How to Properly Install Wheel Spacers and Wheel Adapters

[@csi85]

Rob, this is one of the BEST videos I have ever seen made! Aside from the great information you provided, your cadence and tone makes this video very easy to follow and understand. Also love the thorough content and special tips. Fantastic video, thank you! I have used this tutorial and it helped a lot.

[@nicholasrussell-pavier912]

It's essential to thoroughly clean the face of the hub and then spray with break cleaner to ensure a perfect flush fit. In most cases the vehicle will not be as clean as the Jeep in this video. Also it's vital to put a dab of 'Locktight 271' for threadlocking (or similar product) on the threads/nuts retaining the spacers. Then coat the inside face of the spacer with copper grease to prevent a reaction between the steel hub and aluminium spacers - galvanic corrosion/electrolytic reaction. Many wheel spacers are not powder coated (as the ones in this video) and even if they are, the thin coating won't be impervious to the elements and road salt over time. So it's just good practice to use copper grease.

[@positronikiss]

what the actual hell.....HOW can people be so divided? Ive read from pros that RED LOCTITE is a terrible idea on lug bolts since they will be a pain in the ass if you want to remove your spaces PLUS the only thing that matters is TORQUE in the nuts, not red LOCTITE....other people swear by it like in this video....jesus christ how come we have no clear answer about something so critical?????

[@codyrockwood15]

​@positronikiss if you're not strong enough to break it loose then just say that. But loctite makes the chances of the nutts not backing off better It's no big deal dude

[@nicholasrussell-pavier912]

If you’re not strong enough to break the locktite bond you probably shouldn’t be trying to change a wheel. In reality it doesn’t take much strength and there’s less chance with two sets of nuts holding on each of your wheels that they could become loose. An easy and sensible precaution it seems to me.

[@devlinsemmler8236]

No need for loctite, you don’t put loctite on your lug nuts when you mount a wheel do you?

[@nicholasrussell-pavier912]

That's because lug nuts, or wheel nuts, are visible and their tightness can and should be checked from time time. Obviously you can't do this so easily with spacer mounting nuts without removing the wheel. A common sense safety precaution really.@@devlinsemmler8236

[@lowhertzhighspl]

6:10 MAKE SURE NONE of the bolt studs stick out beyond the end of the adapter/spacer (DO NOT DO VISUALLY!! IF CLOSE) by taking a ruler or something hard and flat like a square and slide over the top of the hole/stock stud to see if it catches or nicks the stud, if so, you MUST grind down or hack saw them shorter (just as I am having to do right now, UGH!) The REASON WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, because if one or more studs just barely sticks out, it will make the newly mounted wheel off balance just ever so slightly which will not only become a headache later on trying to troubleshoot, but CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!!!!

[@craigdefelice7686]

U could always stick a screw driver in the rotor, when u put the bar between the lugs u possibly could mess up the threads or least put the bolts back on to protect the threads. Great video tho good knowledge here much appreciated.

[@michaelnejadfard8459]

Great video.thank you for upload. Hope everybody watches this before using spacers on their car.

[@19mati67]

Why red thread locker? Those are permanent thread lockers. When you need to change your rotors, how you will be able to remove those nuts? I would probably blue kind.

[@lowhertzhighspl]

6:10 also should clean the surface area prior to installing using a metal wire brush and brake cleaner and then possibly coat the newly cleaned metal with WD-40 or similar as a way to prevent rust build-up IMO (In My Opinion) but don't quote me.

[@arielgs]

Anti seize grease is great for it. That´s what that grease is meant for!

[@itsbs93]

What about putting the Jeep in 4WD to keep it from spinning .

[@chuckzechman1497]

Unless you have lockers, wouldn't still spin?

[@LukeEdward]

itsbs93 nice suggestion. I forget about that. Super easy when the other side is still on the ground.

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

@@chuckzechman1497 I believe there is still enough resistance, but I don't think older jeeps will lock into 4wd without moving some because it's on a stand.

