Wheel spacers?
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masterchief819 said:
Only wheel adapters would give you problems. In an agressive enviroment, for example autocross or canyon racing, adapters are not meant for performance:aigo: .
Only disadvantage with spacers is finding the correct size:cry:
don't you need to extend the wheel lugs as well? i thought it would put an extra stress on them. oh plus you'll need to have the 4 wheels re-aligned,right?
supraman7mgte said:
If you get a really thick spacer it'd be a good idea to get longer lugs. The strees only occurs with adapters. You probably don't need to align the car. It's just like swaping wheels.
wheel spacers = bad.... i dont care how many people you know that use them without problems. spacers take the weight of the car off of the hub and put it on the studs causing tons of stress... i have taken off wheels that the studs have all been bent....also they leave less threads to bolt to also making it weaker, and you can get very incorrect torque readings from spacers.... the bolt-on style are not nearly as bad, but still take the weight off the hub itself. it can change the camber angle slightly, but usually not enough to matter.... why dont you just buy wheels that have the right offset?
boostadikt said:
When I worked at Discount tire if a car showed up with them on the car, we shipped it off because as a company they don't want to deal with the extra liabilities. You CAN do a lot of things but it always isn't a good idea.
Cause I wanted the wheels off a rx7 3rd gen cause theyre dirt cheap and only about 15lb per wheel (as opposed to 23-24lb sawblades). Theyre 16x8 +50mm offset. Asked a guy who was running them on his supra w/o spacers and he says they rub in front when he's not carefull while turning.boostadikt said:
dirt cheap?.... i had a set that i bought at employee pricing from a national wherehouse and the still cost 220$ for 2... i used them for drag radials... but point is you can get a MUCH better looking wheel IMO for not much more, they are prolly the lightest wheel for the price yeah but unless your building something crazy i doubt the extra 3-4 lbs per wheel is gonna hurt you... and if you are building something crazy you prolly have enough for some drag lights which actually are only about 170$ a wheel for some really nice 17's
rx-7 wheels are ugly... again IMO
rx-7 wheels are ugly... again IMO
all of these are about 120-140 per wheel and come in 17x7 17x8 17x9 18x8 Etc... also come in diff colors... just some examples of better wheels for not much$$ more... also they are light and strong and come in many diff offsets to fit your needs 
spacers also put allot of stress on ya balljoints, thus causing them to die out quicker, naturally.
I can get my hands on a set of 4 for $150 or so. Used of course. I dont much care about looks as long as they perform good. Tryin to keep the sleeper look on my bpu 1jz :naughty:boostadikt said:
thats a pretty good deal... and of course its your decision, but bottom line is spacers aren't a good idea and for a good set of 2 you are looking at 60-100$ but if thats what your heart desires go for it.