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Meat-BoX
02-03-2006, 09:38 PM
I found these on E-Bay and I figured they would be Great to have to go along with the New Rear End Setup on my Tecate. I paid $44.00 for them and was just wondering if that is worth the Price. I hardly ever see Wheel Spacers for the Tecate and figured they would help my Ride Handle better. Is this a good buy?
Would anyone know how thick these are and how do the go on the Machine?

Heres a Pic.

BigGreenMachine
02-04-2006, 03:22 AM
$44 isnt bad for something that doesn't exist anymore. They look like 2 inch spacers. You need to buy longer studs for your hubs and they just bolt on. Hammer out your old studs with a brass punch and bring a hub to the local hardware store and pick out what you need.

What new rear end setup? Got that Cal-Fab on?

1984kxtTECATE
02-04-2006, 03:32 AM
OMG, I am in love with my wheel spacers, wouldnt trade them for anything. They really made the bike handle awesome. I say you got a smokin deal, right on.

Meat-BoX
02-04-2006, 12:33 PM
The Cal-Fab is going to be Polished in a few weeks and the Raptor Shock sent to Elka. I finally have my money on the way and I plan on spending a chunk to have the Tecate ready for the Fest. I saw those Spacers and thought they would make a nice addition to the Ass of my Sexy Trike:beer

Um why doesnt someone just machine new ones. Im sure they arent that hard to copy. Maybe thats a plan for the Future.
Plan on saving about $160 for that Dual Row Billit Carrier for the Tecate. Im going to have Rad mfg. make at least 10 of them for me. I will sell them for what it cost me, nothing more. Maybe Copy the Extenders allso.:w00t:

Oh yea my Hubs are Powder Coated and I dont want to ruin them. So I will need new Hubs. How hard is it to get the Studs out. I didnt think they came out. Allso does anyone have a set of Tecate Hubs that are 4/156 mm they want to sell.

nd4speed
02-04-2006, 07:33 PM
Remove the hub studs by drilling or grinding the ends and punching them out.
Umm the 85 bolt pattern was the same as the 86?

BigGreenMachine
02-05-2006, 01:54 AM
On my 84 hubs they tapped out with a brass and hammer. The 86 and 85 hubs have the same bolt pattern (4/156) but they have different splines so they won't fit eithers axle. I have 86 Durablue hubs that have the smaller 4/4 pattern to fit 8 inch wheels. Old school cool.