I'm wanting a more aggressive stance with my stock 18s. I have a 35x12.5 Nitto M/T. What size should I go with to make my stockers stick out a bit more for a better look and still be safe? 
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Are wheel spacers safe???
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I'm wanting a more aggressive stance with my stock 18s. I have a 35x12.5 Nitto M/T. What size should I go with to make my stockers stick out a bit more for a better look and still be safe?
Do not get wheel spacers! What you want are called wheel adapters. Spacers are usually just thin pieces that sit between the wheel and the rotor where as adapters actually bolt onto the existing lugs and give you a new set of lugs to bolt the wheel onto.
Just did a quick search and here is what I am talking about
6 lug to 6 lug wheel adapter or wheel spacer
And adapters are safe, ran them for years on my past 2 trucks with out a single problem.
Just did a quick search and here is what I am talking about
6 lug to 6 lug wheel adapter or wheel spacer
And adapters are safe, ran them for years on my past 2 trucks with out a single problem.
I'm running on 1.25" Billet Aluminum Wheel Adapters because my current tires on OEM wheels wouldn't fit back onto the rear after installing the lift....
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they are safe and look sweet. the only draw back i had when mine were on is that Discount Tire Co. would not touch my truck (rotate, balance, etc.) because i had the spacers on. Might be different other places but thats how they do it in Houston.
most after market items....wider wheels, wheel spacers, lifts, all cause additional stress to the truck and its components. They simply werent meant to be on the truck. wheel spacers are no different than any other aftermarket item we put on our T's. Im sure it puts additional stress on the wheel bearings and some other areas but your truck looks pretty monsterous in your sig pic so i wouldnt say wheel spacers are the most stressful thing your trucks going to deal with....
I agree with RollinPres, I think they do add stress but so do wheels that have less backspacing... My original concern was the same as yours thne I was told it's the same as if I were to buy wheels that would fit, except this gives me the option to go back to OEM offset... Honestly, I wouldn't be running them if my tires had fit on w/o them...
1.25" Wheel Adapters are the smallest available... From my understanding anything smaller wouldn't allow the studs to set in correctly...
when i had my tires rotated, i had the shop throw mine on for me since they had the wheel off. they acutually said my rims were mounted more safely with them. without them the oem studs were really short and i need something beefier for the large wheel package i had.
well they were just trippin out on how short the factory studs were. they thought the rim shop would've suggested gettin some adapters but that will never happen because it's a cover your a$$ type thing. i mean you only turn them a few times and they are tight. there was guys at the shop that were running adapters too. not too much room to work with. not much holding them rims on. the adapters i bought from another member had much longer studs to work with.
but like RP and Pops said above, it does add stress but no more than running a larger tire or a wider rim.
but like RP and Pops said above, it does add stress but no more than running a larger tire or a wider rim.
Just ordered a pair to clear my tie rod. Fred over at WheelAdapter.com is your number one source for wheel adapters, wheel spacers, used wheels, and wheel studs. hooked it up for a great price and shipped fast. I'd check him out. He asks for the bore of you wheel so that the wheel is then hubcentric on the spacer and the spacer is hubcentric to the Nissan hubs. Did I say that right?
It was 190 for the front two. Had it in 2 days. He knows his spacers/adapters!
It was 190 for the front two. Had it in 2 days. He knows his spacers/adapters!
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