Stock_90_TD5_SW
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Guys, there is this youtube video where a couple took their heavy 130 to Kyrgyzstan
and after hitting a large pothole at 30 kmh (the incident is shown at 4:30 - some 30 seconds), had the truck's swivel housing broken in two.
From the beginning they were naming a major cause being the large tires (285/75) and spacers. The truck is heavy and that does make sense.
My question is, is this a problem for mostly very heavy trucks? I am planning on installing 285/75 tires on my purely town driven D90 for looks. People here usually say that spacers will wear out the bearing several times faster and I'm prepared to bear that cost to get that look (ashamed). But after seeing this video I started to think that maybe the burden is not just on the bearing but the whole outer axle? My truck is usually empty (so under 2t). Is this a real problem only for heavy-loaded trucks or light ones as well? THANKS!!!
and after hitting a large pothole at 30 kmh (the incident is shown at 4:30 - some 30 seconds), had the truck's swivel housing broken in two.
From the beginning they were naming a major cause being the large tires (285/75) and spacers. The truck is heavy and that does make sense.
My question is, is this a problem for mostly very heavy trucks? I am planning on installing 285/75 tires on my purely town driven D90 for looks. People here usually say that spacers will wear out the bearing several times faster and I'm prepared to bear that cost to get that look (ashamed). But after seeing this video I started to think that maybe the burden is not just on the bearing but the whole outer axle? My truck is usually empty (so under 2t). Is this a real problem only for heavy-loaded trucks or light ones as well? THANKS!!!
