Wheel spacers install.... a long sad story....

[brazos]

Good stuff man! All part of the experience. I remember putting a lift on my first jeep with as a kid, and realized I needed a spring compressor because I couldn't get enough droop to change out the coils...my dad was like, let me get an axe handle, we'll get it done All part of the "fun" :D

That is a GREAT story. Thanks. I’m coming to realize that this whole Jeep thing really is an altogether different thing.
Late to the party, but sure am happy to be here.

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[Trauma PA]

Got her done today. Learned a ton.
Little by little, I reckon. I don’t really mind paying $110/hour if I can be confident that I’m getting a competent mechanic working on my rig, but recent experience indicates that I’m more likely to pay that princely sum for a drug-addled teenager to make things worse.
Time to step up, I reckon.

Precisely why I installed my Mopar lift kit myself.
Not a mechanic and don't pretend to be one.
Lost trust and confidence in others after terrible lift install on my JK.
Read and watched videos and came up with a plan. Biggest obstacle was fearing I'd screw my Jeep up. Once I overcame that fear, I was ok. I've installed 4 more suspension lifts since. It's sort of fun working on your own Jeep and at the same time rewarding.

 

[Pig-Pen]

Spidertrax 1.75”. I ordered 1.5” first, but they didn’t fit. They’re for JK and others. The JL has longer studs, hence the extra1/4”.
Also beefier studs, torqued to 130# instead of 90#. That was comforting to me.

The synergys are 1 5/8” and the description says this is the minimum amount to clear the studs. I might go with those as i dont think i want the wheels to sit out that much. Youre on narrow tires now. It will be more pronounced if you go with rubi take off tires.

 

[Carlton]

The synergys are 1 5/8” and the description says this is the minimum amount to clear the studs. I might go with those as i dont think i want the wheels to sit out that much. Youre on narrow tires now. It will be more pronounced if you go with rubi take off tires.

There is only 1/8 of an inch difference between 1.75 and 1 5/8. You won't notice the difference in regard to sticking out.

With the 1 5/8 spacers they did not clear the lugs in the rear. The lugs stuck out a bit further than the spacer. Didn't matter because my wheels have cutouts in that area though.

 

[MojitoRubiJL]

Question - experienced spacers today for the first time changing pads and rotors on my daughters TJ. If you use red loctite (permanent) on the spacer nuts, how the heck will you ever get them off when it’s time for a brake job?

 

[Renegade]

Question - experienced spacers today for the first time changing pads and rotors on my daughters TJ. If you use red loctite (permanent) on the spacer nuts, how the heck will you ever get them off when it’s time for a brake job?

I always used blue...

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