I got some wheel spacers that came in today, I am going to install them tomorrow. My question is should I use loc-tite on the nuts that hold the spacers on the hub? I actually got adapters, so the lug bolts would be OEM length and they are hub centric and wheel centric.

 

I used the loctite on my Jeep's wheel spacers, and it is common for the Jeep guys to use it in general. I would...

 

Yeah I had some on my Jeep too. I'd do it too

 

Any adverse effects using the spacers?

 

I heard they are NOT very SAFE! They reduce the Grip of the Lug nuts. And they put a lot of stress on the studs since you are moving further away from the HUB.

 

High quality "real" spacers are perfectly safe, if installed to specifications. You never want to use the old school type that was nothing but a flat plate that did in fact mean you were losing threads on the lug nuts (which I think is what you are referring to).

You want to use the type that bolt onto the factory lugs, and then have their own lugs to bolt to the wheel, like these:





Here is a link with some interesting info off the Jeep board about some testing done on the Spidertrax brand:

http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.p...-safe-are-they