Pushing out stock wheels but staying safe?
08-21-2007, 08:20 PM
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Pushing out stock wheels but staying safe? I have the stock WS6 17x9 wheels with 285 GSD3's and want to push them out an inch in the rear. Would it be safe if I went with the 3.25in long ARP studs and a 1in NON-studded spacer? The ARP 3.25 inch studs are 1.25 inches longer than stock, so they would be stronger and still have the extra lenth for the spacer. But is this safe, or should I just do the 2.5 long ARP studs with studded spacers?
08-21-2007, 10:04 PM
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Sorry to not answer this question and ask another, but wouldn't this look a little akward from the back? I just think moving the stock rims out would leave too much space in the middle of your car, when viewing from the rear, making it look big and open when its suppose to have rubber there.
08-21-2007, 11:11 PM
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I run a 1" studded adapter/spacer on mine. I'd not trust just using super long studs with 1" of spacer. thats a lot of stress on the studs for a drive wheel.
OSUBraden.. 1" spacer looks fine to me.
OSUBraden.. 1" spacer looks fine to me.
08-21-2007, 11:29 PM
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It would look so much better if the wheels sat flush with the fender wall. I agree it would be more stress on the longer studs, but I thought using ARP's might make up for that. Hopefully more people will chime in with advice as well.
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08-22-2007, 02:35 PM
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So it looks like going with studded spacers and ARP studs is my best bet. If I get the 2.5in studs, do I have to grind off the extra material because its a half inch longer??? And I'm assuming I am going to have to roll the fenders as well...
08-25-2007, 12:02 PM
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You don't have to change your axle studs at all. However, there is one important point that no one has mentioned yet - you need to purchase a HUB CENTRIC wheel adaper. HUB CENTRIC wheel adapters have a flange around the hub opening just like the oem hub on the axle. This prevents vibration problems which can arise when using the non-flanged wheel adapters as shown in the ebay example above. There is at least one vendor on ebay who has hub centric wheel adapters for Camaros and Corvettes. I purchased a set from this vendor and was entirely happy with them.
08-25-2007, 05:04 PM
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I can understand using the hub centric adapters, but not the stonger studs. But I keep reading about how its so important to switch the studs when using a studded adapter. I still can't understand how using a studded adapter would put anymore stress on the stock studs than usual.