[@erikdahl3171]

Installed my 3 inch teraflext sport lift. Have new offset rims and tires on order, however, my stock Rubicon wheels come very close to rubbing on the rear sway bar end links so I'm putting them on so I can drive my Jeep until my new wheels and tires arrive. Thanks for the video.

[@michaelwhitlockjr2197]

If you red lock tight, won't this keep you from removing the lug nuts in the future should you need to without breaking them???

[@aimhighoutdoors4936]

Think they are using red semi permanent lock tight. It comes off with an impact gun

[@arnoldbaclig7709]

You should put the nut first b4 you put the prybar to torque it down ...so that you wont damage the thread.... but you did a good job 👍👍👍

[@PCPAyLOAD]

While the pry-bar method does work I'm always afraid of damaging the threads. I cut a piece of oak to fit in between the bolts for tightening. Much easier in the threads.

[@prepordietryin9119]

You can put the nuts on the studs and do it that way and then put the pry bar over top of the nuts that way it doesn't damage the threads. And when you're done just take the nuts back off

[@sebastianknott3804]

Very informative dont own a jeep, will be applying this information to my nissan skyline. Changing the 4x,114.3 to 5x114.3

[@jamesellis7677]

Also need to be sure that the bolts are not sticking past the spacer... If they are the wheel will not torque properly and will come loose.

[@JimmyS1981]

Do you apply thread lock on the actual spacer threads too ?

[@jeffdavis7990]

I have a 2 piece adapter set, because I'm going from a 5 lug (4th Gen Ram 1500) to 6 lug (5th GEN Ram 1500) wheel. The 2 piece adapter has 5 or 6 hex bolts to put the 2 pieces together. My question is how much torque for these hex nuts? My adapters did not come with any torque specs at all.

[@jusepreuscarmona3678]

Hola rob..... Para rubicon jlu es el mismo Nm de apriete de tuercas??...o es 130 Nm??..... Gracias

[@JuanFlores-xq6jr]

Do we need to get a wheel rotation after installing these spacers?

[@marcosgonzalez1196]

I’d definitely get an alignment

[@kmacksoe]

I have a 2018 ss Camaro I bought some rims that’s 5x120 but 2 of them are 5x112 so I have to put adapters on 2 of the rims I’m assuming the back tires would be best but it says to make sure the studs don’t go past the adapters or I have to get smaller factory studs now I see I can order adapters that’s 18mm thick 20mm 25mm or even 1 inch thick I’m just not sure what adapters I should order to make sure the studs don’t go past them??

[@charlestonerocks]

Can you accurately re-check the torque after 50 miles if you already used a thread locker?

[@WhipzByBlue]

Hell yeah, thanks!

[@salty_terminal_civilian5374]

Great video, thank you.

[@TrainerDaveB]

For a 2014 JKU Rubicon, what is the minimum thickness spacer to use that won’t require modification of the lug studs?

[@darrenhoffman9724]

What if I'm not changing to jeep rims, I'm taking 5 .4 jeep rim off and want to put 5 . 5 dodge 1500 rim on my jeep. Is that possible??

[@raulangelfonseca9955]

You didn't make any mention of Hub-Centric vs non Hub-Centric, for those who don't know.

[@lowhertzhighspl]

what about hub centric rings? I heard they are needed 9 out of 10 times with aftermarket wheels/rims.

[@thisisntsergio1352]

Yes you need those or else you will regret it.

[@FreddyJ120]

The Quadratec spacers are already hub-centric, so the stress between the wheel and the hub is carried by the center of the hub, not just the lugs. I guess not all spacers are like this, but these don’t require any added rings.

[@williamsimons4381]

Is it possible for your factory studs to be too short for a spacer? Would I need to replace the factory studs with longer ones?

[@christopherw.reactionvideo859]

They should all connect with the spacer nut but you should be able to find replacement lugstuds

[@MikeStrahan-vd5bu]

How many full turns of the lug nut is consider safe when the nut is tight on the lug stud ?

