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I am looking at buying 4 2” thick 5x4.75 (hubcentric of course) and was wondering if they will fit both my front and back hubs. Someone told me that their was a difference in hub size by a few millimeters. 2000 Blazer 2 door 4x4. Thanks! |
When I was looking at spacers, I never learned of any differences between front and back. The wheels themselves need to be able to go on both front and back so would guess that if designed correctly, the spacers would be the same.
What you should consider is that the rear track on the Blazers and ZR2 Blazers is narrower than the front. The actual amount escapes me at the moment but for both it is about 2 to 2.5 inches I believe. |
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Originally Posted by christine_208
(Post 699408)
When I was looking at spacers, I never learned of any differences between front and back. The wheels themselves need to be able to go on both front and back so would guess that if designed correctly, the spacers would be the same.
What you should consider is that the rear track on the Blazers and ZR2 Blazers is narrower than the front. The actual amount escapes me at the moment but for both it is about 2 to 2.5 inches I believe. |
Originally Posted by christine_208
(Post 699408)
What you should consider is that the rear track on the Blazers and ZR2 Blazers is narrower than the front. The actual amount escapes me at the moment but for both it is about 2 to 2.5 inches I believe.
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Originally Posted by blazen_red_4x4
(Post 699414)
It should also be noted (for anyone else that stumbles upon this thread) that this rear end width difference only applies to 4x4
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According to the pdf copy of the 1999 Blazer Product and Order Guide I have here are the track widths
(front/back) for the 2wd, 4wd, and ZR2 Blazer: 55.0"/54.6", 57.2"/55.1", 61.1"/59.0" |
If I'm correct, the last set on numbers is for the zr2. Therefore, if I need a new rear axle, i should look for a zr2, to eliminate the need of spacers... as long as the bearing is the same.
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Originally Posted by DonL
(Post 699446)
If I'm correct, the last set on numbers is for the zr2. Therefore, if I need a new rear axle, i should look for a zr2, to eliminate the need of spacers... as long as the bearing is the same.
I guess I could have presented them better: Drive, track width (front/rear) 2wd 55.0"/54.6" 4wd 57.2"/55.1" ZR2 61.1"/59.0" |
Do I Have This Correct?
I would like my tires flush with my finders on my 98 LS 4dr 4x4. So I would need 1" spacers on the front and 3" spacers on the back? Seems like an awfully large spacer for the rear. Is that safe? Is there a certain brand that is superior? Is there a safer brand? Where can I purchase these? How would I go about torquing those down?
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Originally Posted by Jakebax84
(Post 699821)
I would like my tires flush with my finders on my 98 LS 4dr 4x4. So I would need 1" spacers on the front and 3" spacers on the back? Seems like an awfully large spacer for the rear. Is that safe? Is there a certain brand that is superior? Is there a safer brand? Where can I purchase these? How would I go about torquing those down?
Spacers: t6 6061 Billet Aluminum Stud grade: 10.9 Most spacers you buy will have torque specs in the description but it never hurts to go a few ft lbs. tighter. |
Originally Posted by Jakebax84
(Post 699821)
I would like my tires flush with my finders on my 98 LS 4dr 4x4. So I would need 1" spacers on the front and 3" spacers on the back? Seems like an awfully large spacer for the rear. Is that safe? Is there a certain brand that is superior? Is there a safer brand? Where can I purchase these? How would I go about torquing those down?
Drive, track width (front/rear) 2wd 55.0"/54.6" 4wd 57.2"/55.1" ZR2 61.1"/59.0" With this in mind, if your goal is to get the track widths to be the same then the least aggressive way to accomplish that is to install on the rear only, 1" or 1.25" spacers. By only installing them on the rear, you are not changing any of the front end geometry which I, with nothing else than my gut to go by, felt likely a good thing to avoid doing. And ditto on using only high quality metal, studs and to the spacers being hub-centric in design. I installed 1.25" spacers that I purchased off of eBay. One reason I chose the 1.25" ones is that I would know that the spacer would be thick enough so that the lug bolts would not stick out from the spacer. Here are pics of the ones I installed: https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/blazerf...6037c328d6.jpg The box https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/blazerf...54226a77eb.jpg The spacer before install https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/blazerf...8ed50ee086.jpg Spacer installed |
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