You found the tires you want, bolted them on, and then turned the bars. Scrape. The tire is rubbing on an A-arm, a shock or the inner fender. It is one of the most common problems we hear about after a tire upgrade, and one of the easiest to fix.
Our Wild Boar 2-inch Wheel Spacers, 4/156 push your wheels out from the hub to make room. They are made from billet aluminum and sold as one pair with the hardware needed for installation.
How spacers create clearance
A wider tire, or a wheel with a different offset than stock, can sit too close to suspension parts. A spacer bolts to the hub and the wheel bolts to the spacer, moving the whole wheel and tire outward by the thickness of the spacer. At 2 inches per side, that is a meaningful amount of extra room between the tire and your A-arms, shocks and tie rods. The added track width also brings more stability as a bonus.
Match the specs
Spacers have to match your hubs and lug threads. Before ordering, check the bolt pattern and thread pitch on your machine and compare them with the listing for this pair. This pair is built for a 4/156 bolt pattern. Thread pitch matters just as much, so look up your machine’s lug thread and confirm it against the product page, or call us and we will check it with you. Getting this right is the most important part of any spacer purchase, because a spacer that does not match your hub simply will not work.
Things to keep in mind
Spacers are a simple fix, but a few habits keep them working well:
- Torque the spacer to the hub and the wheel to the spacer to spec.
- Recheck torque after the first ride and periodically after that.
- Inspect wheel bearings more often, since wider wheels add leverage.
- Check clearance at full lock and full compression after install.
Order one pair for each axle you need to widen.
When spacers are not enough
If your new tires are rubbing on the body or frame rather than the suspension, a lift may be the better fix. Pushing a tire out will not solve contact at the top of the wheel well. Not sure which you need? Call the Wild Boar team at 850-912-4350 and we will help.
