I understand what you are saying, so I'm fitting modular steel wheels with 31 10.50 15's that would throw the geometry out?
If you fit wider wheels basically by fitting spacers you are returning the centre line of the wheel and tyre to where the original one pivoted. Some people just use standard wheels with fatter tyres and use spacers to widen the track. That is not what they are for.
Yeah but how much would it throw it out???
I really get what your saying and if it's going to make my vehicle suffer then I wouldn't fit them.
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Well yes it is. The fact that you don't like it or agree with using them in this fashion doesn't alter that fact.
I know full well what your intended and implied use is. Which is perfectly valid too, but it is not the only use for them.
This was built by Land Rover. The wheel offset means the centre line of the tyre is not where it would be on a standard vehicle (you'd never fit the wheels on if it were!).
Yes moving the track out in this way will cause geo and scrub radius issues. And likely induce more bump steer and other issues. But frankly, it's not really that bad and if it's good enough for Land Rover themselves, then I see no harm with Land Rover owners doing similar on a lesser scale.
Many things are adapted for use other than their specific purpose. Wheel spacers are designed to return the wheels centre of rotation and pivot to normal so retaining factory geometry when fitting wider deeper dish wheels. Simple as that. You use them for what you want no skin off my nose.
Use of ridiculously thick wheel spacers to widen track with standard wheels will cause the outer wheel to move forwards and the inner wheel to move rearwards on lock. Causing oversteer. You only need the inner wheel to hit a pot hole and you can be in big trouble. That puts terrific strain on steering linkages and wheels which WILL fail over time. Doing it is a truly stupid concept.
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