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Wheel Spacer Install Guide
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Degree of Difficulty: 2
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Tools & parts needed:
1) Lug nut wrench 2) Jack or jack stand(milk crate)
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There are all kinds of wheels spacers available now. Most of them require removing the rear wheel bolting on the spacers to the existing wheel studs and then simply putting the wheel back on using the original lug nuts. I have seen some where you have to remove the original wheel studs. They give you 4" bolts nuts and lock washers to bolt the wheel to the hub with the spacer sandwiched in between. I would stay away from this design. It is very difficult to mount these because you are trying to hold 4 bolts in place while you slide a fairly heavy object(wheel/tire) on to them. Trust me when I tell you, it sucks! Wheels spacers are ideal for flat tracking or ice racing. I don't know that I would fully trust them to hold up during XC, MX, or trail riding. You could certainly throw on a set to see if you like the wider rear end before you go out and buy a $300-$400 aftermarket axle. CRJ Performance was nice enough to donate a set of their spacers for this project. CRJ simply uses a 1-piece adapter that threads on to your existing wheel stud and makes it longer. You will need to order 1 for each wheel stud. So if you are doing front and rear, make sure they send you 16 of the adapters.
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Step 1 Purchase a set of wheel spacers of your choice.
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Step 2 Jack up the front or rear of the quad and remove the wheels.
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Step 3 Install the spacers as per the manufacturer's instructions. For the CRJs, all you do is tighten the spacer onto the stud and make sure the spacer bottoms out to the wheel hub. They recommend not using air tools.
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Step 4 Reinstall the wheels/tires and you are done.
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Here is a picture of the wheel spacers I would stay away from. You will notice that they come with the 4" bolts. And you must hammer out the rear wheel studs to install these. This is a very bad design and I think Dura-Blue is discontinuing these. So you may see them being sold on the net for very cheap. STAY AWAY, YOU WILL NOT LIKE THEM.
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Thanks again to CRJ Performance for supplying the wheel spacers for this project. Please visit their web-site for more information including on-line ordering.
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This site was developed and maintained by Jeff Poole. Honda, TRX450R, Fourtrax, and all other Honda related terms are property of Honda America Corporation.
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