[@MikeR55]

8 to 10 turns

[@mpires69]

Good Job Rob, excellent video

[@mikedelong519]

My truck is a 6x120 bolt pattern, and my rims I want to put on are 6x139.7. So the correct wheel adapter I would need is a 6x120 to 6x139.7 or is it the other way around? Thanks in advance, I'm new to this.

[@errolwilcox747]

Yes, 6x120 to 6x139.7 adapter is what you need

[@EricTheOld]

Thanks Rob

[@Jaeger713]

This is a great video! One question, so if I accidentally break a lug off the adaptor in the future, like changing a tire.... I'm guessing the whole adaptor needs to come off, in order to replace the broken lug?

[@FreddyJ120]

Yes. Just like the wheel hub, the lugs on these adapters are pressed in from the rear. If you need to replace a lug, you need to take the adapter off to push the old lug base out and install the new lug.

[@Pincheemoska]

What size spacers did you install??

[@rossiristiawan9696]

How about the handling? Getting bad or not?

[@caiovatutin]

I need use the red high strength threadlocker just in the hub nuts or in the wheels nuts too ?. If my hub have a wheel bolts I need use it in the bolts too or just in the case of the nuts ?

[@MikeR55]

Hub nuts yes. Never use lock-tite or any type of lube on wheel studs. Just torque to spec and re check after around 50 miles.

[@tino897]

What if i have a lug bolt pattern ? Do i need to change to studs ?

[@Quadratec]

What lug bolt pattern? 5 lug? 6 Lug? 5 on 4.5? 5 on 5? 5 on 5.5"? I'm not quite sure what you're asking

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

Won't double checking the torque on the studs at 50 miles break the thread locker bond?

[@Quadratec]

When checking the torque, you're not going to over-tighten them, so it shouldn't break the thread locker bond. Just verify with a torque wrench that all the lugs are still where you set them when installing. If they move before you reach the appropriate torque, that's a sign that they've already loosened up.

[@tsteel80]

I just got my first Jeep this summer and got spacers to put on it. But it already has a 4 inch lift on it so the stock jack won't work for me to lift it to get the spacers on. Any suggestions, other than paying a shop.

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

Put a block of wood on your jack. Make sure you use jack stands when you get it up.

[@dominichughes359]

My wheel adapters are less than an inch, and my car bolts are longer than an inch. Can i put a disk spacer between my car and wheel adapter to reach the desired width i want?

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

Not a good idea. The style of plate that is merely sandwiched between the wheel and rotor, without its own set of studs, have given wheel spaces a bad name because they fail. They are in fact illegal in many places. You need to have at least as much thread engaged into your lug nut as your stud is wide, minimum.

[@jarinklinkenberg1928]

Great video. But I would recommend to tell the viewer to check if your nuts are in the right way. There is one side of the nut that is tapered so the spacer gets centered

[@cuen_recon6662]

Its to doble check every 50 miles? Or just the first?

[@MikeR55]

Just once after 50 miles then not a bad idea to re torque and inspect eveyry few months

[@JayRM714]

Does nobody use anti-seize? I thought that was the way to go when installing spacers so they don’t stick to the hub

[@adriano9105]

Good point, I do. Use anti-seize on both the front face of the adapter/spacer and on the side where it meets the wheel hub - especially if one lives where salt is spread on the roads. Avoid spreading anti-seize on the lug nuts. It's highly recommended to steel brush off any rust on the wheel hub before applying anti-seize; doesn't have to be shiny as when off assembly line but must be smooth to the touch.

[@bigroosterman12]

I am looking to put a wheel adapter that goes from 5x5 to 5x4.5 so I can put my old 15" cherokee xj wheels on it. Anyone have any advice if this is a good idea or not? The only trust worthy adapters that I can find are not hub-centric. The rest are off amazon or walmart.

