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sixty8chev · 01-02-2004, 10:53 PM

Ok just browsing through the AIM website and came across these things. They look like they're about an inch thick.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I've been told that more than a half in wheel spacer is wrong, this just seems to be taking it to another level, but the couldn't sell em if they weren't DOT approved coud they?

70short/step · 01-02-2004, 10:57 PM

It looks like there is 2 pieces there and the front piece is only about a half inch thick. I think the just bolted it to something to show what it looks like once it is bolted up.

djracer · 01-02-2004, 11:31 PM

I wouldn't buy anything from AIM I have heard nothing bad things about them!

*Randy70C-10* · 01-02-2004, 11:41 PM

That looks like a six lug to five lug adapter to me.

grnddwn · 01-03-2004, 12:19 AM

If your using true billet adapters you'll be fine I've seen three inch ones

Longhorn Man · 01-03-2004, 01:28 AM

They can sell anything they want if it is DOT approved or not. Besides, one sate's DOT may not like what another state permits.
I say stay away from any spacets. Regardless what it is made out of, it will still put stress on the lugnuts holding it.
Leverage is not always our friend.

bigblock73 · 01-03-2004, 01:34 AM

AIM = SHAME

zenish · 01-03-2004, 02:59 AM

ive got aim drop spindles.they seem to work fine.

Frankd · 01-03-2004, 09:00 AM

I have been looking for six lug to give lug ada[ters - where is a good place to get them ?

gr8scott51 · 01-03-2004, 01:29 PM

IMO adapters = problems. If you want to go to 5 lug, swap out the hubs and axels.

scott

JadeEmperor · 01-03-2004, 01:45 PM

Those adapters are really that thick. My buddy picked some up from L-AIM had took them off within 2 months. Nervewracking was the term he used. When driving you could feel the warp and unbalance. Discount tire would not give him warranty on his tires because he was using adapters.

As "grnddwn" said, my understanding is that if they are billet you'll be fine but a lot a people have opinions against any adapters/spacers. Longhorn's got it right about the leverage, it's physics. The hub's not design for that added length and pivot pressure point.

If you have to go with adapters, I would look into these guys: http://www.motorsport-tech.com/
They're more expensive then L-AIM but have been fabbin' adapters for a long time and produce applications for racing - L-AIM just mass manufactures product for the heck of it.

Sorry I gave nickels worth instead of two cents.

SCOTI · 01-03-2004, 02:39 PM

Billet adapters work just fine & can be up to 4" thick. There is a difference between spacers and adapters though.

Spacers (usually just simple steel or cast) merely slip between the existing hub & wheel mounting surface. They utilize the factory wheel-studs, reducing the amount of threads available (however thick the spacer is) for the lugnuts to grip when the wheels are bolted up. This is why they recommend 1/2" thick spacers as a max. Any more than that, & you have to use longer aftermarket studs (but then the psi strength of the studs becomes an issue).

Adapters are different. Although they also slip between the hub & wheel mount surface, the original studs/lugnuts actually secure the adapter just like a standard wheel. The adapter then has it's own wheel studs, which can either be the same or a different bolt pattern, that the wheel mounts to w/no compromise in the amount of threads used to secure everything.

grnddwn · 01-03-2004, 02:51 PM

I was going to clarify my point but I see SCOTI already did
Thanks

zenish · 01-03-2004, 09:50 PM

that adapter would be great to mount the spare if you had five lugs on one end of your truck and six lugs on the other.

