FndmntlsOfPimpn

im looking into my options for rims and im really likein the 18x11 zo6 rism but have heard soem horror stories of wheel spacers how many of u have run em withouta problem and what precautions can u take to better u chances?

_max_

got 2000 SS ZR1 wheels on my car front spacers only put a 4thgen rear in my car no problems with spacers 2" tires rub a little you might have trouble with 11" wheels though

askulte

I've sold many (hundreds of pairs) of the billet wheel adapters, and have not had any failures, so the horror stories may have been from improperly machined adapters, bad installation, etc. If there have been horror stories, I haven't seen them here. It's usually a friend of the counter guy's at the AutoZone that had a girlfriends brother try to mount Ferrari wheels on his Escort or something...The one problem we did have a few years ago was where a person did not measure their car properly, and ordered the wrong (custom) adapters.

The right precautions are to make sure the mounting surface and studs are clean, use anti-seize on the studs for an accurate torque reading, and torque the adapters and rims using a star pattern, starting at a low torque (hand tight), maybe again at 50 ft-lbs, then to final torque (usually 85 ft-lbs). When the adapters have not been used (brand new, fresh out of the CNC), I also suggest taking a 5 mile drive, and re-torquing them to the hub.

Andris Skulte, w/ 17x11 ZR1's in the rear
www.skulte.com