Should I remove my wheel spacers?

[jjvw]

When it comes to spacers/adapters, you either do it right or roll the dice. The problem with the latter is other, innocent, people could get hurt.

I did the math. If he starts this weekend and loosens and retightens with thread locker one bolt every Saturday, he will confirm all four spacers as safe by mid-April.

 

[LONGJP2]

Good to know. I had some brake work done in a shop when I bought this Jeep in September (replaced front disc pads and rotors and flushed brake fluid, DOT4). They never mentioned anything about taking the spacers off, but I'm not sure if they would have said anything.

Notice in the instructions, it says torque to 90 and recheck to 80.
If you were to recheck at 90, there's a good chance you'll tighten the nut (a little) and break the loctite free.
This is why I recheck all of mine after taking it in for a balance and rotate.
There's a good chance they hit all the spacer nuts with an impact for my safety.

 

[Wildman]

Notice in the instructions, it says torque to 90 and recheck to 80.
If you were to recheck at 90, there's a good chance you'll tighten the nut (a little) and break the loctite free.
This is why I recheck all of mine after taking it in for a balance and rotate.
There's a good chance they hit all the spacer nuts with an impact for my safety.

Since he had a brake job done with new rotors installed they had to remove the spacers. Which was why I'd suggested he checked them.

 

[Misled52]

Hi Guys, welcome to my first post, re spacers, do you think that the Dana 30 & 35 will handle a 40mm (or so) spacer given the extra load they will place. When my TJ arrives I shall be running 31's on standard offset rims. Your opinion please.

True, but they move the contact patch of the tire further away from the axis of the knuckle. That significantly increases the forces the hub, knuckle, and ball joints experience.

That said, I’ve been running 1” adapters for 2 years without an issue. So no, they’re not inherently dangerous. But like any Jeep modification, it’s good to have a clear understanding of what you’re doing.

 

[TheBoogieman]

Hi Guys, welcome to my first post, re spacers, do you think that the Dana 30 & 35 will handle a 40mm (or so) spacer given the extra load they will place. When my TJ arrives I shall be running 31's on standard offset rims. Your opinion please.

Welcome. Spacers don't put anymore extra load than properly backspaced wheels do for wider tires.