Biggest Spacer without Extended studs???

[10thcoupe]

whats the biggest spacer i can run safely with the stock studs? i was thinking of a 7/16" spacer just to set the wheels out a bit.

 

[KingJay]

1/4" is the safest you can go. As long as you have at least 6 threads fully engaged your good.

 

[04spinbra]

i got a buddy that run 3/8 spacer on his 04 cobra!

 

[fiveoh2go]

I wouldn't go any bigger than 3/8" along with some ET lug nuts.

 

[WydOpen]

I wouldn't go any bigger than 3/8" along with some ET lug nuts.

+1...I'm running 3/8" spacers on my car and I don't think I'd be comfortable with anything thicker.

 

[racebronco2]

I have some spacers for my cobra which are about 1". They are machined out of aircraft billet aluminum. They are machined for wheel studs. You bolt these to your existing studs and use the wheel studs that are in the spacers to bolt your wheel to. I have used these for over 4 years with no problems.

 

[Jroc]

I run 3/8 spacers with extended lugnuts. I get about 9 or so turns on each lugnut.

Still extended lugnuts are a good idea, and shouldn't be too hard to install.

 

[massmustang02]

Broke one of my studs with a 3/8" spacer on there. I would recommend 3" studs with open-ended lug nuts to be on the safe side if you plan on running a spacer.

 

[fiveoh2go]

Broke one of my studs with a 3/8" spacer on there. I would recommend 3" studs with open-ended lug nuts to be on the safe side if you plan on running a spacer.

Was the spacer hubcentric?

 

[Posi]

i got a buddy that run 3/8 spacer on his 04 cobra!

I wouldn't go any bigger than 3/8" along with some ET lug nuts.

+1...I'm running 3/8" spacers on my car and I don't think I'd be comfortable with anything thicker.

Agreed.

Also in the past there were a lot of people that had trouble with the extended tips gaulding things up or getting stuck in the wheel. I put a little dab of grease inside the lug hole in the wheel. That way just the extended tip is lubed and there won't be any problems with gaulding while installing or taking off the wheels.

 

[Jroc]

Agreed.

Also in the past there were a lot of people that had trouble with the extended tips gaulding things up or getting stuck in the wheel. I put a little dab of grease inside the lug hole in the wheel. That way just the extended tip is lubed and there won't be any problems with gaulding while installing or taking off the wheels.

Its kind of hard to get them to catch a thread without getting cross threaded.

 

[Posi]

^I meant the outer diameter of the extended studs gaulding up the lug hole in the wheels. I'm positive it used to be an issue and they would want to sieze up in the wheels. That's why I put a little grease inside the lug hole or just a very small amount on the extended tip part. Chrome plating > Aluminum and if it's dry it could easily gauld.

 

[JWSnake]

I've ran a 3/8 on stock studs on my last 3 sets of wheels. I definitely would not go more than 3/8, which is easily already pushing it. I'm ordering extended studs soon because I don't feel completely safe on the stock ones.

 

[64comet]

I put longer studs in for the 3/8" spacer. Put the wheels on with the stock studs and really didn't feel comfortable with the amount of turns before it was tight. I would much rather be safe than sorry later.

 

[massmustang02]

Was the spacer hubcentric?

Whatever one the LFP is.

 

[BigBeez03]

I run 1" Eibach Hubcentric spacers, they have studs mounted to them I believe. I've had them on for years, ran on the road course several times, the 8th mile strip and many high speed street runs with NO PROBLEMS. Put them on and FUGGETTABOUTIT!!

 

[fiveoh2go]

So those of you that went with longer studs, did you go with the Moroso or ARP studs?

 

[XyX]

I had 3/8th on my wheels, and as everyone said I wouldn't have gone anything thicker without getting extended studs

 

[64comet]

So those of you that went with longer studs, did you go with the Moroso or ARP studs?

I used Moroso because that is what the local little speed shop had.

 

[RussZTT]

I run a 3/8 for the past 2 years with no problems with stock lug nuts. Plenty of thread to.