You can do what you want, but just get some wheels that fit your car properly.

 

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Originally Posted by guitarman376
Before this turns into another "spacers are safe vs not safe" argument, lets answer the actual question he asked.


There's a difference between answering the question you asked (with the mental blinders on not looking at consequences) and providing ethically justifiable information or information that I could live with myself for having given (knowing that there are some pretty big downsides).

I will not advise somebody else to do anything that I would not consider doing on any of my own cars, and this is one of those cases. I don't think I'm alone in this.

If your car is strictly a show car, preferably trailered and/or running up a hundred easy miles a year or less, that's one thing.

Fatigue failures scare me even when they might happen to somebody else's car. Sometimes you don't get much warning.


Norm

 

We ran Billet addapters from Eibach the Road racers swear by them I have personally tested them to over 150mph at Gateway Int.Raceway Road corse.But that being said(German Made).for 300$ you could probly get a used 5 lug rear some were.But if not that may be an option.We used them more for spacers for extra track width they were huge like 2 1/4 " And would buy them again without hesitation I trust them with my life and my car...

 

Dare I suggest that a road race car gets much more frequent and thorough inspection and maintenance than any street driven car, or that everybody else present out on course has explicitly accepted risks well beyond that which is reasonable on the street?

How many people even use a torque wrench on just the one set of lug nuts per wheel, or retorque them after driving a few miles? Forget about that other set of fasteners behind the wheels ever getting touched again.


Norm

 

Lucasp I have been running spacers for thousands of miles on the street, so far absolutely no problems. Sure, I do torque them properly when I am installing the spacers and/or wheels. I agreed to myself I would always do that after buying the spacers. I suggest you do the same after finding what you need.
Oh, and I have checked them periodically after driving hard, or just after waiting a long time. They haven't loosened or shown any signs of failure.

 

lucasp - if you do get them, please add this ↓↓↓ to your normal maintenance. Guitarman has been fortunate so far.
But since I've also seen lug nuts and such that refused to stay tight to the full torque spec, there is absolutely no guarantee that yours would either. This is not something to cut corners with.

Norm

 

Fortunate? Not the word I would choose. Careful? Yes.

 

Fair enough.


Norm

 

Do they even make 4 to 5 lug adapters?

seems like it might be a little hard to do......

I cant see where at least one stud wouldn't be in the way.

Just for the argument,,,, reasonably sized spacers are one thing, adapters are different.. Not too scared of spacers, I don't like adapters....

 

Hopefully someday someone will start making 4 lug aftermarket wheels that fit right. For those of us who want to keep the inline and running gear. I believe there are some out there with multi bolt patterns that may fit. Im not sure if they have correct back space tho.