Anybody use wheel adapters???
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Anybody use wheel adapters???
Has anybody ever used wheel adapters to use different lug patterns on their truck? I have some 5x5 rims that I want to put on my truck, but of course my truck is 5x5.5. It's a 4x4 so I'm afraid that they'll see too much abuse...
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Well, then I guess I have to be part of the 20%. Although similar but different to an adapter, I used a spacer to match track width on a front axle. I can't remember the manufacturer, but it was made out of high quality machined billet 6061-T6 aircraft grade aluminum. I used this adapter of 1" or 1.25" on my Scout II dana 44 front after swapping in a late 60's ford heavy-half-ton dana 60 rear. I wheeled that puppy extremely hard for over 8 years and never had a problem. Took a little longer to take everything apart for servicing, but the stability and visual appeal was well worth it imho.
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It makes me nervous thinking about spacing the wheels out to accomidate the pattern change. Even if they were made out of steel and were strong enough I'd still be nervous about bearing load. The wheels being kicked out causes extra bearing load due to leverage and everything. I'm thinking about just re-drilling the rims I've got. Hell, they're brand new and I got them for 50% off, so...Oh, and they're American Racing AR-23's...15x10 with a 5x5 bolt pattern The *** clown I bought them from said some guy ordered them for a Ford truck and never picked them up. I guess I should have paid a little more attention.
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Well I'm trying to sell the rims, but I think I'll probably just have a buddy mill some new bolt holes for me. It will look kind of tacky having brand new rims with a dual pattern, but oh well...
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Sam: I guess you can't take the wheels back for exchange or you would have...? Could you sell them without too much loss? I remember getting a set of spacers (with different lug pattern) years ago as a young pup - I got hell from my Old Man who was an engineer/machinist - he took the time to explain why spacers are potentially a disaster. In addition to the safety and corrosion issues, you are changing the offset which puts great extra strain on the bearings as you mentioned yourself. Spacers on a light vehicle are one thing, but on a heavy truck?
Redrilling is not a bad idea as these are good quality wheels but is it worth the cost?
I'm one of the 80% Markcuda mentioned in the first reply.
Redrilling is not a bad idea as these are good quality wheels but is it worth the cost?
I'm one of the 80% Markcuda mentioned in the first reply.
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Take a grinder and elonggate the holes ;) )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Alvin in AZ (doin it "his way" right up until he kills himself or kills someone else and ends up in prison for driving an unsafe vehicle, then doing it "their way" for a while;)
ps- I bought some steel wheels from Discount Tire on a special order, good prices etc and one was crooked, not "industry standard crooked" but too crooked for dumb ol' alvin:/ they ordered me a new one and took the "crooked one" cheerfully as anything! :) No kidding they were almost like giving me diabetes or something they were so sweet about it. ;)
pps- what's your situation -really-?
ppps- have you tried to return them?
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Well I bought them at our local Farm & Fleet stores tent sale. Cheap tires, bedliners, and other **** that didn't sell. They were over half off, and the receipt says that I only have 60 days to return. I've had them for 6 months before trying to fit them 
So pretty much I either sell them or re-drill them. I have pretty much talked myself away from the spacers.
So pretty much I either sell them or re-drill them. I have pretty much talked myself away from the spacers.
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Not sure how much you want or don't want to spend, but I got the rims on my 77, 16x8, 5 on 5 1/2 for about $110 each, and I am not against spacers, IF you are just wheeling and not hauling.
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I can get the correct pattern, same rims, with center caps and lug nuts for $100 a piece to my door. I'm trying to sell the rims to get at least halfway close to that. If I can sell them I'd be happier than if I drill them. Hell, if I get a good tax return maybe I'll buy them and just keep trying to sell the others. The problem is that they only fit 2wd Chevy trucks, and other GM cars along with a few old ford cars.
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