I finished machining the custom wheel spacers for my DS. I'm going to be extremely stable.

 

Looks great, what would you charge for a set for my daughters 300ex?

 

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!! those look sweet!!!!! nice job. how thick are they? what do they do to the steering geometry of your ds?

 

Well I paid $30 dollars for the wheel studs and lug nuts because I went to an atv dealership, and another 40 dollars for the aluminum. It didn't turn out as cheap as I was hoping, but I'm sure you could find the studs and lug nuts cheaper online.

As for what I would charge you. I'm not entirely sure. probably about $40?

To be honest, you might want to look up buying wheel spacers online. I'd be happy to make you a set, but other companies can do it cheaper. They probably buy material in bulk, which drops the price waaaaay down. as where I'm buying a pair at a time, so I can't really be price competitive.

I would consider doing this as a side job if I could get enough orders for them.

 

Thanks! They turned out pretty good. They are 1" thick each. So it added 2 inches overall, plus whatever the wheels were offset. I was going to make them 1.5" thick, but realized with the offset wheels I would just be too wide.

As for the Geometry? I have no idea how to answer that. I haven't ridden it with them on yet. I will have a maiden voyage at the dunes pretty soon. I will let you know how it handles. I anticipate it's going to ride like a Cadillac.

 

If you have a steering stabilizer, you will be fine. I went out 1.75" on my KFX700, and it was really twitchy until I put the stab on there.

John


edit, 1.75" each side. 3.5" overall

 

How much is a steering stabilizer?