Wheel Spacers
From : jim heath
Q: i have a 97 ram 3500 van conversion and am looking for information on wheel spacers for the rear. so far i have found out that a 2 inch spacer is what is commonly used. there are various companies that make them but some in aluminium and some in steel. one company indicates for that size of van they only use steel. i know there is a weight difference but not significant considering the overall weight of the system. i would like to know if anyone has used spacers and what their recommendations are based on experience. also why is the rear track 4 inches less than the front on the 3500 seems a little strange. cheers jim -- .
Replies:
From : redneck tookover hell
as i understand your question you want to slip a two inch wheel spacer between the brake drum and the wheel on your van if so you are freaken crazy so far i have found out that a 2 inch spacer is what is commonly used. there are various companies that make them but some in aluminium and some in steel. a dyslexic man walks into a bra. .
From : roybillygoat
on fri 26 sep 2003 153654 gmt roy roy@home.net wrote on fri 26 sep 2003 143141 gmt budd cochran mr-d150spam@citlink.net wrote max340 wrote well dude you otta know. you about as funny a car mechanic as there is. funny bizarre that is. you know what i mean. oh and roy sorry for the mindless comment. i just cant help myself. that wasnt bad. no apology needed dont even worry about flame rate ill let this pass thats a joke roy but its hard. no no no never pass on the opportunity for a cheap shot. ok thanks. thats pretty much my mantra im afraid. hey are we becoming friends wasnt aware that we werent. guess im not paying attention again. im usually friendly to everyone until messed with. .
From : billygoat
i have put the two inch spacers on my 2000 3500 maxivan campervery heavy. see/buy them at http//www.correctrack.com/ a lot of the van camper conversion companies put them on as part of the conversion. they help stability a lot particularly at high speeds on interstates that have truck ruts. the manufacture puts them on so he has to only built/stock one heavy duty rear axle for all vehicles. ignore the comments from the idiot that previously responded. ignorance is bliss bill i have a 97 ram 3500 van conversion and am looking for information on wheel spacers for the rear. so far i have found out that a 2 inch spacer is what is commonly used. there are various companies that make them but some in aluminium and some in steel. one company indicates for that size of van they only use steel. i know there is a weight difference but not significant considering the overall weight of the system. i would like to know if anyone has used spacers and what their recommendations are based on experience. also why is the rear track 4 inches less than the front on the 3500 seems a little strange. cheers jim -- .
From : jim heath
bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes of my email or a mechanical engineer who took the time to carry out a beam analysis and determine the additional stress in the bearings and the axle supports from the moment that would be applied by moving the load out 2 inches. you appear to have answered my question and restored my faith in the fact that there are decent people on these groups that will share information. cheers jim -- i have put the two inch spacers on my 2000 3500 maxivan campervery heavy. see/buy them at http//www.correctrack.com/ a lot of the van camper conversion companies put them on as part of the conversion. they help stability a lot particularly at high speeds on interstates that have truck ruts. the manufacture puts them on so he has to only built/stock one heavy duty rear axle for all vehicles. ignore the comments from the idiot that previously responded. ignorance is bliss bill i have a 97 ram 3500 van conversion and am looking for information on wheel spacers for the rear. so far i have found out that a 2 inch spacer is what is commonly used. there are various companies that make them but some in aluminium and some in steel. one company indicates for that size of van they only use steel. i know there is a weight difference but not significant considering the overall weight of the system. i would like to know if anyone has used spacers and what their recommendations are based on experience. also why is the rear track 4 inches less than the front on the 3500 seems a little strange. cheers jim -- .
From : john swineford
im new to the group... but i have a little info for you. i work for discount tire. its the biggest private owned tire business in the world. anyways we wont touch anything with spacers or adapters just because of the liability problem with them... there have been several cases where the wheels fall off. just my 2 cents. john ever since i put redneck in my kill filters i have enjoyed this group much more myself. on fri 26 sep 2003 184136 -0400 jim heath jim.heath@sympatico.ca wrote bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes of my email or a mechanical engineer who took the time to carry out a beam analysis and determine the additional stress in the bearings and the axle supports from the moment that would be applied by moving the load out 2 inches. you appear to have answered my question and restored my faith in the fact that there are decent people on these groups that will share information. cheers jim .
From : roy
im new to the group... but i have a little info for you. i work for discount tire. its the biggest private owned tire business in the world. anyways we wont touch anything with spacers or adapters just because of the liability problem with them... there have been several cases where the wheels fall off. just my 2 cents. john probably because most of the tire installers dont use a torque wrench. roy ever since i put redneck in my kill filters i have enjoyed this group much more myself. on fri 26 sep 2003 184136 -0400 jim heath jim.heath@sympatico.ca wrote bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes of my email or a mechanical engineer who took the time to carry out a beam analysis and determine the additional stress in the bearings and the axle supports from the moment that would be applied by moving the load out 2 inches. you appear to have answered my question and restored my faith in the fact that there are decent people on these groups that will share information. cheers jim .
From : john swineford
we use torque wrenchs at discount. no vehicle that has been worked on by us leaves without being torqued. john im new to the group... but i have a little info for you. i work for discount tire. its the biggest private owned tire business in the world. anyways we wont touch anything with spacers or adapters just because of the liability problem with them... there have been several cases where the wheels fall off. just my 2 cents. john probably because most of the tire installers dont use a torque wrench. roy ever since i put redneck in my kill filters i have enjoyed this group much more myself. on fri 26 sep 2003 184136 -0400 jim heath jim.heath@sympatico.ca wrote bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes of my email or a mechanical engineer who took the time to carry out a beam analysis and determine the additional stress in the bearings and the axle supports from the moment that would be applied by moving the load out 2 inches. you appear to have answered my question and restored my faith in the fact that there are decent people on these groups that will share information. cheers jim .
From : redneck tookover hell
glad to see you two gomers get along so well together enjoy each other bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes a dyslexic man walks into a bra. .
From : ss
ever since i put redneck in my kill filters i have enjoyed this group much more myself. on fri 26 sep 2003 184136 -0400 jim heath jim.heath@sympatico.ca wrote bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes of my email or a mechanical engineer who took the time to carry out a beam analysis and determine the additional stress in the bearings and the axle supports from the moment that would be applied by moving the load out 2 inches. you appear to have answered my question and restored my faith in the fact that there are decent people on these groups that will share information. cheers jim .
From : billygoat
never wallow with a pig. you just get dirty and besides the pig loves it. glad to see you two gomers get along so well together enjoy each other bill thanks for the information. this was my first contact with this group and after the initial response from redneck was not sure if i was dealing with a psychiatrist who was able to determine that i was crazy just from the vibes a dyslexic man walks into a bra. .
From : greg surratt
jim i notice you are looking at companies that make aluminum and steel spacers. be careful about mixing the two metals. if you have steel wheels get steel spacers. if you have aluminum wheels get aluminum spacers. if you mix the two youll get some pretty bad corrosion pretty quickly where the two different metals meet. tends to do ugly things like enlarge the lug nut holes in the wheels making them fall off ;- greg on fri 26 sep 2003 062416 -0400 jim heath jim.heath@sympatico.ca wrote i have a 97 ram 3500 van conversion and am looking for information on wheel spacers for the rear. so far i have found out that a 2 inch spacer is what is commonly used. there are various companies that make them but some in aluminium and some in steel. one company indicates for that size of van they only use steel. i know there is a weight difference but not significant considering the overall weight of the system. i would like to know if anyone has used spacers and what their recommendations are based on experience. also why is the rear track 4 inches less than the front on the 3500 seems a little strange. cheers jim .