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MagnuM4WD · 06-03-2010, 12:54 PM

Hi! I want to know the opinions from people who use wheels adapters. What you recommend?
What I want to know:
1 - pro/contra mounted on front axle
2 - pro/contra mounted on rear axle
A - pro/contra made of aluminium
B - pro/contra made of steel
If you have problems during exploitation, please specify. Thank you!

tcb-1 · 06-03-2010, 01:01 PM

have never had problems with my billet aluminum 1.0" spacers on the rear of my truck. however, the cast aluminum types of years ago are brittle and can and have broke.

so my answer is billet aluminum yes. cast aluminum no. steel, don't know.

spend the extra money and go billet.

raycow · 06-03-2010, 07:58 PM

I wouldn't use spacers on the front without verifying that the steering axis goes through the center of the tire contact patch. The rears are somewhat less critical. Your main concern there is that the wheel bearing life might be reduced.

Ray

MagnuM4WD · 06-06-2010, 04:17 PM

I don't want to use adapters on front axle! I want to have equally track on both axles. There is 60mm difference between - 1760/1700 WMS front/rear.

SCOTI · 06-06-2010, 04:42 PM

The best choice outside of a wider rear end or different offset on the wheels would be 1" billet adapters.

1) Spacers are not recommended because of the stress on the wheel studs.
2) Dont use cast spacers if steel are available.
3) 1" is too much for steel spacers stacked (you need 30mm each side, see note # 1).
4) I've never seen a steel adapter.

MagnuM4WD · 06-06-2010, 05:02 PM

Your observations are real!
Steel adapters I can made here, in RO. Here I saw many steel adapters, on various off-road cars.
30mm adapters will be perfect, because I don't put nothing on front!
1.5" adapters on rear, will needs to put 8mm spacers on front.
1" adapters on rear, will needs to put 5mm spacers on rear.
I dont want to pull wheels too much out; I already have the 16x8 ET -6 steel rims and 285/75R16 BFG KM2 tires.

View Poll Results: Steel or aluminium?
aluminium	3	50.00%
ateel	2	33.33%
w/o adapters	1	16.67%
Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

06-03-2010, 12:54 PM	#1
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06-03-2010, 01:01 PM	#2
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Wheels adapters... have never had problems with my billet aluminum 1.0" spacers on the rear of my truck. however, the cast aluminum types of years ago are brittle and can and have broke. so my answer is billet aluminum yes. cast aluminum no. steel, don't know. spend the extra money and go billet. __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

06-03-2010, 07:58 PM	#3
raycow Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA USA Posts: 2,454	Re: Wheels adapters... I wouldn't use spacers on the front without verifying that the steering axis goes through the center of the tire contact patch. The rears are somewhat less critical. Your main concern there is that the wheel bearing life might be reduced. Ray

06-06-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
MagnuM4WD Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucureşti / România Posts: 5	Re: Wheels adapters... I don't want to use adapters on front axle! I want to have equally track on both axles. There is 60mm difference between - 1760/1700 WMS front/rear. __________________ Chevrolet Suburban V2500 Silverado Last edited by MagnuM4WD; 06-06-2010 at 04:18 PM.

06-06-2010, 04:42 PM	#5
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	Re: Wheels adapters... The best choice outside of a wider rear end or different offset on the wheels would be 1" billet adapters. 1) Spacers are not recommended because of the stress on the wheel studs. 2) Dont use cast spacers if steel are available. 3) 1" is too much for steel spacers stacked (you need 30mm each side, see note # 1). 4) I've never seen a steel adapter. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

06-06-2010, 05:02 PM	#6
MagnuM4WD Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucureşti / România Posts: 5	Re: Wheels adapters... Your observations are real! Steel adapters I can made here, in RO. Here I saw many steel adapters, on various off-road cars. 30mm adapters will be perfect, because I don't put nothing on front! 1.5" adapters on rear, will needs to put 8mm spacers on front. 1" adapters on rear, will needs to put 5mm spacers on rear. I dont want to pull wheels too much out; I already have the 16x8 ET -6 steel rims and 285/75R16 BFG KM2 tires. __________________ Chevrolet Suburban V2500 Silverado Last edited by MagnuM4WD; 06-06-2010 at 05:06 PM.

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