01-02-2004, 10:53 PM	#1
sixty8chev The Sauz Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chilliwack BC, Canada Posts: 149	Bad Idea Ok just browsing through the AIM website and came across these things. They look like they're about an inch thick. Correct me if I'm wrong but I've been told that more than a half in wheel spacer is wrong, this just seems to be taking it to another level, but the couldn't sell em if they weren't DOT approved coud they? Attached Images __________________ 68 lwb 2wd (spread between 3 garages) 72 Burb - Flat Deck 92 Yukon 3" lift - 33's - the new bush pig 01 Sierra - Daily Driver (for now)

01-02-2004, 11:31 PM	#3
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01-03-2004, 01:34 AM	#7
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01-03-2004, 09:00 AM	#9
Frankd Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mauk, Ga Posts: 76	I have been looking for six lug to give lug ada[ters - where is a good place to get them ? __________________ 72 c-10 81 c-30 67 c-10 just sittin in the woods) 70 C-10 " " " " to compleete frames 67, 70 - in woods 2002 toyota tundra. 12 yr old son has , 72 Charger, 78 Ramcharger and 85 ford wrecker

01-03-2004, 01:29 PM	#10
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	Don't IMO adapters = problems. If you want to go to 5 lug, swap out the hubs and axels. scott __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

01-02-2004, 10:57 PM	#2
70short/step Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 1,579	It looks like there is 2 pieces there and the front piece is only about a half inch thick. I think the just bolted it to something to show what it looks like once it is bolted up.

01-02-2004, 11:41 PM	#4
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	That looks like a six lug to five lug adapter to me.

01-03-2004, 12:19 AM	#5
grnddwn belly dragger Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: sherwood park AB. Canada Posts: 696	If your using true billet adapters you'll be fine I've seen three inch ones

01-03-2004, 01:28 AM	#6
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	They can sell anything they want if it is DOT approved or not. Besides, one sate's DOT may not like what another state permits. I say stay away from any spacets. Regardless what it is made out of, it will still put stress on the lugnuts holding it. Leverage is not always our friend.

01-03-2004, 02:59 AM	#8
zenish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: stallings,nc Posts: 401	ive got aim drop spindles.they seem to work fine.

01-03-2004, 01:45 PM	#11
JadeEmperor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ 85018 Posts: 102	Don't use L-AIM products Those adapters are really that thick. My buddy picked some up from L-AIM had took them off within 2 months. Nervewracking was the term he used. When driving you could feel the warp and unbalance. Discount tire would not give him warranty on his tires because he was using adapters. As "grnddwn" said, my understanding is that if they are billet you'll be fine but a lot a people have opinions against any adapters/spacers. Longhorn's got it right about the leverage, it's physics. The hub's not design for that added length and pivot pressure point. If you have to go with adapters, I would look into these guys: http://www.motorsport-tech.com/ They're more expensive then L-AIM but have been fabbin' adapters for a long time and produce applications for racing - L-AIM just mass manufactures product for the heck of it. Sorry I gave nickels worth instead of two cents. __________________ Jimmie Modern Vintage Autoworks - '70 Chevy C10 - '74 Chevy C30 3+3 Dually - '04 Chevy Colorado Built, NOT, Bought. If you build it...they will ENVY! Drive Slow, Scrape Hard, or Take Your Truck and GO HOME!

01-03-2004, 02:39 PM	#12
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,031	Billet adapters work just fine & can be up to 4" thick. There is a difference between spacers and adapters though. Spacers (usually just simple steel or cast) merely slip between the existing hub & wheel mounting surface. They utilize the factory wheel-studs, reducing the amount of threads available (however thick the spacer is) for the lugnuts to grip when the wheels are bolted up. This is why they recommend 1/2" thick spacers as a max. Any more than that, & you have to use longer aftermarket studs (but then the psi strength of the studs becomes an issue). Adapters are different. Although they also slip between the hub & wheel mount surface, the original studs/lugnuts actually secure the adapter just like a standard wheel. The adapter then has it's own wheel studs, which can either be the same or a different bolt pattern, that the wheel mounts to w/no compromise in the amount of threads used to secure everything. __________________ 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.*

01-03-2004, 02:51 PM	#13
grnddwn belly dragger Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: sherwood park AB. Canada Posts: 696	I was going to clarify my point but I see SCOTI already did Thanks

01-03-2004, 09:50 PM	#14
zenish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: stallings,nc Posts: 401	that adapter would be great to mount the spare if you had five lugs on one end of your truck and six lugs on the other.



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