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06-27-2011, 10:32 PM
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| where to buy wheel adapters locally
Most places I've checked online have 1" or 1.25" thick wheel adapters... and that's like running a 25 or 30mm spacer.
My hub is 5x114.3 and looking for adapters to fit some rims with 5x120 bolt pattern. I'd hopefully like 20mm or under thickness so my fenders don't get raped.
Any local shops that carry something like this, if not where can I buy online?
thx
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06-27-2011, 10:35 PM
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#2 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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visually this is how it looks, 
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06-27-2011, 10:54 PM
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#3 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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+1 also looking for this. trying to run 5x120 on 5x114 buttttt wheree do i finddd?!!!!!
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06-28-2011, 01:44 AM
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06-28-2011, 07:10 AM
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H&R trak adapters.
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06-28-2011, 08:15 AM
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hmmm.... Call Stahlberg Autowerks in Poco.
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06-28-2011, 08:37 AM
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06-28-2011, 09:03 AM
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Ghetto stance.
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06-28-2011, 09:38 AM
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^^^ lol any risk to doing this?? i believe i read somewhere that they stress the hubs a lot??
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06-28-2011, 09:56 AM
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I recommend/refer my friends to Essex Distributors on #6 for H&R/Bilstein products. Speak with Gordon. They are authorized dealer and unlike most suppliers they will get your product in short amount of time (3 days?) with no BS. http://www.essexdistributors.com/ | |
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06-28-2011, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by AVS_Racing  ^^^ lol any risk to doing this?? i believe i read somewhere that they stress the hubs a lot?? | Anything with a lower offset than stock will put greater stress on your "hubs", spacers or not.
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06-28-2011, 10:48 AM
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#12 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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Originally Posted by slowguy | +1 for motorsport tech, they have great customer service although they have a horrible website.
I've also had no problems with the ebay 1" hubcentric adapters I had on my Z which were by far the best price. They are on my friend's Z33 now with no issues either. Just make sure you get the right one thats hubcentric for your car
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06-28-2011, 10:55 AM
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#13 | | It's like going crazy when you're already nuts
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Originally Posted by ilvtofu +1 for motorsport tech, they have great customer service although they have a horrible website.
I've also had no problems with the ebay 1" hubcentric adapters I had on my Z which were by far the best price. They are on my friend's Z33 now with no issues either. Just make sure you get the right one thats hubcentric for your car | I'd be more weary of the studs breaking if anything
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06-28-2011, 11:39 AM
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#14 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by slowguy | awesome,
$200 shipped for a set of 19 or 20mm... I think this is the best size I was able to find so far.
thx
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06-28-2011, 12:41 PM
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06-28-2011, 01:00 PM
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#16 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by slowguy | I actually need it the other way around.
5x114.3 to 5x120, for Toyota not BMW.
but I think 19mm or 20mm should do, thanks.
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06-28-2011, 11:38 PM
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#17 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Originally Posted by 1exotic I actually need it the other way around.
5x114.3 to 5x120, for Toyota not BMW.
but I think 19mm or 20mm should do, thanks. | when installing the 19mm, that will mean you will have to cut your original studs, no?
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06-28-2011, 11:59 PM
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#18 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by superSandhu when installing the 19mm, that will mean you will have to cut your original studs, no? | wat...
the adapter bolts on to your original studs
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06-29-2011, 09:44 AM
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Yes but the factory studs may protrude out further than the mounting pad of the spacer.
If you don't have pockets in the back of the wheels, you may have to cut the factory studs down. A more expensive option is have to pockets machined into the mounting pads of the wheels.
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06-29-2011, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 1exotic Most places I've checked online have 1" or 1.25" thick wheel adapters... and that's like running a 25 or 30mm spacer.
My hub is 5x114.3 and looking for adapters to fit some rims with 5x120 bolt pattern. I'd hopefully like 20mm or under thickness so my fenders don't get raped.
Any local shops that carry something like this, if not where can I buy online?
thx | If you go under 1", you'll likely have to cut your wheel studs so the wheel can fit the spacer.
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06-29-2011, 10:19 PM
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and when you put them on, make sure they are on PERFECT. Remember you have twice as many lugnuts to worry about now.
adaptors are ok on a street ride.. but if you drive hard/track the car: forget about it.
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06-30-2011, 01:38 AM
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#22 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by Rich Sandor
adaptors are ok on a street ride.. but if you drive hard/track the car: forget about it.
| you're right.. I guess I better look into some new wheels.
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06-30-2011, 07:40 AM
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#23 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Yeah I can see you tracking that NA pos alot. Get your ghetto stance spacers take your pictures and call it a day.
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06-30-2011, 08:51 AM
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07-01-2011, 08:04 PM
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#25 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by Death2Theft Yeah I can see you tracking that NA pos alot. Get your ghetto stance spacers take your pictures and call it a day. | I've sold that car over a year ago you loud mouth, moved onto a TT 6.
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