Pros and cons of wheel spacers?

[JesseA420]

if this were one of the old rigid trikes, i would say stick with 22's for the benefit of the big tires as part of the suspension, but since it isnt i would go to a standard sport profile atv 20" tire. this will dramatically increase your stability without having to go with wheel spacers. which tire? there is about 300 different styles just take a pick based on a tread pattern you fancy since you are just play riding.
ps keep in mind going to smaller tire will affect your final gear ratio also.

here is a pick of mine with 18" kenda klaws

[RIDE-RED 250r]

My 350r has a Durablue +4 with 9x9 6/3 offset rims making it 6" wider than stock, the other R has an RPM +4 with OEM 350x rims and the wife's 350x is running a nice set of spacers I found on ebay. They don't use through-bolts. Bolt them to the hub and then they have 4 separate studs for the rim. These right here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HONDA-SUZUKI...7hYr0Q&vxp=mtr

I will say, we don't do a ton of tight woods riding, maybe 20%. The rest is seasonal dirt roads on these trikes. The wife does not MX with her 350x, so I don't have any concern about her axle holding up with the spacers..

I like...no wait, I LOVE my trikes wide, at least for the kind of riding we do. I'm not discounting what others have said about low speed cornering suffering, but I myself have not noticed any issue with my cornering at low speed. As I said, I don't do a ton of woods riding on these particular machines.

The nice thing about spacers like the ones I got is you can run them when you want, and you can pull them off when you don't. Simply pull your wheel, unbolt the spacer from the factory lug studs in your hub, then re-install the wheel as factory. One thing I do not like about other types of spacers is that they require the removal of the lug studs from your hub and then use through bolts to mount the spacer and wheel together.

If you want spacers, I highly recommend the ones I posted in the above link. They have held up dandy on the 350x for me.

[oscarmayer]

you need to decide if your going to ride performance style, or put around with a few blips every so often. that will determine the tire size and type.
I myself like to play on the trails and slide corners, so I tend to run a 18" tire and yea turf tamers are fun, but there are some others that are good too. Cheetah tires seem to be a great compromise as well.

[Dirtcrasher]

Of course stock axles are NEVER MILD STEEL; I have no idea who dreamed that one up, they're hard as a damn rock!!

But, if your a jumper or heavy, don't run those spacers. Get a longer axle.

If I found 20, few years back, you can find one......

[cr480r]

With the addition of wheel spacers or ex.axle you will initially be blown away by the new found stabity... But in time the drawbacks will reveal themselves one by one. IMO If you have skills and ride trails it won't take long to realize why most atv's are around 46"... It's no accident