Wheel spacers - dangerous?
Wheel spacers - dangerous? A few people have told me using wheel spacers are dangerous and could make the lugnuts loosen up. I've had wheel spacers on the rears now for about 6 months with no problems.
Any truth behind what they are saying or should I just ignore them?
Any truth behind what they are saying or should I just ignore them?
Staging Lane
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Kentwood, LA and Beebe AR
I have 1 1/2 inch adapters on the rear of my car. no problems so far. but spacers are ok to use, just dont go too thick and run out of stud. if yu do you will have to get longer ARP studs. my two pennies!
Last edited by CajunZ28; Aug 12, 2010 at 03:18 AM. Reason: abc check
I was actually wondering the same thing myself, maybe you guys can help (sorry for semi-hijack of your thread Bramlok).
Longer wheel studs + correct sized spacer = me using my current lug nuts without having to use open ended lug nuts, correct? Then when I put my drag wheels on, the spacer can come off, and I can run my ugly, but functional open ended lug nuts?
Longer wheel studs + correct sized spacer = me using my current lug nuts without having to use open ended lug nuts, correct? Then when I put my drag wheels on, the spacer can come off, and I can run my ugly, but functional open ended lug nuts?
On The Tree
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Shawnee, Ks.
Gaunt, just make sure your closed-end street lugs don't bottom on the stud before they get everything tight and you should be OK. They could bottom on the threads or cap and feel like everything is tight when it isn't. If you check it out and there is no danger of that happening, then it should be OK. The added mounting interface when you add a spacer just doubles the posibility off something coming loose, as long as you are religious about checking your lug torque (especially just after install), everything should be fine.
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Gaunt, just make sure your closed-end street lugs don't bottom on the stud before they get everything tight and you should be OK. They could bottom on the threads or cap and feel like everything is tight when it isn't. If you check it out and there is no danger of that happening, then it should be OK. The added mounting interface when you add a spacer just doubles the posibility off something coming loose, as long as you are religious about checking your lug torque (especially just after install), everything should be fine.
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how big were your spacers??? im going to be running 15x8.5" prostars on 27x10.5" et streets, i dont want to grind my calipers down so Im guessin i'll need a big one
we use spacers on or dirt cars and slam them into the walls comign out of the turns and i have yet to have a tire com off due to a spacer. but i have sheared the whole center of the rims off when i run spacers to were the rim comes off the car with no mounting surface.
Launching!
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