Wheel spacers causing bearings to fail?

LMFAO

 

Yeah i was like wtf...Lol. Turns out it was caused because the axle nut wasnt tightned correctly

 

So, which is the best things to do then?

 

replace the bearings & ditch the spacers

 

Yea the toyota bearings aren't so hot so good call on saving money on a cheaper but quality alternative.

Wider isn't always better? This ain't hawaii style lol.

 

X2. If you ditch the spacers and buy more outset wheels, the effect would be the same. It's the price of having an aggressive stance, short of going long-travel.

 

Only safe way to widen trackwidth, is with longer arms or spindles. Im running wheel spacers and i can hear one side wheel bearing squeak , which wasent there before. Im just gonna go LT and got another set of spindles.

 

While long travel is sweet it will not eliminate wheel bearing issues. Especially with the type of use LT trucks generally see.

 

My question is this: will adding a spacer and concomitantly increasing the wheel backspace eliminate the bearing issues, e.g. stock 4.5" backspaced wheel replaced with a 5.5" backspaced wheel plus a 1" spacer? I'm in the process of looking for steel wheels for my '04 but having trouble with the caliper rub issue.

 

Yep, my 06' Taco driver side bearings went out 1st, then passenger side about 2 months later with less than 50k miles