Wheel Spacers

[Dobz]

You can use aluminium nuts safely as long as there is a lot more thread engagement to spread the tension along those extra threads. And they would need to be replaced regularly so thread wear doesn't become a factor.

As GTSBOY said they are just wanky and they only offer a bees dick more of suspension performance.

[GTSBoy]

It's worse than that. They have horrible fatigue problems. Aluminium really just isn't suitable for the task at all. I'd go so far as to say they should be single use (if you were going to bet your life on them).

[MozzMann]

I simply will not compromise safety for the sake of being "Cool" aint much good being the coolest dude in the Graveyard.

And a word of advice NEVER use any alloy fastener's in a motor vehicle to do with Engine, Suspension, Wheels. Chassis

[niZmO_Man]

Get good hub centric spacers. 10mm is max I would go. Get good strong STEEL studs. Do not use aluminum studs or nuts ever. Sure steel is twice as heavy but 3 times as strong. I facepalm every time i see aluminum in a load bearing application.

I cant recommend Gktech gear enough.

Just use this combination

http://www.gktech.com/index.php/4-5x114-3-10mm-hub-centric-slip-on-spacers.html

http://www.gktech.com/index.php/13-0mm-knurl-extended-wheel-studs.html

You will most likely have to roll your guards too.

Heres is how aluminium studs break. Action starts at 7:50

That video is brilliant!

[hardsteppa]

while I have advocated use of spacers in posts above, I'm not a fan of bolt on spacers, or spacers of any significant width. In fact I really only advocate use of hubcentric slipon spacers no more than 15-18mm thick, with extended studs fitted. For the reasons - Bolton spacers create twice as many nuts that can work loose, especially the ones underneath securing the spacer to the hub that aren't accessible to check and keep tightened. Going to a wider spacer also creates the excessive strain on suspension components mentioned by other posters; I don't believe that stock hubs and wheel studs are designed to such fine tolerances that even a slight change of track width is enough for things to start breaking....from what I've seen of the jap engineering they over-engineer too much for that to be a factor... but start pushing it with a much wider spacer and the risk grows.

[sonicz]

Of course you can buy alloy nuts. All the wanky boy racers have them. It's tres cool.

Alloy studs has of course never been a thing.

Yea I guess was thinking of the nuts for the most part (lol) but I do recall seeing "alloy" studs for sale somewhere, so maybe that jogged my memory, though I don't know if they were aluminum or some alloy of steel. They looked silvery so it wouldn't surprise me if they had aluminum. Maybe some knock of parts factory in china decided to start making them and they just hit the market. Boom suddenly its on peoples cars.

People don't really research materials before they use them, they assume if its on the market its ok to use. I mean if a reputable Japanese tuning company uses aluminum nuts on their wheels on a top speed run they snap off like in the video I posted, the regular joe would not think even once about fitting whatever is "cool"

That video is brilliant!

Yea I remembered it from years ago. A lot of "drama" happens.

Edited April 16, 2015 by sonicz