K14

K14

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Apologies if this has been covered, I have searched the subject.
I have just started to fit a new set of hub centric spacers with my boost alloys, and have found there is virtually no support from the spacer to the wheel. This is due to the cut outs for the hub nuts, I have decided to remove them as I think they are dangerous.
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They are from a reputable supplier. Has anybody else found this. My defender is 1994 with discs front and rear
 
Because I bought the Landy with 265 tyres on it and the turning circle is awful
 
Haven't you got it exactly 'out of phase' in that picture? If the recesses lined up then the rebated part would sit on the wheel properly?
 
K14 said:
Because I bought the Landy with 265 tyres on it and the turning circle is awful
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I fitted steel wheels which were off set by +20 which enabled me to adjust the steering lock nuts which gave me a much better turning circle. I'm not a fan of alloy wheels and even less of a fan for wheel spacers. They put extra strain on wheel bearings.
 
Are you sure that fitting the spacers will allow more lock? And what about your poor wheel bearings
 
If you have a 30mm offset wheel, or you use a 30 mm spacer, the stress on the wheel bearing is the same. But that's not what I'm concerned about.
 
Is 30mm going to make enough difference to be worth the extra strain, remembering you'll be adding on the 30mm in the direction the wheel is pointing, so might only gain 10-15mm
 
boguing said:
Haven't you got it exactly 'out of phase' in that picture? If the recesses lined up then the rebated part would sit on the wheel properly?
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That's what I thought but the spacer studs are through the wheel stud holes, if you rotate them to the next hole the position is exactly the same
 
hub centric think it just lines them up then the wheel nuts are aligned the nuts take the load check a modular wheel they don't even contact the hub
 
I too have 265's but on freestyle alloys, the steering lock on mine is appalling, tyres rub on the radius arms. Fortunately my chassis is Donald ducked so I will be doing something to address this issue during the rebuild. Do steel modulars have a better offset or would it make much difference to fit 235's?
 
manchestershire said:
I too have 265's but on freestyle alloys, the steering lock on mine is appalling, tyres rub on the radius arms. Fortunately my chassis is Donald ducked so I will be doing something to address this issue during the rebuild. Do steel modulars have a better offset or would it make much difference to fit 235's?
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235's are standard fitment so no or very little adjustment is needed.
 
The hubcentric thing of those spacers is on the wheel to spacer interface, which is needed for alloy wheels. Don't worry about the spacer to hub interface.

Like it was said, modulars don't even touch the hub center and those things get beaten up around the world.

About offsets and wheel bearings, the Land Rover community seems to be overly cautious with those. The Nissan and Toyota guys have smaller bearings relative to the vehicle weight and use negative offsets so much that -25mm is called "Land Cruiser offset".
I've done 10.000km in the Sahara with Wolfs on 30mm spacers with no problems. I now use -25 wheels, just did another tough offroad trip last week, thousands of Kms, no problems.
Correct bearing installation and preload, lubrication, no contaminants and general use conditions are much more important to their lifespan than wheel offset, IMHO
 
Arierep said:
The hubcentric thing of those spacers is on the wheel to spacer interface, which is needed for alloy wheels. Don't worry about the spacer to hub interface.

Like it was said, modulars don't even touch the hub center and those things get beaten up around the world.

About offsets and wheel bearings, the Land Rover community seems to be overly cautious with those. The Nissan and Toyota guys have smaller bearings relative to the vehicle weight and use negative offsets so much that -25mm is called "Land Cruiser offset".
I've done 10.000km in the Sahara with Wolfs on 30mm spacers with no problems. I now use -25 wheels, just did another tough offroad trip last week, thousands of Kms, no problems.
Correct bearing installation and preload, lubrication, no contaminants and general use conditions are much more important to their lifespan than wheel offset, IMHO
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The picture I've shown is the wheel to spacer interface, which offers minimal support. I'm not concerned with the spacer to hub interface. Like you said the hub centric part is wheel to spacer
 
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