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Bubba, Like Calderone said, you need to take off those spacers and use "Adapters"
Adapters have their own Studs and mine were actually 1/2" thick and I had to buy new lug nuts......I also had to buy acorn nuts to go on the original studs that are on my hubs.
Yes....if your studs stick out farther than the adapters, hopefully your wheel has a "pocket" in the inside of the hub in order to accommodate it....if not then you need to grind off the stud
discussed in detail here
http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules...d=9911&forum=1
Notice how your hub has a centering shoulder that your spacer is using....but the spacer has no centering feature.....It's called "hub centric" The adapter you need will have a hub centric shoulder for your wheel to nestle into.
Adapters have their own Studs and mine were actually 1/2" thick and I had to buy new lug nuts......I also had to buy acorn nuts to go on the original studs that are on my hubs.
Yes....if your studs stick out farther than the adapters, hopefully your wheel has a "pocket" in the inside of the hub in order to accommodate it....if not then you need to grind off the stud
discussed in detail here
http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules...d=9911&forum=1
Notice how your hub has a centering shoulder that your spacer is using....but the spacer has no centering feature.....It's called "hub centric" The adapter you need will have a hub centric shoulder for your wheel to nestle into.
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Bubba, Like Calderone said, you need to take off those spacers and use "Adapters"
Adapters have their own Studs and mine were actually 1/2" thick and I had to buy new lug nuts......I also had to buy acorn nuts to go on the original studs that are on my hubs.
Yes....if your studs stick out farther than the adapters, hopefully your wheel has a "pocket" in the inside of the hub in order to accommodate it....if not then you need to grind off the stud
discussed in detail here
http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules...d=9911&forum=1
Notice how your hub has a centering shoulder that your spacer is using....but the spacer has no centering feature.....It's called "hub centric" The adapter you need will have a hub centric shoulder for your wheel to nestle into.
Adapters have their own Studs and mine were actually 1/2" thick and I had to buy new lug nuts......I also had to buy acorn nuts to go on the original studs that are on my hubs.
Yes....if your studs stick out farther than the adapters, hopefully your wheel has a "pocket" in the inside of the hub in order to accommodate it....if not then you need to grind off the stud
discussed in detail here
http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules...d=9911&forum=1
Notice how your hub has a centering shoulder that your spacer is using....but the spacer has no centering feature.....It's called "hub centric" The adapter you need will have a hub centric shoulder for your wheel to nestle into.
Again, to the shopper, be aware that that the manufacturers of these parts use a different definition. So, to aid in your search...
Please go to these links and note that they look identical but serve a very different purpose (read the descriptions to the right of the green "Cart" icon)
Adapter
Spacer
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^^Well then I am confused......I heard that the "spacer" was just what Bubba pictured....a drilled/machined piece of Alloy that had no studs and you were to use longer studs
And an adapter had Studs...you bolt the piece to your hub and then it had other studs to go into you lug holes.
Whatever you call them, I was told that the "one without a stud" was dangerous.
And an adapter had Studs...you bolt the piece to your hub and then it had other studs to go into you lug holes.
Whatever you call them, I was told that the "one without a stud" was dangerous.
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^^Well then I am confused......I heard that the "spacer" was just what Bubba pictured....a drilled/machined piece of Alloy that had no studs and you were to use longer studs
And an adapter had Studs...you bolt the piece to your hub and then it had other studs to go into you lug holes.
Whatever you call them, I was told that the "one without a stud" was dangerous.
And an adapter had Studs...you bolt the piece to your hub and then it had other studs to go into you lug holes.
Whatever you call them, I was told that the "one without a stud" was dangerous.
but to the question of spacer v adapter...
An adapter HAS to bolt on and have its own studs to do what it does, allow you to run a wheel with a different bolt pattern than your hub, where a spacer can be two styles, the plate that you bolt through or the studded bolt-on style.
And please understand I'm not trying to say somebody is wrong or pick on anyone, just clarifying for the OP when it comes time to go shopping. In the context of the conversation, we all understand what difference is meant by spacer v. adapter (nobody is suggesting putting Ford wheels on the Vette).
A search for "wheel adapter" on a vendor site may cause confusion and get frustrating.
