Mercedes sprinter rear wheel spacers advice please.

[bladerunner]

Has anyone retrofitted rear wheel spacers on a sprinter LWB 5t chassis? I note new frankia platins have them as standard. That is between each pair of rear wheels.
I’m interested as it presumably slightly improves ride as well as appearance. But mainly so I can check and reflate the pressures which are presently juju to achieve.
I’d be interested source and cost

ta

 

[hymerman]

Why not just fit an extension to the valve.
Mine just pokes through a hole in the adjacent wheel.

 

[bladerunner]

Tried that. The brass colored acute angle ones failed twice and gave me flat tyres (which I didn’t know about until I stopped ). Worried re rubber extension as they pass through metal hole.

 

[pappajohn]

I suspect the spacers are to prevent tyre 'kiss'
under excess load... IE: oscillating on a very uneven road surface or striking a pothole... The two tyre sidewalls can touch when deformed and will eventually cause sidewall damage.
They may also put addition strain on wheel bearings as the outer wheel is even further from the bearing.

 

[Hagstrom]

Speaking with Mick from SAP back in 2017, he was aware of TUV approved wheel spacers for fronts and rears of the 518 chassis.
Try german websites , where I think I've seen 50mm spacers for this application.Doubtful they'll do anything for the ride but they'll fill out the wheel arches better.
I've had rubber valve extensions on my rears for 5 years or so now. They were a little tricky until I learned how to crimp them up tight. They don't leak.

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[cmcardle75]

Use a dual head air chuck when checking/filling. Ensure the inner wheel valve is visible through a hole on the outer wheel (preferably opposite the outer wheel valve). If not, spin the wheels relative to each other.

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[EuroTrotters]

Has anyone retrofitted rear wheel spacers on a sprinter LWB 5t chassis? I note new frankia platins have them as standard. That is between each pair of rear wheels.
I’m interested as it presumably slightly improves ride as well as appearance. But mainly so I can check and reflate the pressures which are presently juju to achieve.
I’d be interested source and cost

ta

Are you sure Frankia fitted them ?

 

[bladerunner]

I only say that because the latest platin catalogue picked up from smc has them detailed on lastest model.

 

[Gromett]

Won't having a gap make it easier for stones or other debris to lodge in there and cause damage? Just curious?

 

[funflair]

Won't having a gap make it easier for stones or other debris to lodge in there and cause damage? Just curious?

There is and needs to be a gap whatever so all that would change would be size of stones/bricks you picked up but you would need to be working in a building site rather than using it as a motorhome, we have 45mm factory fitted spacers on the back of our IVECO chassis, even on a truck on building sites it is quite rare that they pick something up as the tyre is squished at the bottom closing the gap and bit and then it opens up as the wheel rotates so it would just drop out again.

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[Hagstrom]

It's a long time ago, but I think I recall SAP saying that they were fitting them on brand new vans prior to sale. But my memory is far from perfect.

 

[bladerunner]

This is what I mean - in the latest catalogue. Billed as standard equipment.

 

[68c]

Slightly off thread, my Pilote A Class always looks a little pigeon toed, the rear wheel track being wider than the front due to the Alco chassis. I have wondered if the front wheels could be spaced further out. In truth it is probably just a cosmetic thing but wondered if it can be done and what are the drawbacks.

 

[funflair]

Sprinter spacers here, Meier do all the chassis prep for MORELO and for RS motorhomes in the UK and many others.

 

[Ditcha]

Slightly off thread, my Pilote A Class always looks a little pigeon toed, the rear wheel track being wider than the front due to the Alco chassis. I have wondered if the front wheels could be spaced further out. In truth it is probably just a cosmetic thing but wondered if it can be done and what are the drawbacks.

Just fitted these to the front of our Moho looks much better even tho it's only 30mm hard to see on pictures also they are TUV approved with certs.

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[pappajohn]

even on a truck on building sites it is quite rare that they pick something up as the tyre is squished at the bottom closing the gap and bit and then it opens up as the wheel rotates so it would just drop out again.

When they do pick up they also throw out....
Thank god for full face bike helmets, I got a fist size rock straight in the face from a stone quarry truck.
Only damage, other than shock, was the need for a new visor but I don't even want to contemplate the damage had it been an open face helmet.

 

[funflair]

When they do pick up they also throw out....
Thank god for full face bike helmets, I got a fist size rock straight in the face from a stone quarry truck.
Only damage, other than shock, was the need for a new visor but I don't even want to contemplate the damage had it been an open face helmet.

Yes indeed, when I was riding I pulled a truck over as he had a half house brick in between the wheels.

 

[Longjohn]

Hi, who did you use for the spacers thanks

Just fitted these to the front of our Moho looks much better even tho it's only 30mm hard to see on pictures also they are TUV approved with certs.View attachment 453750View attachment 453752View attachment 453755View attachment 453756

 

[Ditcha]

Hi, who did you use for the spacers thanks

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