Wheel Spacers

[tom4bren]

My buddy was looking at putting some of these on his Ford.

http://www.ezaccessory.com/6_Lug_Adapter_s/46.htm

He's looking at the 8 lug though so his cost would be about $300 shipped.

I much prefer a rim with more offset so that you get a deeper dish - as opposed to a stock rim with spacers. The Proton has about 30K miles on it with the aftermarket rims (see my gallery). So far, no mechanical problems due to increased offset.

Warning tho. If you add spacers, you'll have to trim your cladding and pound out your fender wells. The spacers will cause your tires to rub.

Tom

[etlsport]

wheels with offset to push them out of the wheel wells will have a different effect than adding wheel spacers. offset wheels still transmit all their weight to the suspension at the stock point.. adding wheel spacers or adapters moves the point the weight is transmitted out away from the suspension..

the other thing is that the farther away from the hub your wheels get.. the more they travel when you turn

adapters that are bolted to the hub and have their own wheel studs would probably be OK but still not a great idea.. you have to make sure they fit absolutely properly.. and you are still adding 6 points to each wheel which could have a defect..

if you do decide to use them.. check your lugs often (including the ones that hold the spacers to the hub)

[Gussie2000]

wheels with offset to push them out of the wheel wells will have a different effect than adding wheel spacers. offset wheels still transmit all their weight to the suspension at the stock point.. adding wheel spacers or adapters moves the point the weight is transmitted out away from the suspension..

the other thing is that the farther away from the hub your wheels get.. the more they travel when you turn

adapters that are bolted to the hub and have their own wheel studs would probably be OK but still not a great idea.. you have to make sure they fit absolutely properly.. and you are still adding 6 points to each wheel which could have a defect..

if you do decide to use them.. check your lugs often (including the ones that hold the spacers to the hub)

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