Spacers place additional load on wheel bearings and reduce lifespan.

 

I feel increasing wheel offset introduces unmeasurable risk. The C6 is an extremely powerful street machine. I am NOT comfortable adding wheel spacers and such. I have seen a few hotrods in my time loose a wheel off the hub (or maybe with the hub) on regular everyday streets. It's not a pretty sight.

One such sight messed up the fender but good on a souped-up beautifully restored older pickup truck. The wheel/tire obviously broke free from the axle in some fashion as it was positioned so. The owner was an old retired fellow, emotionally stressed, broken down just shy of a traffic light.

The other incident, I was sitting at a red light and saw a fancy wheel with tire, slowly roll through the intersection in front of me. The decked-out car was already going slow shaving blacktop.

In both incidents, it was a front tire, but the driver was driving straight. I suspect the increased wheel offset played a role.

A whole lot of engineering went into the C6 Corvette. If you want a wider stance, buy a Z06, GS, 427 Vert, or a ZR1. If a wide body isn't enough for you, adding spacers or greater offset wheels is rolling the dice with 400hp or more.....lots more with some performance mods I see here on the forum.

I understand the passion to "Get That Look Just Right", but feel it's not worth the risk.

 

How is this additional load any different than adding higher offset wheels?

 

again, just more people that have no real world experience passing on what they hear on the internet. I know guys who run spacers on full on drift cars that see more load on a single hub in a day that a street car will in its lifetime. Spacers are not some terrible bearing killing monster.

 

agreed %1000. I really hate regurgitated internet caca from people that really have zero clue.

 

I was reading negative post thinking what. lol
Think my face made the same expression as when I look at someone wanting to vote for heels up Harris

 

Sorry I contributed to that expression.

At least we think alike on "the other" subject matter.