Hub Spacers and Handling

[AlaskanRider]

Has anyone bolted on some 1.5 inch spacers and noticed a difference in the handling?

I drive my ranger like a bastard, and there is a local ice track that it sees on a regular basis. Ive got some anchored weight in the center of the rig to make it more stable and controllable in high speed drift (well not that fast, I can only hit 45 mph in mild corners).

The ranger does surprisingly well, I definately cannot keep up with the subarus, but I'm on par with most FWD vehicles. Its a stock short bed rwd with little tires.

I was looking at it the other day, from behind, and was struck by how narrow the thing is. Has anyone added some spacers to remedy this? Will I even notice a difference?

 

[DJ2.3]

I have them on my 94 which i run in local tuff truck events. I didn't notice much difference, but i never have it on road. I mostly wanted them to make more room for my double shocks up front and in the rear because the rear i have in it is from a 91 so it is narrower than the original 94 rear. I'd say give them a try. I know mine looks better with them on.

 

[AlaskanRider]

Double shocks eh? That this must be awesome, are they coil-overs or did you just double up some stock ones?

I found an explorer with a bad clutch, now if i can talk the owner into a decent price, it would be a good donor vehicle.

Thanks for the reply

 

[greenpus]

I have wheels with a large amount of backspacing which gives me wider tracking. I can fly around curves without fear of rolling...