Wheel spacers?
02-26-2012, 10:14 PM
#11
Originally Posted by 06screwlariat
The most common misconception is the difference between wheel spacers and wheel adapters. Wheel spacers are plates with holes in them that go inbetween the wheel and hub. These are very dangerous in my opion and put alot of stress on the wheel stud. Wheel adapters bolt onto the truck's wheel studs and then adapter has the new stud's that you will be attatching your wheel too. On an f-150 the minimum adapter size is 1.5 inches thick so they can clear the factory studs. On my truck I have 1.5 inch wheel adapters on the front, and just ordered them for the rear today. I've had them on the front for about 1000 miles. When I put them on I torque'd them down to 150ft/lbs of torque, which is the ford specification for the wheels. I've had no problems with mine, and love them. They are on my 20 inch OEM wheels. My wheels are +44mm offset and the adapters make them +0mm offset. I don't have any problems because what I did is no different than installing a wheel with 0mm offset.
I've attached a picture of a wheel spacer, and then an adapter so you can know the difference.
I've attached a picture of a wheel spacer, and then an adapter so you can know the difference.
02-26-2012, 11:06 PM
#13
Glad I could help guys, I just did alot of research before I bought mine, and everybody kept bashing them, so I wanted to explain the difference
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Ts01 (09-23-2013)
03-13-2017, 09:20 AM
#14
The most common misconception is the difference between wheel spacers and wheel adapters. Wheel spacers are plates with holes in them that go inbetween the wheel and hub. These are very dangerous in my opion and put alot of stress on the wheel stud. Wheel adapters bolt onto the truck's wheel studs and then adapter has the new stud's that you will be attatching your wheel too. On an f-150 the minimum adapter size is 1.5 inches thick so they can clear the factory studs. On my truck I have 1.5 inch wheel adapters on the front, and just ordered them for the rear today. I've had them on the front for about 1000 miles. When I put them on I torque'd them down to 150ft/lbs of torque, which is the ford specification for the wheels. I've had no problems with mine, and love them. They are on my 20 inch OEM wheels. My wheels are +44mm offset and the adapters make them +0mm offset. I don't have any problems because what I did is no different than installing a wheel with 0mm offset.
I've attached a picture of a wheel spacer, and then an adapter so you can know the difference.
I've attached a picture of a wheel spacer, and then an adapter so you can know the difference.
03-15-2017, 12:29 AM
#15
Senior Member
It's also notable to mention that those "spacers" are not hub centric...those (pictured) adaptors are hub centric.
03-17-2017, 02:07 PM
#16
