Anyone ever run 1.5" wheel spacers or heard anything about them? I have been thinking about getting some

 

I have never ran them but they scare me. I guess if you torque everything to spec and check it often for tightness you would probably be ok, but I dont always have the time to do that kind of stuff.

 

something about less lugnut on the stud seems stupid and asking for something bad to happen.

 

From what I've heard spaces aren't the best thing to do, and if you wanted to go so wide then you should use adapters. Basically, spacers are like giant washers that fit over your lugs and your wheels bolt back on to the existing lugs, whereas adapters bolt to your existing lugs and then have thier own lugs that your wheels bolt to. I've had 2" adapters for about a thousand miles and haven't had a problem with them. I made sure that I re-torqued them after 50, 100, and 500 miles and they have held their torque.

 

I'm of like opinion as those above ^^^^^; not a fan of wheel spacers.

First off, I'm going to give you the facts instead of spouting my opinion [which I'll veave to the end].

- Some tire shops will not even touch wheel spacers over liablity concerns.
- There are more contact points that require proper torque and simple physics prove that more things can therefore come loose or misaligned: serious hazard when it comes to wheels/tires

Now my opinion -

You'll probably find that 99% of folks running spacers have done so safely and with no serious issues. However, I have read accounts on Jeep Forum and other 4 x 4 Forums about the 1% club. One guy in Texas was cruising at 70mph on the freeway when his rear tire sheered clean off [thank God it wasn't the front]. Improper torque or install - maybe, but why take that chance? Can bad things happen without spacers; hell yes, but I'm inclined to think that such instances are heightened when introducing an additional piece to the whole wheel assembly.

I saved the extra coin and bought wheels to run my bigger/wider tires.

Wheel spacers are like cutting corners to me, but this is again my opinion.

 

Sorry I miss spoke I was meaning the adapters not spacers. I just want my truck to look a little more aggressive then stock. I haven't really found any aftermarket wheels that I like enough to pay over $200 a piece for.

 

You definatley hear much better things about adapters. Just make sure you check and re-check the torque on them in those first few hundred miles!

 

Anyone have a good brand or know a good average price for them? Or better yet got a used set?