So I’m looking to push out my wheels on my ‘18 Lariat. I’ve looked for aftermarket wheels, but haven’t found anything I really like and surely nothing worth a $2k spend just for a slightly wider stance. So I’m looking at spacers. I’m not looking for a super wide stance. 1” would be ideal, but I have no appetite for trimming lugs. I think I'd be happy with 1/2”. I’m looking at BORA spacers, the ones that are just a spacer without the embedded lugs. But they have to be hub centric. Has anyone used them or any others you can recommend?

 

Don't have an answer for you, but I am subscribing to see where this post leads.

 

I put 1.5" adapter/spacers on my truck. No lug trimming of the lug nuts and it put the wheels perfectly even with the fenders. I've used them on other vehicles before so I have no worries that they aren't safe. I bought them from ebay. They are 6061 aluminum and are hubcentric.

 

I'm wondering the same thing OP. I like my factory 20 wheels, just want a wider stance.

 

So you have to have 1.5" to clear with out trimming? Or will 1" work?

 

yup, the wheel studs are just a bit longer than 1.5". But there is a indention in the back of the wheels that the little bit of stud that sticks past the spacer will fall into.

This video shows it better than I can explain.

Also, they are hocking these for $280 for the set, I bought the ebay ones that ARE hubcentric and are 6061 aluminum for $80.

 

I have a mild curiosity about wheels spacers as it relates to OEM wheel lug length...

There is a range of thicknesses for which this type will work:

...from zero up to, what? Maybe 1/2"? What's the maximum thickness for this type of spacer?

And then there's a range of sizes with a minimum limit for this type:

What's that minimum limit? The maximum is really only bound by your stupidity.

 

I'm subscribing as well. I have the stock 20 sportys and looking at pushing the wheels/tires out a little bit to be closer to flush. I just don't want to be pushed out beyond the fender with 275/285 tires that I'll inevitably have soon.

 

The first type is a "spacer" those go up to about 1/2" or so. The problem with those is they reduce the available length of wheel stud threads by the amount of their thickness, So if you use 1/2" spacers, you lose 1/2" of threads on your stud. Too few threads to hold your wheel on and they can strip or snap off. The second type is an "adapter" you can actually change the wheel lug pattern to fit other wheels if you desire and you don't lose the available threads. But you do move the wheel outward from the hub which puts more strain on wheel bearings, and other suspension parts. 1.5" isn't too bad especially with positive offset wheels. I've seen them up to 4" wide for some applications but I'd never go anywhere near that wide. If you are familiar with 1 ton dually trucks, they use a steel spacer on the front wheels so that the back wheels can be rotated to the front, sometimes they are 5-6" wide.

 

Yes, all of that is true. The largest of the former type I've seen is around 1/2". The ones you're calling adapters open up the possibility to pick a different bolt pattern, but the ones that keep the same bolt pattern are usually also called spacers.

I really don't have any interest in installing the latter type. I am considering the former for use on steel wheels, where the loss of available OEM stud length should be less than on alloys (I think).