[@luigirs3]

@bigroosterman12 I'm have the same problem need to install 5x5 to 5x5.5 adapters but all I found was a non hub-centric so I bought a centric rim from the Jeep hub to the spacers but between the spacer and the wheel there's nothing like a Centric Rim son I dont know what to do should I leave like that 🤷🏻‍♂️ any help will be nice thanks..

[@VinsanityMotors]

Thank you what is the torque specs. For the wheel?

[@adriano9105]

100

[@VinsanityMotors]

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[@TrevorPilch]

I wouldnt use red loctite😂Basically impossible to remove unless u heat up to 500 degrees. Blue loctite is a safer bet if u want to be able to remove them in the future

[@jamesodiomu9079]

Whsat do u mean by 50 road miles?.

[@Quadratec]

I would check sooner if they are hard off-road miles.

[@zeddecoration]

I won't to mike this by steel right or not??

[@luar335]

Spacers size?

[@Quadratec]

1.75" For the Jeep Wrangler JL & Gladiator JT

[@thisisntsergio1352]

Should we grind down any rust?

[@adriano9105]

copied : It's highly recommended to steel brush off any rust on the wheel hub before applying anti-seize; doesn't have to be shiny as when off assembly line but must be smooth to the touch.

[@bguidr6186]

Any chance we can get a video of the Arcus bumper?

[@lowhertzhighspl]

What are those spacers made out of?

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

6106 T6 billet aluminum.

[@jorg1456]

What??? No Quadratec wheel chocks!!! 😆

[@MW19511]

RETORQUE ??? WITH LOCTITE ON ALREADY UMMM?

[@majesticruby_jeep]

Yea that don’t make sense!!! Defeats the purpose of the loctite. Wouldn’t it????

[@Islandlazy99]

First off, why are we using wheel spacers?

[@erwinees]

Great educational video

[@positronikiss]

what the actual hell.....HOW can people be so divided? Ive read from pros that RED LOCTITE is a terrible idea on lug bolts since they will be a pain in the ass if you want to remove your spaces PLUS the only thing that matters is TORQUE in the nuts, not red LOCTITE....other people swear by it like in this video....jesus christ how come we have no clear answer about something so critical?????

[@Gypsy_Joker]

Why didn’t you just put it in four-wheel-drive so the wheel doesn’t turn

[@chiptaxfree]

Hey guys I would likely never buy anything from you because when I get on your website there's no phone number to call anybody.

[@Quadratec]

1-800-745-2348 it’s on our contact us page.

[@johnccooperworks]

Red Locktight?! Isn't that the permanent Locktight?

[@InnovativeTactical1]

Yes, I would have assumed use the blue....

[@RmfDiz]

Theres no such thing as permanent loc-tite. There's just PITA LT and slightly more of a PITA LT.

[@ResilienceOnPurpose]

It is the stronger lock-tite, but the only permanent lock-tite would be a welder.

[@gerimorell]

This video doesn’t show a before and after look, kind of useless

[@jackjones2381]

Do they make adapters for cj5 to a jk ?

[@ThePauliebuck]

There is a reason wheel spacers are illegal in alot of states..law enforcement should be seizing vechiles and issuing huge fines to owners snd especially autoshops who partake in such reckless behaviour

[@Jvinson97]

This type of “spacer” should actually be referred to as an adapter. Spacers are typically sandwiched between the wheel and hub and not bolted to the hub itself essentially just shortening the length of your studs. The spacers used in the video are as safe as using a wheel with different offset as they are mechanically part of the hub once bolted on

[@devlinsemmler8236]

Oh please. Give it a break grandma. There is nothing unsafe about spacers if they are good quality and installed properly which applies to all parts. Mechanically speaking there is ZERO difference between spacers and negative offset wheels.

[@ThePauliebuck]

Tires should never outside of your fenders flush with the fender wheel wells would be the max

[@ThePauliebuck]

No such thing as proper wheel spacers.