Hello

Just wondering if anyone has done this, on my banshee i was looking for a wider wheel stance without having to purchase a wider axle. First i put on Razrs with added 2" oppose to stock tires, then i put the rims on opposite, so the valve stems are facing in, but I still have to direction of rotation correct. This trick adds another good 2" and now im about 46 1/2" across the back. My question is does this create any extra strain on the hubs or axle? If it doesn't i am wondering why everyone out there doesn't do this.. My friends said something about the hub bolts pulling from the hub.. but that seems a little far fetched.. perhaps not though.

thanks for your Input
Brad

 

That's really interesting!

I don't know what that would do, but if it works I'm trying it too. I was looking into getting some of the Dura Blue axle spacers, they look pretty trick and add like 2.5" to the front and back. I think they are only like $95 bucks for a set of two.

Back to the wheel subject, my guess is that maybe it might be a bit more stress on the rims themselves, but I'd have to see the spacing to do an actual torque breakdown with engineering specs and such. It could be calculated to see if there really is a strength question.

 

Have you ever heard of off-set rims?? Its the exact same thing except these rims come with the valve stem on the other side. Alot of people do this mod to gain extra width, it seems to be quite common.

As for the durablus spacers, I have them and they are pretty sweet. I don't take it easy on them either and they seem to hold up great. They widen 1.5 in the front and 2.5 in the back. Plus i have 1'' extra offset rims in the front to total it all to 5''in the back and 5'' in the front.

 

So far so good..

I am riding it like this and I'm loving it.. the backend is much more predictable now that it is as wide as the front.. Why buy offset rims when all you have to do is switch them with the stems in? i would rather spend 2 mintutes taking the 4 lug nuts off to get to the valve stem then spend whatever it takes to get those rims.. I figure you dont hear of many people doing this because its not very public.. wider axles and spacer sales might go down..

I'm using the 1.5" durablue graphlite spacers on the front.. If i was to do it again i would go with the EZ fit ones by durablue instead.. I found it a bitch to get the studs out and then the shltty carrage bolts that durablue sends nearly smacks off the disc brake caliper.. and they dont make wheel studs long enough anywhere here in Canada.. Also they carrage bolts dont fit near as snug even if you do use the cheap brass fasteners they sent with the package. Ez fit is the way to go i believe.. dont have to remove original hub bolts.

Apparently the spacers are known to cause broken tie rods and cause alot of strain on the front end.. but like Shavo i am yet to have any problems and i do a bit of jumping. Alot of propaganda and marketing ploys out there.. gotta watch for those.

 

i figured that out a couple years ago, and told all my friends bout it and they did it to, lol. yes that is a common thing to do. switching the fronts around isn't always a good idead because it exposes the brake rotor and caliper.

 

Yeah i wasnt' going to push it by trying to frig with the fronts, spacers are the cheapest way to go there.. if i was so cheap to try to switch the fronts i would be likely to use an old sock for an airfilter once the original becomes dirty. : )

 

I didn't have any problems installing my durablues. I found that the original studs came right out and the new ones fit in perfectly.

 

Are you an unofficial wendys.... i mean durablue spokesman?

 

I fliped mine so far no problems. I do believe that it can put extra stress on the stock axle being that there is more leverage