Wheel Question

[Reg Evans]

Question. Would these adapters from Stockton Wheel be all that I would need to move my stock 1/2 ton wheels out towards the curb more? I'm looking for a wider track and these are 1.25" thick.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Reg...if using your stock wheels and just going for a wider stance then the term is spacer whereas the pattern of both the orignal mount and new mountsing bolts are the same ie: 5 x 4 1/2 by 5 x 4 1/2 and the answer would be yes...with a total wider track stance os 2.50 inches ctr to ctr

The term adapter is for mis-matched hubs/wheels and though they are the same basic item..they adapt instead of just offset...

NOt sure how much your adapter are from them but there a a number of companies truning these out today at a very good price of high quality material and for another term that may appy here and help for overeall best mount and such..will you spacers need to be hub concentric???? This is very important....

[Reg Evans]

Yeah....thier spacers were only about 1/4" thick which wouldn't do any good and then I noticed their adapters.

One said it was 5 on 4.5 to 5 on 4.5 and is 1.24" thick. The picture I posted from their web site looks like it.

[martybose]

There's no need for a longer stud with the type of spacer that Reg is talking about, as it doesn't even use the OEM stud/bolt to mount the wheel any more.

Marty

[Reg Evans]

I bought a set like that for J Edgar to move the Dakota wheels out a bit. Have Some adapters(spacers) recommend installing a longer stud in the drum.

Shell, do you remember where you got your spacers and how thick they were and how thin your wallet got after the purchase?

[randroid]

Gents,

I haven't used spacers but have read a couple tech reports that said there is a good chance that the outer bearing will receive more of the weight load than it was designed for and could fail because of it. Those reports were not speaking specifically about our cars but it might be worth looking into. Of the people here using them, any of you ever check the bearings after a few thousand miles?

Just curious.

-Randy

[Ed Griffin]

Is $79.50 an ebay price or do they usually cost that much on average? I havent started looking yet but will be in the market for a set not too far in the future. Someone put a spacer on one of the back wheels of my 50 Chevy pickup to prevent the wide tires from rubbing but didnt do the other side the same way and you can tell by looking at the tire on the inside where it has rubbed down.

[Normspeed]

Randy, might be something to that, but probably no worse than the old chrome reverse rims, and they didn't seem to create a noticeable problem "back in the day". I run spacers on my teardrop and no problems, but that's a lighter vehicle than a car.

[Reg Evans]

Thanks guys. I ordered a set of 1" spacers for my 38 coupe and another set of 1.5" for my 1/2 ton. Photos of before and after later.