I replaced my stock 2001 v6 16" pony rims with the standard 2006 V6 16" rims. Due to a slightly different offset of the new rims, the front wheels are rubbing a little when I turn the steering wheel all the way.
I would like to install spacers to eliminate this problem on the front but am not sure what the easiest/best/cheapest solution would be.
Can I install spacers (1/4 - 3/8 or 1/2") in the front and have enough tread left on my studs to directly mount the wheel and fasten it? If so I would like to install a wider spacer on the back to get the stagered effect, how wide can I go in spacers before I run out of thread on the studs in the back?
Another option would be to use 1" wheel adapters all around, but this seems a little costly to just fix a little rub in the front. Also I am not completely sure if this would cause my wheels to stick out beyond the wheelwells, which I would like to avoid.

Looking forward to the best solution,
Thanks,
Steve.

 

you will have enough thread left on the bolts if you use anything up to 1/2".me and my friendjust put some on his 2004 v6 today and we put 1/2" in the front (to stop the rims from hitting the sway bar) and 3/8" in the back. both had enough thread left on the bolts.

 

use hubcentric spacer. your bolts, bolt to the spacer and the spacer has new bolts so your not cutting yourself short by not having as much bolt to screw too. safety first.

 

You MUST replace the studs with longer ones. I would also go with a hub-centric spacer, but the smallest you can go on the front is 5/8". The front hub is just over a 1/2" making it impossible to go with anything 1/2" or shorter. You could easily go 3/4" before you would have to worry about the wheel sticking out. I don't like the adapters because the second set of studs are pressed into the aluminum spacer and often times you have to shorten your OEM studs. Check out www.mustangwheelspacers.com they sell complete kits(with longer studs)that come with stud removal and installation tools, used them on my 06 and they worked well. JAK

 

I've used thin Mr. Gasket ones before, non hub-centric ones and without longer studs before with no problem. It was in a FWD car that I drove like mad and never had any issues at all. They are very inexpensive, less than $20/pair. Although hub-centric ones are preferred if you can get them in the size you want, but i'd start off with the thinnest you can get. How bad is it rubbing?

Here's the link...

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...48902_-1_11611