wheel spacers?

00mustang00 · January 24th, 2009, 04:27 PM

i was looking into getting the 1 inch wheel spacers from americanmuscle. i have a 2000 gt. the wheels are the 17 inch aluminum ones. you can see they are in my avatar. well on the site it says will not fit factory wheels but i saw a picture of someone with factory chrome 6cylinder wheels. my question is if you guys think they will fit on my car. just dont wanna spend 100 bucks for nothing. 1in Billet Aluminum Wheel Spacers (Pair) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping!

thanks,
brant

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 04:46 PM

Having wheel spacers, IMO, aren't really good. Yes they look good and help out but they can be disastrous.

00mustang00 · January 24th, 2009, 04:51 PM

what do you mean? how can they be disatrous?

Jazzer The Cat · January 24th, 2009, 04:52 PM

I DO NOT recommend you run that type of spacer

I think they have the likelyhood of becomming loose, therefore am not a fan of them. You would also need to confirm that there is room within the back of wheel itself to accept the ends of existing lug-bolts. They will pass into the back of wheel, as they are longer than the spacer is thick. I run 1/2" spacers on my rears and have replaced lug-bolts with a longer/stronger set.

You can run them, but I would not.

Jazzer

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 04:52 PM

^ See....

00mustang00 · January 24th, 2009, 05:01 PM

lol wow ok. seriously i love this site. i would have gotten them and probably regreted it later on . thanks alot guys. i have 100 bucks to spend so i think i'll just go with the mach 1 chin spoiler than.

Jazzer The Cat · January 24th, 2009, 05:09 PM

You could always hook me and Lefty up with some lunch money

Jazzer lookin' for a free lunch

00mustang00 · January 24th, 2009, 05:15 PM

haha if you ever stop by anywhere near philly im an hour from there and i might just do that. cuz there are seriously NO mustang people around doylstown pa at all

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 05:51 PM

Dude, I'm going to Philly tomorrow to pick up a bumper

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jazzer The Cat

You could always hook me and Lefty up with some lunch money

Jazzer lookin' for a free lunch

Hell yes

00mustang00 · January 24th, 2009, 06:11 PM

im about an hour from philly. like 30 min from bensalem. where in philly you picking up the bumper

Diabeetus · January 24th, 2009, 06:24 PM

Those spacers wont work with your rims. Your stock rims are hub centric and those spacers are smooth sided. They are NOT like the ones they show in the how-to video.

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by 00mustang00

im about an hour from philly. like 30 min from bensalem. where in philly you picking up the bumper

I'm going to Berwyn. It's like 5 minutes away from King of Prussia. I go to Bensalem all the time for work btw...

00mustang00 · January 24th, 2009, 07:16 PM

thats cool my dads company is in bensalem. what do you around there for work?

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 08:15 PM

I'm a network engineer. One of our accounts is Bensalem school district so I go down there to work on their network sometimes.

Jazzer The Cat · January 24th, 2009, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Diabeetus

Those spacers wont work with your rims. Your stock rims are hub centric and those spacers are smooth sided. They are NOT like the ones they show in the how-to video.

DUDE! The OP didn't even notice your post.... was too busy talkin' bumpers with The Lefster

Jazzer is bummed for his ignored pepes

SWEET2KSTANG · January 24th, 2009, 09:56 PM

nothing wrong with running them, they are fine. we ran some on the mach for a while, and i have installed many sets like that. they are a better spacer than a plate for the fact that the spacer itself is fastened and then the wheel fastens to them. the wheel you plan on running has to have area for the stock studs to pass thru.

Lefty · January 24th, 2009, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

nothing wrong with running them, they are fine. we ran some on the mach for a while, and i have installed many sets like that. they are a better spacer than a plate for the fact that the spacer itself is fastened and then the wheel fastens to them. the wheel you plan on running has to have area for the stock studs to pass thru.

I guess it's a hit or miss thing. I had a set on my GT and they broke kept coming loose. Then one time I was torquing a nut on and the stud broke.

