True opinions dad bought 1" 1/4 an is not gonna use them asked if i wanted them my good friend is a mechanic an tells me im dumb if i use them that they are a death trap..kinda want opinions

 

I would not use them

I have never used them but my understanding is they can cause wheel failure why unless made to exacting high quality standards and installed correctly they cause wheel wobble or you could call it being out of round this leads to vibration and failure.

This mainly applies to freeway usage 60mph and up were you are driving at high speeds if you drive only on freeways on the rare occasion you could be ok its high speeds were these Fail regular city driving is Ok just Ok.

But I still don’t trust them my knowledge of them is old 25 years ago though maybe they are better made now back then they were shunned as dangerous.

 

Yeah i shoulda bought rims with alot of back spacing but i didn't. Only rims i can find are super expensive

 

I was in that boat a while back, Just dont trust em. With a little patience on ebay i found used but a good set of wheels and they came with tires for 500. The tires were no good but the wheels were certainly worth it for sure. There's always going to be someone needing money here and there that will make the sacrifice. Always keep a look out on ebay, ebay classifieds and, craigslist. I needed a new front bumper for my ram a month ago. New at $200 or so, found a brand new still wrapped up in plastic for $65 on craigslist. The guy didn't need it and just wanted to get rid of it quick. Also check out local salvage yards, we have a huge U-pull + pay yard here. Some of the vehicles come in with very nice wheels. You just gotta get there before someone else spots them.

 

Procomp stamped wheels are about $50-60 each, you can get them with just about any bolt pattern even our 6x4.5 lug with several backspacing and wider rims then stock. www.summitracing.com or www.4wheelparts.com

 

Thanks guys

 

i have them and no issues. i prevented me frok spending a fortune on new rims

 

Im afraid to break something. There is akot of extra weight on the wheel studs with those adapters plus the rims

 

eh i look at it this way they are not spacers because of the simple fact its bolting onto stock studs and isnt free floating like a spacer. it has its own dedicated studs. also if you think of it this way backspacing is esencially the same thing, unless im thinking of this backwards. just my 2 cents.