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And please understand I'm not trying to say somebody is wrong or pick on anyone, just clarifying for the OP when it comes time to go shopping. In the context of the conversation, we all understand what difference is meant by spacer v. adapter (nobody is suggesting putting Ford wheels on the Vette). .
How do you differentiate between the two styles of "Spacers"??
.....and "Adapter" should mean you are "adapting" your stud pattern for another size of bolt hole pattern.
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Same bolt pattert ...it only changes the stance :
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1024
Spacers are not safe,Adapters are the way to go
It might not happen anything bad ..but better be safe than sorry
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At first I thought so, but then as I clicked your links....I realized that you were making perfect sense and that there is something wrong with the Vernacular that may need to be addressed.
How do you differentiate between the two styles of "Spacers"??
.....and "Adapter" should mean you are "adapting" your stud pattern for another size of bolt hole pattern.
How do you differentiate between the two styles of "Spacers"??
.....and "Adapter" should mean you are "adapting" your stud pattern for another size of bolt hole pattern.
And like I said, if someone says on this site says "use an adapter, not a spacer" most know what is meant, that we are simply referring to a different style of spacer, the vernacular is only a problem when it comes time for someone new to the game to go shopping.
Same bolt pattert ...it only changes the stance :
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1024
http://www.mamotorworks.com/corvette?frame=1.1024
So then Calderone, if an adapter only changes stance, than what shall we refer to a thingy with studs that adapts wheels of different bolt pattern to a hub?
My point is they serve two different purposes and should be referred to differently to avoid confusion.
Did you click on the links to Summit I provided in an earlier post?
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Steve you are 100% right !
Adapters are used in both ways and yes they should be referred differently
but there is nothing we can do about it, since people knows them by different names.
The "plate" vs "studded" spacer is good too.
Yes i clicked the summit links and they say "spacer" to the studded thing as well.
IMO there are 2 kinds of adapters,from same bolt pattern to same bolt pattern
and from one bolt pattern to another,both has studs.
Spacers are the ones with no studs.
But an adapter from same bolt pattern to bolt pattern works more like a spacer than a real adapter
Adapters are used in both ways and yes they should be referred differently
but there is nothing we can do about it, since people knows them by different names.
The "plate" vs "studded" spacer is good too.
Yes i clicked the summit links and they say "spacer" to the studded thing as well.
IMO there are 2 kinds of adapters,from same bolt pattern to same bolt pattern
and from one bolt pattern to another,both has studs.
Spacers are the ones with no studs.
But an adapter from same bolt pattern to bolt pattern works more like a spacer than a real adapter
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Steve you are 100% right !
Adapters are used in both ways and yes they should be referred differently
but there is nothing we can do about it, since people knows them by different names.
The "plate" vs "studded" spacer is good too.
Yes i clicked the summit links and they say "spacer" to the studded thing as well.
IMO there are 2 kinds of adapters,from same bolt pattern to same bolt pattern
and from one bolt pattern to another,both has studs.
Spacers are the ones with no studs.
But an adapter from same bolt pattern to bolt pattern works more like a spacer than a real adapter
Adapters are used in both ways and yes they should be referred differently
but there is nothing we can do about it, since people knows them by different names.
The "plate" vs "studded" spacer is good too.
Yes i clicked the summit links and they say "spacer" to the studded thing as well.
IMO there are 2 kinds of adapters,from same bolt pattern to same bolt pattern
and from one bolt pattern to another,both has studs.
Spacers are the ones with no studs.
But an adapter from same bolt pattern to bolt pattern works more like a spacer than a real adapter
If by purpose then there two kinds of spacers (plate and studded) and an adapter is something different, no matter how much it looks like a studded spacer.
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Yep, I had a couple of fox-body mustang gts that I put a bunch of money into, so when I got the vette, I was so happy I wasn't going to have to mod it cause it was already fast, low, and had wide tires. It didn't take long to start throwing money at it. Funny how that works:o
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58mmI think that was the only offset they had for that style, but I remember seeing an auction on eBay (different company) that had new ones with the 56mm offset, but that auction had ended and wasn't relisted. I'm happy in the end, but like I said, hindsights 20/20.
