Are Wheel Spacers a Bad Idea?

[@BR549_o7]

did you have to cut down the wheel studs to keep from sticking out of the spacer? And what is min. thickness of a spacer needed before you have to start cutting studs shorter?

[@LRToutpost]

On most bolt on spacers, the recess on the spacer for your factory studs is usually adequate to keep your stud from hitting the inner face of the wheel once the spacer is installed. You should not have to cut studs nor would I EVER recommend cutting or shaving down studs (just my opinion). Typically, from what I have seen, 1" spacers are about as small as you can get for that exact reason. Anything smaller than that you will have to use the slip-on style that I mentioned in the video that uses your existing lugs (first example in video). I would use those sparingly depending on the application (again, just my opinion).

[@BR549_o7]

@@LRToutpost ok, thanks, I was thinking of 1" spacers. But than I thought my studs would be longer than 1". I will have to take off a wheel and measure them. I agree with you, I would never cut studs shorter, because once you do that, your committed, to always having the spacers on. And I'm not going to go with spacers unless they are hub centric.

[@LRToutpost]

You can replace the studs if you had to, but still not a good idea to shorten existing studs in my opinion. Measuring would be a good idea just to be on the safe side so you know what you can get away with, but also look at the inner face of your wheel. Some have more clearance than others & the stud may not hit even if it does protrude out from the spacer a little. Hub centric spacers are the way to go for sure! 🤙🍻

[@BR549_o7]

@@LRToutpost oh yea, i forgot about that. I was assuming if the stud sticks out, it is going to hit the wheel. I gotta remove a wheel and measure everything before I buy for sure.