Looking behind our Project Blazer, something didn't look right. If
you ever looked behind the GM trucks, you will notice the rear axle
is about 3" shorter than the front. This makes the truck look very
strange.
It also decreases handling on / off road and affects
center of gravity so your chances of are greater. Performance Wheel
& Tire has the fix for this. They design high strength wheel
spacers for all kinds of cars, trucks and Jeeps. Performance
carries many different sizes of spacers. All their spacers are made
in house so it cuts out the middle man resulting in affordability.
The quality of these spacers is superb.
Made from high quality
6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum, there's no reason to worry about
breaking or cracking. They make spacers in 4, 5, 6 or 8 lug ranging
from widths of 1" to 2.75". Before we ordered, we measured the
difference in length between our front and rear axle. Ours happened
to be 3" of difference so we ordered the 1.5" spacers. Some axles
are different so be sure to measure to get the proper size. On our
8 lug axle, our studs were 1.3" in length so a 1.25" spacer would
have required the studs to be ground a little to fit.
Since no
grinding had to performed, installation was quick and easy. The
spacers only took 45 minutes to install.
Note: If your axles
are the same length but you want a wider stance, you can install
these on both front and rear axles. Benefits of wheel spacers:
Redistributes center of gravity; reduces risk of rollover
Better traction and cornering
Vehicle can still use factory rims
Wider tires can be placed on the factory rims
Allows better control at greater inclined angles
Looks much better!
We ordered
the 8 lug 1.5" spacers. These are made out of high quality 6061-T6
aircraft aluminum.
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The spacers
are a snap to install. It only took 45 minutes to mount them.
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The studs
will come close to the edge of the spacer. If thinner spacers are
used, you may have to grind the studs. Stock lug nuts are used to
secure the spacers.
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You can tell
instantly when the wheel is installed. The wheel and the 1 ton hub
are now closer.
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You can see a
difference once installed. Left picture is before, right is the
after picture. The front tire now matches the rear.
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With the spacers installed, the K5 seemed to take
corners better. A definite notice was taken when driving off-road.
The off-road handling characteristics was also improved. We passed
on the rollover test. We'll save that for another time...
Comparative Test Results
Tensile Strength
Yield Strength
Copper Content
Chromium Content
Magnesium Content
Titanium Content
Recommended Applications of Base Alloy
Performance (6061)
54.3 KSI*
50.5 SKI*
.40%
.35%
1.2%
.15%
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& marine, railroad cars
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