vettemann62

ANYONE USING WHEEL ADAPTERS?? I'm thinking about 1.5 - 2". Please only respond if you have experience using them or know someone that does.

PowerLabs

I know I guy who used 3" adaptors on his Honda Civic. His wheel bearings lasted about 3 months before they would fail, every time. When you move the moment arm that much further than stock the torsional load on the bearing becomes huge and it WILL fail.
Yes, not experience in a Corvette, but I have no reason to imagine the outcome would be much different... My 2 cents worth...

Sparo2

I saw a guy use them on his Lightning truck. He tried to do a burnout and one of the rear tires went flying. Now when I say it went flying, I mean it went flying. The wheel took off and hit a few parked cars. What are you using them for? The front of rears?

dicky

i used some 2' adapters on my car when i went to the Z06 fenders in the rear so i could keep using my stock 19x10 rims for a while and i didn't have any problems at all. i uses them from oct of 08 til july of 09 and probably put about 5000 or so miles on them. heres a pic of what i was using



dicky

adam205348

I currently have those same type of spacers on my C6 for the same reason till I can get the wheels I want. I only have 1.5" spacers but so far no problems. I dont plan on keeping them on there any longer than I have to.

Knob Jockey

Are you talking about spacers or adapters that would let you use a wheel with a different bolt pattern?

Contact Doug Rippie Motorsports (DRM) for some expert advice and/or custom made products for your application.

vettemann62

I called Doug & he just does spacers. I need wheel adapters but with the same bolt pattern.

Schoolteacher

Ebay

Pylons

I'm confused...how can you need adapters if you're not changing the bolt pattern. You could just use a spacer and longer studs, couldn't you?

vettemann62

Spacers can go up to around 1.3" (33mm) Cant use a spacer 2" only adapter. Adapters are not only used to adapt one bolt pattern to another. They are also used for spacing a wheel further than a traditional disc spacer.

Pylons

Understood. So no one makes a 2" spacer...that's why you need an adapter?

as an aside, I'd agree with the others that expressed concern about the added stress on your hubs

vettemann62

I feel the same way, yet many are running them with 700+ HP without incident. Mine is a street car, which doesn't see much action.

Also I wonder, since the stock C6 wheels are "face mounted" meaning there is no front lip on the outer part of the rim & the center of the tire/wheel is not centered on the hub (almost the entire wheel is inbound) , if there may be some sort of benefit to moving the wheels away from the hub a bit. I'm sure if there were a benefit, it would not outweigh the extra risk in using adapters but worth pondering.

Others have mentioned by widening the track of the C6, handling improved.

Of course ultimately, the best thing to do is buy a custom wheel to fit. I want the stock look.

I spoke to 3 companies that provide these for all sort of race cars, street cars, army vehicles, Rv's & they all say the same thing. As long as they are built correctly with Hi-grade Billet alluminum, specifically that they adapter is designed to fit tightly over the hub & the adapter is also designed so that the rim fits tightly over the new hub & that grade 8 bolts are used as well as the correct torquing of them, there should be no incidents.

I am ordering mine from here, they seem to have the highest quality & the best price, which doesn't hurt.
http://www.motorsport-tech.com/wheel_adapters.html

Kent1999

??? On my 2006, there is indeed a centering hub for the wheels... I am sure all C6's have them. Maybe we are talking about different things?

vettemann62

Thanks for writing, I didn't mean that, i thought it might be a bit confusing. I just updated it.

adam205348

Those adapters your going to buy look very nice and well made. But those are by far some of the most expensive ones not the cheapest ones. I bought the ones from ebay for $50 and they made the same way.

vettemann62

I got 2 prices from other vendors aprox $120 Each. This place has them for $60 each. Custom made to any width. They are engineered to fit tight on the cars hub & the wheel to fit tight on the adapters hub. (Many do not. )


http://www.motorsport-tech.com/wheel_adapters.html