I just bought a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 lifted on 35 x 12.5 Fierce Attitude tires. I noticed the rubbing marks on the inside of the front tires. A guy at the shop suggested 1/4 or 1/2 spacers. I was trying to get an idea of the difference of getting hub centric bolt on or slip on ones. What do yall suggest?

 

Neither... they are both unsafe unless you get extended studs and stronger lugnuts...

 

It was my understanding the bolt on spacers actually went over the orginal studs then bolted on there, then you put the tire on the set of studs that come off the spacer..So in a sense it would be the same length studs your are bolting on to. So would it be better to do that or let them rub?

 

the bolt on spacers work great, been using them for years on all different applications, just have to get them atleast as thick as your srock studs are long, otherwise you have to trim the studs, slip on spacers are a little scary unless you have studs that are extra long, otherwise you lessen the amount of thread contact witch could result in stripping

 

Personally I don't trust wheel spacers... I'd much rather change the offset than trust wheel spacers... I've seen too many kids put spacers on and then have a wheel fly off on the highway...

 

I highly doubt you've seen this happen to "many" people...actually I highly doubt you've seen a wheel come off on the highway because of spacers at all.

As has already been stated go for the bolt on ones. I don't know if they make them as small as 1/4" though. Wheel spacers have such a bad name and its people that have never used them that always repeat what they've read online.

I've been running them for a while now and no issues to report.

 

i was a bit woried myself about this, tho i have never seen it happen, i do always put a little medium strength (blue) lock tite on the inner bolts for assurance, (and properly torquing)....running many spacers, aliuminum and steel, never had a problem

 

+1

I run bolt on 1.5inch hub adapters on my Ram, which I mildly jump and extensively off road. They're quite reliable

 

Gotcha I can't decide if I should let them rub are not since its so little, but if I get some spacers that are only 1/2 in. should I just get 2 for front wheels or should I put em on all 4 cause you could tell?

 

Well you could space out the front wheels and go for the pre-runner look: