Thread: Wheel Spacers?

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It has not been said, but I assume that any spacer used will be "hub centric", where the spacer is machined on the back side to fit precisely over the hub extension that fits into the center bore of the wheel, and the front side is correspondingly machined with a hub extension to accurately center the wheel on the hub. Probably a moot point if the spacer used is thinner than the hub extension, but to me you need that hub centering feature for safety. Without it you are putting all load on the studs.

Originally Posted by rspears

It has not been said, but I assume that any spacer used will be "hub centric", where the spacer is machined on the back side to fit precisely over the hub extension that fits into the center bore of the wheel, and the front side is correspondingly machined with a hub extension to accurately center the wheel on the hub. Probably a moot point if the spacer used is thinner than the hub extension, but to me you need that hub centering feature for safety. Without it you are putting all load on the studs.

I agree........................

I was thinking about something simple like these since it's only going on my cruiser.
http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/957104/10002/-1


I see the much more costly ones that you bolt on to your lugs, then use a whole other set of lugs to put your wheels on. This seems a little over done.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wheel...Q5fAccessories

Originally Posted by bucs012

I was thinking about something simple like these since it's only going on my cruiser.
http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/957104/10002/-1


I see the much more costly ones that you bolt on to your lugs, then use a whole other set of lugs to put your wheels on. This seems a little over done.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wheel...Q5fAccessories

I would not trust either of those, as your shear load is going to be on your lugs alone. Something like the SpiderTrax is hubcentric http://www.spidertrax.com/Toyota-Hub...4Pa38Ta38Oc310, but the problem is that your spacer is going to be at least as thick as your lug nuts. To get a pure spacer that fits on your existing lugs you may have to have one machined to fit your hubs & wheel. Your cruiser still has your safety and the safety of those around you at stake, even if you only drive it once.