UM wheel spacers feedback.
Ok well I received my um wheel spacers last thursday. I ordered them from rocky mountain atv and ordered them for a 250r to put on my big red. the ones I rdered are exactly like the durablue spacers just cheaper and I purchased the EZ fit spacers with the add on stud extender.
I have positive and negative feedback.
first the bad, the add on stud extenders ****, I ended up using the stud extenders on the side with the drum brake and on the other side had nothing but problem. I had one extender sheer willl I was torquing it down, another one that distorted. I ended up just banging out the studs and using grade 5 7/16 bolts on this side with matching flanged nuts. a little machining and banging and it fit together nicely.
the good, it makes my red look much meaner the 2.5 inch wider a side track puts the tires outside the wheel wells and gives the trike a much better look from the front, I need to borrow my buddys digital and take some pics of of it. from the back it looks abit goofy because it exposes all of the drum brake to ones eyes. looks not being the only thing it did wonders for the handling even with 25-12-9 inch chen sheing ballon knobbies I can slide it out, the trike feels much more stable. I did not ride it all saturday my buddy did at his own risk, and if they were going to brake they probable would have with him driving he put the red about 3-4 feet in the air acouple times. He also held nothing back sliding it, on a gravel fire road he was taking corners without slowing down, he could easily keep up with my scrambler in the corners.
it will stilll have a tendency to lift a rear tire with my 150 pound weight every now and then, but I could never get it to slide before, and now I can. This is one of the best mods I have ever done. It was nothing but frustration with the stud extenders so I say order the cheaper set and bang out the studs and reinstall new ones. I wish I would have its honestly easier and less time consuming then the stud extenders. the handling is something I could put up with the frustration for again.
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Originally Posted by smokinp
) Anyway, these things aren't too heavy & I've all but droped off a cliff with them on & only notice the "increased stability"!!! No drawbacks for me yet. I've also bought the axle lock nut from that company (RAD) & its working like a champ so far too. Hard to deny superior manufactured products & RAD Mfg. is OK in my book.