yj_guy_007

Has anyone seen wheels that are 18" by 9"-10" with the 5x5 bolt pattern with no more than 4.5" back spacing? Companies are no longer ballancing and rotating tires with wheel spacers due to liability issues, so anything with a 4.5" back spacing prevents spacers.

Any particular models and brands of wheels that fit this criteria? Thanks for the help!

wayland1985

Who isn't balancing your wheel for you?

TEEJ

You bolted the wheel spacer to the rim instead of the hub, so they put it on the balancer and had an issue?

IE: Tell them to balance the F'n rim/tire, and you'll put it on the hub, sheesh.



PS:

< 4.5" means less than 4.5"

> 4.5" means more than 4.5"

So, "No more than" 4.5" would be really < 4.5"

:P

alz06

http://www.aewheel.com/eagle_alloy_wheels.cfm?id=356

yj_guy_007

I like getting my tires and wheels through Discount Tire Co, two reasons mainly, they have always given me a good deal and I am kind of OCD when ballance and rotation every 3000 miles, so I enjoy their lifetime ballance and rotation; but they said they no longer touch vehicles with spacers...

yj_guy_007

That's the only wheel I have been able to find as well, but only in the black finish; they are supposed to make a polished 18x10, but that isn't even on the productin schedule according to the AE rep I spoke with, but that you though!

BLKRUBI

I have 18x9 Posion Spyder Spyder locks that have 3.5" of B.S.

Dr. Satan

Does everyone think there is actually an issue with quality spacers or the tire shop is just trying to force people to buy wheels also?

Renegade

Most tire shops (or just the Bozos at the front counter) just don't want to fool with big tires. I called several in my area with road force balancers asking if they could balance a 37" tire recently and they all said "no." I stopped by one while I was working and actually talked to the tire monkey and he said "no problem." I brought it to him and everything was cool. There's nothing wrong with a quality spacer. It doesn't affect their balancing the tire/wheel at all.