What do you guys think of wheel spacers or adaptors?

[moparguy]

I will be buying some custom wheels in which the offsets are to big for my car.
I will need to run about a 1inch spacer on the rear and 1/2 in spacer on the front.
WOuld spacers or wheel adaptors be more safe to run???
The wheels are 18x9 with 6in backspacing.

[MrQuick]

Hey Mr Mopar, adapters are safer because you are utilizing 2 sets of studs. Not sure you can get them that thin? What do you have going?

[moparguy]

I am going to put some 18x9 Bullitt wheels on my 70 Charger RT as these wheels are very affordable.
Plus I havent seen any other wheels that seem to look "right".

[jeffandre]

If you use fat ARP studs and torque them evenly. A 1/2" spacer is not too bad as long as you use 1/2"+ ARP (or similar high strength) wheel studs. Not sure how they would hold up to major cornering stresses though. If you find a 1" adapter it would be the way to go, just make sure you buy them from a company that stands behind their products and others have used them with success. I have 1.25" adapters on my 92 Toyota pickup using 16x8 Camaro wheels with 225/50/16's, lowered at least 3" front and rear. Yeah it's only a Toyota pickup but I have a shell, bedliner, carpet kit, and tube bumpers adding weight to the rear so it handles like a regular car for the most part. I drive it very hard, hitting very close to the slip angle on every freeway onramp and offramp that I can. Someday the adapters may fail and then I am in trouble, but I have run them for 3 years with no problems, got them from some CA company that advertised in a truck mag.

[USAZR1]

Check out Vette Brakes & Products billet adapters. They make sizes from 3/4" to around 3" thick. I've used their 1" & 2" units w/o problems.

[Blue70]

I am using 2" in the front and 2.5" in the rear from Vette Brakes :icon996:

[1971ssls1]

i have heard form numerous peolple that adapters under high toque do not hold up very well. also the stress during hard cornering. i have 1" units to fit the wheels i currently have, i hate them, and it bothers me while driving. i noticed the studs ahve worn the material around the seat. i got new wheels coming so i dont have to worry about it anymore. just my 2 cents though.

[Drewhelm]

Make sure to ONLY use steel or BILLET aluminum spacers/adapters. I had a set of the cheapo cast 1 inch adapters on the front of my car for a very short time. I backed out of my driveway one day and when I cut the wheel hard left and started forward the adapter BROKE and the right front wheel almost fell off! I got a set of billet adapters from one fo the guys on e-bay offering a lifetime warranty and have had no problems at all.