Wheel spacers on front?? [message #361995] |
Tue, 26 January 2021 18:37 |
tgeiger
Messages: 518 Registered: February 2006 Location: kansas city
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Ok, I’m running front spacers on my coach and I see some don’t like doing that. Is there concern of additional wear on the front components? I have had a better tracking going down the highway.
Thanks,
TG
Tom Geiger
76 Eleganza II
KCMO
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Re: Wheel spacers on front?? [message #361996 is a reply to message #361995] |
Tue, 26 January 2021 18:53 |
mghamms
Messages: 466 Registered: March 2016 Location: Ware, Massachusetts
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I say if you like it its good.
tgeiger wrote on Tue, 26 January 2021 18:37Ok, I’m running front spacers on my coach and I see some don’t like doing that. Is there concern of additional wear on the front components? I have had a better tracking going down the highway.
Thanks,
TG
1977 Kingsley 455 as stock as it gets except lots of Ragusa parts
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Re: [GMCnet] Wheel spacers on front?? [message #362003 is a reply to message #361996] |
Tue, 26 January 2021 21:55 |
jimk
Messages: 6734 Registered: July 2006 Location: Belmont, CA
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Tom,
The main concern is at the Knuckle.
If you use our rebuilt knuckle or Dave Linzi set up the spacer works well.
The 2" spacers have been around and I have over 150,000 miles and have not
worn out the front end components .
To say you do not stress some components a little more is not so, but the
benefits are worth it.
People that complain they have less traction, it is because the front end
is worn and you'll get more toe in which automatically slides and it will
induce the slippage. A well kept front end with a correct rebuilt knuckle
will not have that type of problem.
It does not take an engineer to figure it out.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 4:53 PM Mike Hamm via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
> I say if you like it its good.
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> tgeiger wrote on Tue, 26 January 2021 18:37
>> Ok, I’m running front spacers on my coach and I see some don’t like
> doing that. Is there concern of additional wear on the front components?
>> I have had a better tracking going down the highway.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> TG
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Re: Wheel spacers on front?? [message #362008 is a reply to message #361995] |
Wed, 27 January 2021 07:54 |
tgeiger
Messages: 518 Registered: February 2006 Location: kansas city
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Thanks Jim, this helps. I have had the front end serviced and all parts needed replacement done. I’ll have it checked over again this season.
Thanks,
TG
Tom Geiger
76 Eleganza II
KCMO
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