P500 School me on spacers

[Chooglin]

No need to be concerned, Trigger's OCD is flaring up

The wheel offset from Honda is different from front to back so if you run aftermarket wheels with the same offset on all 4 the rear tires will set a 1/2" in on each side as compared to the front. If you have stock wheels the track is the same.

This all sums it up right here.

Most will change the wheels when buying new tires. So width only changes when you go to after market wheels that are all the same width.

 

[NitroxDiver]

This all sums it up right here.

Most will change the wheels when buying new tires. So width only changes when you go to after market wheels that are all the same width.

Rear is narrower than the front with stock rims. 1” spacers on the back with stock rims evens it out.

 

[Ichybod]

I have stock wheels, and I measured 49 1/2 inches front and 46 1/2 inches rear, so I ordered 1.5 spacers for the rears to get me even.

 

[The_Frontiersmn]

Why? I just mounted a plough and have never had any experience with one.. Should uneven track width be a concern?

I know it's an old thread, but I don't think your front and rear track being different widths should affect pushing a snow plow too much. Where it does make a difference is driving through snow of any depth, as your rear tires have to make at least a partial track on their own rather than following down the tracks of the front wheels.

 

[RB3offroad]

Wheel Spacers add stability for sure and we have not seen any wheel bearing issue only if crashed. 1" or 1.5 are the most poplular on the rear.

 

[C2Corvette1]

I did not see it mentioned, but are our wheels (and if so then hopefully aftermarket wheels) "hubcentric" ? It looks like the Moose spacers may be machined correctly for that with a centering hub counterbore and then a lip on the wheel side, but others I see are just flat both sides.

 

[crewcabrob]

I did not see it mentioned, but are our wheels (and if so then hopefully aftermarket wheels) "hubcentric" ? It looks like the Moose spacers may be machined correctly for that with a centering hub counterbore and then a lip on the wheel side, but others I see are just flat both sides.

I know hub-centric is the best way to make sure your wheel sits correctly on your hub, but I can tell you that at 39mph with offroad tires, you may not notice if they aren't perfectly centered. If the P500/520 could travel at higher speeds, I would be more concerned about it.

Rob

 

[trigger]

I know hub-centric is the best way to make sure your wheel sits correctly on your hub, but I can tell you that at 39mph with offroad tires, you may not notice if they aren't perfectly centered. If the P500/520 could travel at higher speeds, I would be more concerned about it.

Rob

I think it's more about weight distribution. You don't want the full weight of the vehicle resting solely on the lugs.

 

[Splorin]

If you don’t have hubcentrics keep up on your lug tightening….

 

[trigger]

I would keep up on the lug tightening when running any kind of spacers honestly. The use of thread locker is highly recommended as well.

 

[lee]

I did not see it mentioned, but are our wheels (and if so then hopefully aftermarket wheels) "hubcentric" ?

No.
honda centers the wheel off the lugs and the lug nut seats are spherical.
Hub centering always has some offset due to the clearance required for assembly.
But, as @crewcabrob said dose it matter with off road tires at low speeds?