ROOFGOOF

Hello from a new member,

I have 2 questions:
Are wheel spacers safe to use and do they cause problems?

Anyone with the safari rack have any advice on brand, etc?
Does it cause a whistle from wind noise?

I am looking at the above 2 things for possible future mods. I am now specing out a Roger Brown BL (2inch) and still working on what type of suspension or spacer lift to do ( 2-3 inch).

thanks!

Localmotion

i have a surco ...heres a pic of it. it makes a little noise with the lights there. instead of buying 30 dollar mounts...i just made my own for 5 bucks

jacksonpt

I've got a surco as well. The rack itself didn't cause any whistling, but the lights I mounted to it did. I added a Thule fairing to the setup and that lessened most of the wind noise.

ROOFGOOF

Thanks for the pics, I like the roof set up you guys have.

Now, anyone with the wheel spacer advice out there... and maybe some pics to share???

THANKS !!!

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Wheel spacers as a solution to improperly backspaced rims IMO is putting a bandaid on a amputation, doesn't solve the problem.

Wheel spacers up front on my rig which has a 3" wider rear end solves the problem, although not really a big deal off-road, it is on-road, so I have 1.5" wheel spacers.

IMO, no need for them on a 3rd gen period.

ROOFGOOF

Thanks for the input...
The more I look on the forums the more my wife will hate me for adding the mods I want to get from seeing all of these good 4runner set-ups.

Fahrenheit 451

There is a recent and on-running thread over on Pirate4x4.com about wheel spacers as well as a number of older posts on that topic. If not properly set up and cared for you can, as in one posters instance, discover what it is like to have your wheel go flying off while driving down the interstate.
The main thing seems to be to make sure your lugs are long enough to properly hold the spacer, use loctite, and FREQUENTLY check and retorque them; the life you save might be mine.
If you are just going for some change of stance, go with different backspacing.