I wanted to run em' on the Cobra til' I got new rims, but after I reminisce on what happened w/ the GT I don't know if I will

97GT4.6 · January 24th, 2009, 10:14 PM

H&R spacers are pretty good. they work with my bullitts but not with my factory split spokes because there are no spaces for the stock studs as 2kstang said

Jazzer The Cat · January 24th, 2009, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by 97GT4.6

H&R spacers are pretty good. they work with my bullitts but not with my factory split spokes because there are no spaces for the stock studs as 2kstang said

Hey.... I said that as well, many posts back

The Jazzer's not feelin' the love

January 24th, 2009, 04:27 PM	#1
00mustang00 Hardcore Enthusiast 2011 Caddy cts, 09 Jag XJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2,337 iTrader: 0 reviews	wheel spacers? i was looking into getting the 1 inch wheel spacers from americanmuscle. i have a 2000 gt. the wheels are the 17 inch aluminum ones. you can see they are in my avatar. well on the site it says will not fit factory wheels but i saw a picture of someone with factory chrome 6cylinder wheels. my question is if you guys think they will fit on my car. just dont wanna spend 100 bucks for nothing. 1in Billet Aluminum Wheel Spacers (Pair) at AmericanMuscle.com - Free Shipping! thanks, brant __________________ 2000 GT- Gone but not forgotten

January 24th, 2009, 04:46 PM	#2
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	Having wheel spacers, IMO, aren't really good. Yes they look good and help out but they can be disastrous. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 24th, 2009, 04:51 PM	#3
00mustang00 Hardcore Enthusiast 2011 Caddy cts, 09 Jag XJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2,337 iTrader: 0 reviews	what do you mean? how can they be disatrous? __________________ 2000 GT- Gone but not forgotten

January 24th, 2009, 04:52 PM	#5
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	^ See.... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 24th, 2009, 05:01 PM	#6
00mustang00 Hardcore Enthusiast 2011 Caddy cts, 09 Jag XJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2,337 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol wow ok. seriously i love this site. i would have gotten them and probably regreted it later on . thanks alot guys. i have 100 bucks to spend so i think i'll just go with the mach 1 chin spoiler than. __________________ 2000 GT- Gone but not forgotten

January 24th, 2009, 05:15 PM	#8
00mustang00 Hardcore Enthusiast 2011 Caddy cts, 09 Jag XJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2,337 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha if you ever stop by anywhere near philly im an hour from there and i might just do that. cuz there are seriously NO mustang people around doylstown pa at all __________________ 2000 GT- Gone but not forgotten

January 24th, 2009, 05:51 PM	#9
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	Dude, I'm going to Philly tomorrow to pick up a bumper __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 24th, 2009, 06:11 PM	#11
00mustang00 Hardcore Enthusiast 2011 Caddy cts, 09 Jag XJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2,337 iTrader: 0 reviews	im about an hour from philly. like 30 min from bensalem. where in philly you picking up the bumper __________________ 2000 GT- Gone but not forgotten

January 24th, 2009, 06:24 PM	#12
Diabeetus Regular Black 2001 Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 343 iTrader: 2 reviews	Those spacers wont work with your rims. Your stock rims are hub centric and those spacers are smooth sided. They are NOT like the ones they show in the how-to video. __________________ Black 2001 SVT Cobra Solid axle "Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad jugment" MM Cobra Club Member #1

January 24th, 2009, 07:16 PM	#14
00mustang00 Hardcore Enthusiast 2011 Caddy cts, 09 Jag XJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hope, PA Posts: 2,337 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats cool my dads company is in bensalem. what do you around there for work? __________________ 2000 GT- Gone but not forgotten

January 24th, 2009, 08:15 PM	#15
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	I'm a network engineer. One of our accounts is Bensalem school district so I go down there to work on their network sometimes. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

January 24th, 2009, 09:56 PM	#17
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,540 iTrader: 8 reviews	nothing wrong with running them, they are fine. we ran some on the mach for a while, and i have installed many sets like that. they are a better spacer than a plate for the fact that the spacer itself is fastened and then the wheel fastens to them. the wheel you plan on running has to have area for the stock studs to pass thru. __________________ project warhorse under construction wagon burner under construction as well (04 lightning) being built by MP2 Performance

January 24th, 2009, 10:14 PM	#19
97GT4.6 Hardcore Enthusiast 97 GT 14.2@99.8 @ 4800 ft Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Fort Collins and Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 2,347 iTrader: 1 reviews	H&R spacers are pretty good. they work with my bullitts but not with my factory split spokes because there are no spaces for the stock studs as 2kstang said __________________ Cammed 2v Built By MustangMatt More mods than times your daughter has slept around

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