mud muppet
New Member
thinking of set of spacers for discovery...sumone said if i fit them they would wear wheel bearings out quicker..is that right?:doh:
yes
and yu mite loose yo wheels.
and yu mite loose yo wheels.
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
I have spacers and have done for a while.
So far no problems to report.
They will put extra strain on the bearings, but you will hear them going and know its time to replace them
Stops yer tyres rubbing on the radius arms a treat
And its a 0.5 spanner job
I dunno what all the fuss is about with strain on the bearings......only starts to be an issue when you put a working engine in :doh:
landiedriver
New Member
i have 60mm each side :your_wrong: no probs to re:amenort
ortmud muppet
New Member
thanks all.i have 60mm each side :your_wrong: No probs to re:amen
Will go ahead and look for a set then......
Anyone know of any , or is it an ebay jobby?
Dave
wiltshire landyman
I’m back
i agree with oddie i have spacers and 36" simex on the rr no probs with bearings or wheels falling off
the horror stories you hear about are probably from badly maintained motors
the horror stories you hear about are probably from badly maintained motors
big si
Well-Known Member
me too and no probs yet.i have 60mm each side :your_wrong: no probs to re:amen
Vagrent
Yaaaar
I dunno what all the fuss is about with strain on the bearings......only starts to be an issue when you put a working engine in :doh:
:hysterically_laughi
That will.happen this weekend:lol:
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mud muppet
New Member
so whats biggest size you can fit without wheels rubbing arches when offroading? i have standard steels for offroad.
wiltshire landyman
I’m back
45"/115/22"
mundungus
Active Member
I do wonder about whether the effect of spacers on bearing isn't the same on many peoples landys due to the wide tyres they use.
I mean, if the theory goes that manufactures design hubs and wheel offsets so as to get the centre of the tyre is aligned with the centre line of the inner bearing. And that on most vehicles, fitting spacers, or same width wheels with a different offset, causes the centre of the tyre to be offset to the centre of the inner bearing, thereby causing a leverage effect on the bearing in addition to normal rotation. (The leverage causing the additional wear).
But you cant ignore that many landy people who use spacers swear that they don't wear the bearings any more than normal. So why?
Could it be that many landy people fit the spacers only because they've fitted wider tyres. And that the wider tyres reduces the expected leverage effect, so that any additional wear wouldn't be as bad as if they had fitted spacers with the standard 205r16 tyres.
Does that make sense? Or is my theory bollocks?
I personally have never tried spacers so cant testify either way.
I mean, if the theory goes that manufactures design hubs and wheel offsets so as to get the centre of the tyre is aligned with the centre line of the inner bearing. And that on most vehicles, fitting spacers, or same width wheels with a different offset, causes the centre of the tyre to be offset to the centre of the inner bearing, thereby causing a leverage effect on the bearing in addition to normal rotation. (The leverage causing the additional wear).
But you cant ignore that many landy people who use spacers swear that they don't wear the bearings any more than normal. So why?
Could it be that many landy people fit the spacers only because they've fitted wider tyres. And that the wider tyres reduces the expected leverage effect, so that any additional wear wouldn't be as bad as if they had fitted spacers with the standard 205r16 tyres.
Does that make sense? Or is my theory bollocks?
I personally have never tried spacers so cant testify either way.
wiltshire landyman
I’m back
think youve answerd your own qs
dogsbody
Very senior member
Spacers were the 'in thing' back in the days of the original Minis. The rally teams were running with wider wheels so the boy racers wanted to look like them. However with British Leyland build quality, front wheel drive, two inch spacers (often made in a shed somewhere) and an idiot behind the wheel you'd better believe that there were wheel bearing problems. Along with drive shaft problems, gearbox problems and car-on-it's-roof problems. That was where the urban myth that spacers will instantly demolish your wheel bearings come from.
If you're going to fit them just be sensible and check your wheel bearings whilst you have the wheel off.
If you're going to fit them just be sensible and check your wheel bearings whilst you have the wheel off.
