yeah it should really be spidertrax or nothing. (are there any equally good brands? I'm not sure). the one with the broken stud I saw was definitely not spidertrax. but once you're done buying 2 sets of spidertrax you're pretty close to the price of some black steelies (I know not everyone likes them, but they're sensible and strong)

 

Didnt mean anything by what i said. I understand it causes more wear and tear. So do my 32in tires. Its just a sacrifice im willing to make for function and cosmetics. But by no means will i run cheap/junk components and blatantly sacrifce safety. I understand your agreement and completely agree. I remember the honda days everyone buying the ebay lowering kits for like $120 and then complaining about how it broke 2 months later. Cheap, Fast, Reliable, you can only pick two lol

 

Thems the ones I'm running. Quality feel. Hub centric. I was lucky and got a good deAl on them. And black steelies do have a nice look and look good with large tires

 

first day on the Jeep. My little girl picked out the lugs, its her fav color lol. Btw quality aluminum lug nuts arent cheap, think i paid $88 for a set of 20

 

Rotated my tires over the weekend and checked all the adapters. No issues and torque was still at 100.

 

I have been running spidertrax 1.25" spacers with Tj ravine wheels for over 2 years. I put a little bit of lock tight on the factory hub studs and use anti-seize on the spacer studs for the wheel lugs. Never had any issues with them loosening up. They are always at the torque I set them at. Make sure the hat of the rotors and or drums are clean so the spacer sits nice and flat. Just make sure they are torqued right and you will be good to go.

 

I hate the reason people are against spacers because "you should just get the correct backspaced wheel..." Many people like myself aren't interested in new wheels, not due to budget but because of looks. I bought my tubines to keep, I would never swap them out for some soft 8s, the tubines look amazing they just aren't the right backspacing so I use a 1.25" spacers. I've had my spacers on going on almost two years now and never had an issue.

 

and I hate it when people keep old wheels because they'd rather choose form over function. but hey. if my wife's shoes don't match her purse she gets upset too

 

Yeah.....everybody should just do what other people suggest is right. Even if its only their opinion........

 

Spaced out!

 

While I understand the point you are making if the owner of the rig prefers wheels that require spacers to run the tires they want what does it matter? Ultimately it is his rig and and as long as they are installed properly and the torque is checked as part of maintenance I don't see the big deal in using them. My reasons for running spacers are pretty simple. I hate smooth 8's, I wanted to keep the lighter weight aluminum wheel, I don't like the look of a lot of the after market wheels, I don't want to deal with the maintenance of full bead locks as I still drive the jeep regularly on the street. Oh and I already had the ravine wheels.

 

lol take it easy man. it's just a joke. I get that not everyone likes running $50 steelies

I don't even have a wife

 

I run 'ravine' wheels which have a stupid backspace of 5.5"
Along with 1" hub/wheel centric spacers.
31" tires