As long as you install them properly, you can put spacers with a dually safely and confidently. Using wheel spacers is a popular and relatively inexpensive way to improve the look and stance of your trucks. By pushing the wheels out farther from the hub, the dually spacers increase the track width. Therefore, the tires have more contact points with the road, which means more stability and smoothness.
Putting spacers with a dually is beneficial if:
- You want to improve the truck’s stability on rough trails;
- You plan to add wider tires without rubbing;
- You like a more aggressive and rugged wheel style.
What Are Dually Wheel Spacers?
Dually wheel spacers are wheel accessories that bolt to the hub on one side and allow the wheel to be mounted on the other. They come in various thicknesses, typically ranging from 1/2-inch to 2-inch. If you plan to add wider tires, the dually wheel spacers are helpful in preventing those tires from rubbing each other’s sidewall. Thicker spacers increase the track width more. A wider track provides a cool wider stance while using factory wheels.
Dually Wheel Spacers Pros and Cons
Proper-size dually wheel spacers not only improve the wheel style but also enhance the off-roading performance. As a rule of thumb, the minimum spacer thickness between the rear dually tires is about 1/2 inch (12.7mm). This size provides proper space to avoid tire rubbing without compromising safety. Here’s a closer look at some of the benefits:
Enhanced Stability:
By widening the truck track width, dually wheel spacers improve stability. Enhanced stability means better rollover resistance when crossing sands, mud, or other unfavorable conditions, reducing the risk of damage from obstacles.
Improved Handling:
A wider track allows for better grip and traction, hence improving the driving experience. You will have better handling, especially when cornering. Consequently, get proper spacers installed, and you’ll be fine in most driving conditions.
Better Aesthetic Appeal:
Many factory pickup trucks have a big amount of space from the tire to wheel well liners. And most trucks look better when the wheel gap is not so pronounced and the tires are flush with the fender. You put a little thicker spacers with a dually to create a more aggressive and rugged look.
Proper Clearance:
When the wheel offset is not ideal, people turn to wheel spacers. Indeed, these dually wheel spacers are sometimes a good solution to your fitment issues. They create more space to accommodate larger brake calipers and wider AT tires.
If you would like to add a good set of dually wheel spacers, BONOSS forged active cooling wheel spacers are the best option. They are made of the highest quality hard-anodized forged 6061-T6 and 7075-T6 aluminum alloys. The tensile strength is up to 572 MPa (AL7075-T6). Since tensile strength is the ability of a spacer to resist tearing due to tension, the higher the tensile strength, the more tensile stress that the wheel spacers can withstand before failure.
Better Heat Dissipation:
Moving the tires out more allows enough space between the rear tires for sufficient heat dissipation. Always make sure you use high-grade quality dually wheel spacers and not cheap casting versions. Some well-made brand wheel spacers provide more useful functions. For example, BONOSS forged active cooling wheel spacers come with the global registered active cooling technique.
Heat dissipation grooves are carved on the back of the spacers. These grooves allow the external cold air to flow continuously inside the spacers when rotating. The air takes away the heat, so these BONOSS dually wheel spacers can actively dissipate heat for the braking system. These BONOSS forged active cooling wheel spacers are helpful to reduce brake thermal decay and improve road safety.
(Hi, I’m Kevin Brian, a 30-year mechanical engineer. For a better user experience, this article is original content uploaded by humans. It is not generated by Artificial intelligence (AI) Models or tools.)
