Tell me the Cons of Adapters
02-02-08, 03:48 PM
#2
Hubcentric is better than non-hubcentric. Make sure it is specified for your car.
Talked about this before.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=spacers
Talked about this before.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...hlight=spacers
02-06-08, 03:26 PM
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Spacers or adapters? Theres quite a difference.. spacers leave you with less stud length to tighten the lugs.. which, while popular with our neighbors down south, really isnt a very safe thing to do with stock studs... especially if you're racing.
only cheap pep boys come without studs.
02-10-08, 05:09 PM
#5
i bought an h&r set and a ichiban set 15mm and 10mm and they both came with longer studs :]. i usually recommending if you go anything bigger than 5mm time for new studs. anything bigger than 20mm is an adapter. but most people dont have to go beyond 20mm thats like a big gap haha. if anyone wants to see pictures of my spacers just pm me
i dont really see any cons. just make sure you dont go cheap on them or you going to see your wheel fly down the streeet lol. after 60miles make sure you retighten down your lug nuts. to make sure the studs seed in right :]. i drive pretty aggressive and they seem to hold up really well. so no complaints from me
i dont really see any cons. just make sure you dont go cheap on them or you going to see your wheel fly down the streeet lol. after 60miles make sure you retighten down your lug nuts. to make sure the studs seed in right :]. i drive pretty aggressive and they seem to hold up really well. so no complaints from me
02-11-08, 06:30 AM
#6
the cons of them is that they put more stress on the suspension than the car was originally designed for...things like wheel bearings, shocks, control arm bushings, and more will tend to wear faster...
it introduces one more potential point of failure, and though they usually produce good results, there are reports of them failing catastrophically...
so long as done right, you should be ok, but keep in mind the farther you move a wheels centerline out, the more dramatic of steering difference you will find... (in a bad way)
it introduces one more potential point of failure, and though they usually produce good results, there are reports of them failing catastrophically...
so long as done right, you should be ok, but keep in mind the farther you move a wheels centerline out, the more dramatic of steering difference you will find... (in a bad way)
02-11-08, 03:34 PM
#7
Is it not the same as installing a lower offset wheel 
yet they are not talked about in the same way as people talk about spacers 
I do agree, they do put more stress and might wear faster, but as long as you maintain the vehicle properly, you should be fine.
yet they are not talked about in the same way as people talk about spacers I do agree, they do put more stress and might wear faster, but as long as you maintain the vehicle properly, you should be fine.
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02-11-08, 07:46 PM
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as far as maintaining wheel bearings, I'd like to know how that is done... they are sealed units... not saying its a horrible thing, but you get the point...
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