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Old 06-05-2015, 09:49 AM   #1
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Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

If you have pics of how far they push the wheels out would be amazing..thank you!
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Old 06-05-2015, 10:07 AM   #2
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Re: Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

anything with a pattern change is a minimum 1.25" thickness, but because the 5x5 pattern will lay on top or close to two of the 6x5.5 studs, I would bet it would have to be a two piece adapter and 2" would be the minimum thickness. I havent actually seen any pattern changers that go from a 6x5.5 to 5x5 but I am sure they exist.

a two inch adapter will push the wheel out two inches. if you are working in backspace, subtract two inches so a 5 inch backspace with the adapter will have 3 inches backspace. if you are working in offset, subtract 49mm of offset so a +12 will become a -37mm offset.
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Old 06-05-2015, 10:19 AM   #3
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Re: Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

Great info thank you...I've only seen them in 2" your right
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Old 06-05-2015, 10:39 AM   #4
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Re: Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

These are some crazy scarey adapters.
They are 2-piece and are actually bolted together with bolts.
I would not run these.
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Old 06-05-2015, 10:42 AM   #5
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Re: Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Ada...6550-5500s.htm
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Old 06-05-2015, 11:11 AM   #6
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Re: Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

I can see how this is an area of concern
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Old 06-05-2015, 11:58 AM   #7
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Re: Anyone used 6 x 5.5 to 5 x 5 wheel adapters?

I sent my original axles back to Moser Engineering and had tem change from 6 to 5 lug. Been like this since 1996 and no problems.
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