2nd Gen Ram Tech 1994-2001 Rams: This section is for TECHNICAL discussions only, that involve the 1994 through 2001 Rams. For any non-tech discussions, please direct your attention to the "General discussion/NON-tech" sub sections.

Where to buy/get a 5 - 4 lug adapter / 1.75" spacer?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 05-24-2011, 10:57 PM
Arachnyd's Avatar
Arachnyd
Arachnyd is offline
Veteran
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 379
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default Where to buy/get a 5 - 4 lug adapter / 1.75" spacer?

OK I know exactly what your going to say... "NOOO" but hear me out.

I am keeping the stock WHEELS however need the spacer outside of the wheel to separate my spinners. Yes I have chrome spinners. Make fun of me all you want. I won them 10 years ago in a car show, and they are like $1000 spinners. They happen to fit the look and diameter of my stock truck wheels perfectly. I decided to buy a 2nd truck for offroading, so this is going to be a gawdy occaisonal DD.

I used to have spacers/adapters on my F150 years ago to run a set of aftermarket wheels on it. I can find 5 lug to alternative 5 lugs on ebay, but I can't find a 5 lug to 4 lug... which you'd never want to do for WHEELS, but should be fine for HUBCAPS. Any idea where I could buy these/have them made? Since this is just for fun I don't want to spend more than a few hundred bucks. The only alternative is I might try making them out of fiberglass?

Thanks!
 
  #2  
Old 05-24-2011, 11:55 PM
HeyYou's Avatar
HeyYou
HeyYou is offline
Administrator
Dodge Forum Administrator
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Clayton MI
Posts: 81,561
Likes: 0
Received 3,276 Likes on 3,023 Posts
Default

Don't use fiberglass, the side loading would break them, and your spinners would go for a ride they would not much care for.

All an adapter is, is a circle with the right inside/outside diameters, with holes in the right places. You should be able to have a machine shop make some up for you for not too much.....
 
  #3  
Old 05-25-2011, 01:09 AM
redheadhunter21's Avatar
redheadhunter21
redheadhunter21 is offline
Champion
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 2,831
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Yeah a machine shop or even call up one of the places on ebay and see if they could make you some custom ones with the lug pattern you need
 
  #4  
Old 05-25-2011, 10:37 PM
ghost4321's Avatar
ghost4321
ghost4321 is offline
Professional
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 237
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I'm not seeing how this would be possible. The two patterns won't overlap without sharing a bolt hole and even then you won't have room for lug nuts on some of the studs.
 
  #5  
Old 05-25-2011, 10:39 PM
aim4squirrels's Avatar
aim4squirrels
aim4squirrels is offline
Legend
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 7,843
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes on 12 Posts
Default

NOOOOOOO,

Sorry, had to do it.
 
  #6  
Old 05-25-2011, 10:50 PM
hutch311's Avatar
hutch311
hutch311 is offline
Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

gotta share pics please!
 



Quick Reply: Where to buy/get a 5 - 4 lug adapter / 1.75" spacer?



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:17 AM.