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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 08:35 PM
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Defiantly hub centric, lug centric can shift and easily break lugs if they don't stay tight and over tightening can warp the rotors.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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What year is your truck? I have an 05 and halfway thru the year they built 05's they changed the calipers size and some fit 17" wheels and some will only fit 18" or they will hit.
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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Mine is a 05 aswell if my aftermarket wheelsare lug centirc will a hub centric spacer still work?
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Old Jan 2, 2013 | 10:15 PM
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Awesome I was hoping you would say something good about them. Are they pretty quiet or have you not been able to really test them out much? I am not sure on the hub centric question but I will search around
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 06:18 AM
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http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/Hu...Vs-Lug-Centric

Yes they will work, it's just that hub centric is better/safer. To give you an example from experience. I have aftermarket wheels that are lug centric, when I fist had them mounted the shop forgot to take the lug centric 1-1/2" wheel spacers I already had on with stock wheels and they didn't check if they were tight. After about a month I started noticing a sound when driving, went to shop and found that three out of six lug bolts on each front hub (6 total) were completely broken off. And also a good bit of advice is if you buy wheel spacers less than 1-1/2" wide you will have to cut your lug bolts because they are 1-1/2" long and will not let the wheel mount! Also no matter what you use as far as spacers use locktite. My opinion it to use hub centric spacers because there is no way they can shift.
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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speterson1011 yeah i love the looks of them and i havn't had a chance to mount them yet either going to grind the caliper or get spacers and thanks Selurfeeb
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Old Jan 3, 2013 | 12:27 PM
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if i went with a 1.5" spacer and my wheels are +12mm offset will i have rubbing issues ? i'm 4x4 with a 3 inch level
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 06:42 AM
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With that setup you will have a 4" backspace. When I had a similar setup (for a couple months) I had a 4.25" backspace. I also have a 3" level with a 2"rear AAL. I ended up with less of a turning radius and had to trim a tiny bit off of the fender trim for almost fully turned wheel. I mean they just fit but looked bad *** (a lot of compliments) and probably stuck out 2.5". But all this said I'm running 325/6518 (33x13) nitto terra grappler at's.
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Berad
can anyone help me on the hub centric or lug centric question don't know witch spacer to get in case i go down that road ?
Hub centric is what you want. It will make sure the wheel is centered on the hub...
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Old Jan 4, 2013 | 05:01 PM
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well i went ahead and bought these http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...l+spacer+6+lug 1/4" isnt much at all i'll throw some loctite on the studs when i put them on and check them every now and then if i get tired of the spacers ill grind the calipers
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