I was just wondering if I could get some feed back on wheel spacers the type that thread onto the existing studs.Both positive and negative.
Thanx

 

pros: your wider (less likely to flip)

cons: if jumped with.... can break

there great for fast trail riding becuase ur less likely to flip...... as long as ur not too wide for the trail [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]

 

There is no disadvantage to rear spacers. At least the dura blue EZ fits are tougher than the axles. Don't know about the others.

Front spacers cause major bump steer. Stay away from that mod.

 

I am not exactly sure what you mean by "bump steer"?

 

Dont know about spacers. I bought a G Force axle and extended wheel hubs. The axle worked really well, could take corners a lot faster. Haven't been ridding since I got the new hubs.
02 Raptor 660- stage 1 hotcam, full big gun exhust, stage 1 jet kit, 11:1 weisco, cfm air box (no lid), pro taper bars, gytr heel guards and full skids, tusk nerfs, g-force axle and extended hubs, mxr4 holeshots front and rear.

 

Get this...I have two sets on the back of my Ute. I bought some wheels off a Rhino SE and the offset was so big that I had to get two sets to get it back out to just wider than stock width. Its been fine for a year now. I dont jump it much though.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: errk28

I am not exactly sure what you mean by "bump steer"?</end quote></div>

Because your front wheels are set outward by the spacers, you now have a lever arm extending from the ball joints. Any bump in the trail impacting your front wheel will try to make your quad steer off of your intended direction. You end up clutching the grips tightly and tensing up your arms and shoulders to keep her on a straight path because the trail is transmitting forces thru the tie rods into your arms. It is extremely tiring. You will hate it, unless you drive primarily on pavement or smooth surfaces. The steering geometry of your quad is designed to transmit trail forces into the ball joints. So, you never want to mess with the front wheel offset.

On top of that, it seems to do very little for stability since your front end is free to sway anyway. But, if you are cornering properly, you are powered up in the turns which puts the corning loads on the rear axle. So, spacers on the on the fixed rear axle goes a long way. Not so much the front. Been there done that.

My buddy slammed his back wheel into a jeep with those EZ fit spacers. It bent the axle like a noodle. There was no damage at all to the spacer. They are very strong. Just make sure you torque the nuts.

 

errk28, go to arctic cat forum, ask bucharoo50, he will give you everything you need to know about wheel spacers, he has his cat set up with all 4, its worth a shot if you want all the information

 

Hey thanks alot I put a set on my raptor and it just seemed like it put alot of extra load on my tie rod ends and ball joints and instead of turning it seemed more like plowing and was also very hard to turn the handle bars even when moving so I just took them off.

 

Just put em on the back wheels. That's all a raptor needs.