Hey guys, just picked up a 89 Pick up 4x4.
Just ordered some new 31x10s for the stock wheels and im thinking i wanna space them out an inch or two.
There a good amount of options, my one concern is the spacers clearing the hubs. It seems as though some of spacers the opening will not be big enough.
These are a good deal but dont seem to have a big enough opening to clear the hubs -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Toyota-Wheel-Spacers-Adapters-1-5-inch-FITS-ALL-6-lug-PICKUPS-6x5-50-6x139-7-/330867732848?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d0940f170&vxp=mtr
Even though it says itll fit all 6 lug Toyotas it doesnt look like it will.

These on the other hand seem as though the whole in the middle is big enough to fit over the hubs.https://www.allprooffroad.com/9504ta...mawheelspacers

Anyone have any insight on this, help would be great!
Thanks!!

 

Honestly you should just get rims with more offset. Wheel spacers put abnormal pressure on your bearings and youll eat them up.

 

huh..?

 

think he is referring to the additional leverage applied to the axle thus on bearings since wheel is not centered above and below bearings i could be wrong as well

 

He is saying that using wheel spacers changes the center mounting point on the axel, So instead of there being equal pressure to the bearings the outside bearing takes on more angular pressure against it.
This is really strenuous during offroad impacts.

You always want to keep offset as close to zero for less bearing stress and life.

Go for it.

 

Anyone have any insight on my original question?

 

Exactly. A friend of mine had a 4" lift kit that recommended spacers. 3 sets of bearings later he took them off.

 

Is it ifs if so it will stress the little cv axle joint get offset wheels

 

It's hard to tell, can you ask him to make sure it fits a 89 4x4, as his list just says 'pickup'. The 2nd link will definitely work on your truck.

 

Thanks man!

 

wouldn't having more backspacing/bigger offset put more stress on the bearings as well? your doing the same thing the wheel spacer is doing.... pushing the tire further away.

Correct me if I am wrong please

 

do your research and know exatly what your buying because loosing a wheel is a terrible thing... especially when it passes you in the other lane

 

I see no difference between getting rims with less backspacing and getting wheel spacers. From an engineering standpoint, the only thing bad about wheel spacers is that there is another whole set of hardware that could fail. It's not just the studs that hold the wheel on, you now have a set of studs on the spacer. But that really shouldn't be much of a concern.

More backspacing to have the tires stick out further?

 

Yes it does, but rims only offset so far and are meant to keep your tires from rubbing, so maybe like an inch tops. You can get up to like 6" with different spacers which causes alot more leverage and stress.

 

To me it looks like both wheels spacers will work. As long as it has a 6x5.5 bolt pattern and 106mm or 4.25" center bore, you're fine.

If I were you, I wouldn't put spacers on, not because of any bearing issues, but because of tire rub. Having the tire sticking out means you more at risk of rubbing on the bottom of the valance or the bottom of your front fenders. 31x10.5 on stock rims shouldn't rub at all.