Wheel adapter and offset question....
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Wheel adapter and offset question....
Hi all,
New here and just bought a 2000 E-350 "Chateau" with a Quigley 4x4 conversion. So far, so good but I'd like to swap the stock steel wheels out. I bought some nice aluminum 18" take-off's from a 2005 F-350 only to find out the bolt spacing is different (170mm rather than 8 on 6.5"). It also seems like the offset on the new wheels is deeper than the stock wheels, effectively putting more wheel towards the inside of the chassis.
I have seen adapters that will supposedly allow the bolt pattern to work and provide 1.5" of spacing to move the wheel out towards the outside of the chasissis.
My question is would this be a wise/safe/otherwise prudent option? I've never used wheel spacers on any of my vehicles, so I don't know exactly what to expect. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
New here and just bought a 2000 E-350 "Chateau" with a Quigley 4x4 conversion. So far, so good but I'd like to swap the stock steel wheels out. I bought some nice aluminum 18" take-off's from a 2005 F-350 only to find out the bolt spacing is different (170mm rather than 8 on 6.5"). It also seems like the offset on the new wheels is deeper than the stock wheels, effectively putting more wheel towards the inside of the chassis.
I have seen adapters that will supposedly allow the bolt pattern to work and provide 1.5" of spacing to move the wheel out towards the outside of the chasissis.
My question is would this be a wise/safe/otherwise prudent option? I've never used wheel spacers on any of my vehicles, so I don't know exactly what to expect. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I have heard of people running spacers on the rear, to widen the stance to better match the front end. 1.5" is a LOT of spacer, and might be a bit hard on the bearings (lots of additional leverage if the wheels don't center correctly)
You could hunt down a set of pre MY2000 wheels. They were not metric and should interchange happily.
You could hunt down a set of pre MY2000 wheels. They were not metric and should interchange happily.
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Nothing wrong with running spacers at all.
Just make sure you keep them tight, and if the spacer+new wheels equal close to stock backspacing, it won't be any harder on anything.
I ran 3 inch spacers on the rear of my old 74 to get dual wheels to work on the rear.
Just make sure you keep them tight, and if the spacer+new wheels equal close to stock backspacing, it won't be any harder on anything.
I ran 3 inch spacers on the rear of my old 74 to get dual wheels to work on the rear.
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