1971 K5 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SO.CEN.CAL Posts: 428	Re: 3 inch spacer [QUOTE=70-K5;6164109]1.5" is all you need to remove the stagger from the rear axle being shorter... Also, spacer is bad, adapter is better, adapters bolt to the existing studs and then have their own studs that the wheels bolt to. Always be sure to remove the wheel and re torque the adapters to the hubs just like you'd check the outside lug nuts. [/QUOTE 70-K5 Is that a 2 piece adapter? I planned on getting some myself but had not seen the type you have. How do they attach to the wheel studs onto the rotor or drum?

07-10-2013, 04:10 PM	#7
70-K5 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2013 Location: West Linn Posts: 163	Re: 3 inch spacer Just googled the image to illustrate the difference between adapters and spacers. Spacers are typically 1/4" or so for minor adjustments for little car tires.

07-10-2013, 04:47 PM	#8
DANTES JIMMY Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PENDLETON,INDIANA Posts: 271	Re: 3 inch spacer Adapters not as bad as they sound just hard on bearings and hubs and knuckles and depending on how much adapter you use and how big your lock out is you may get away with a factory hub cap with no hole

07-10-2013, 04:48 PM	#9
DANTES JIMMY Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PENDLETON,INDIANA Posts: 271	Re: 3 inch spacer Ps: Do not use a three inch spacer only an adapter spacer would be dangerous

07-10-2013, 04:49 PM	#10
DANTES JIMMY Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PENDLETON,INDIANA Posts: 271	Re: 3 inch spacer Duallys have been running a front spacer/adapter for years on the front of them



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