Get rid of the spacers if you use your truck to carry weight.

 

I guess I could try and sell the tires, can't use them without spacers

 

To be clear these are not on my truck, they are on a salvage truck I bought for parts.

 

By moving the wheels/tires away from the wheel bearings and the rest of the suspension, they create more of a level arm that increases the leverage on the suspension. The suspension parts are not designed for that loading and will wear faster and/or potentially fail in a catastrophic way while carrying a load in the pickup.

Wheel spacers are bad news if you use your pickup to carry weight as @MORSNO said.

 

Just swap 'em out for a set of tires that fit without spacers

 

Swap them with who?

 

One suggestion I have is to check the date code of the tires prior to making any decision as if even if the treads are good, if they are 7~8+ years old I wouldn't even worry with using them. However, if they are not old, and you don't ever load your truck to anywhere near its maximum load, then I likely would use them myself. While the math isn't exact here, there is a difference (not a lot) if the spacer is only between the two wheels vs as being between the inner wheels and the axle. Also the width of the spacers matter as well. I would never recommend to anyone that spacers are a great plan however saving the cost of 5 new tires results in a significant cost savings.

So my thoughts are two, what is the age of the tires and do you ever load the rear axle 75% or more of its rated capacity or do you intend to do so? If the age is good and you don't require the truck to support its max load capacity, then I would use them.

 

One suggestion I have is to check the date code of the tires prior to making any decision as if even if the treads are good, if they are 8+ years old I wouldn't even worry with using them. However, if they are not old, and you don't ever load your truck to anywhere near its maximum load, then I likely would use them myself. While the math isn't exact here, there is a difference (not a lot) if the spacer is only between the two wheels vs as being between the inner wheels and the axle. Also the width of the spacers matter as well. I would never recommend to anyone that spacers are a great plan however saving the cost of 5 new tires results in a significant cost savings.

So my thoughts are two, what is the age of the tires and do you ever load the rear axle 75% or more of its rated capacity or do you intend to do so? If the age is good and you don't require the truck to support its max load capacity, then I would use them.

Thanks, they have a 22 date code.

 

Try a used tire shop. They may take them as a trade in for some new ones.