Shortbus

First contact the wheel company about re-drilling, a lot of company's will just re drill to your pattern. A wheel with a 35 offset plus let's say a 19mm adapter will be a ton o poke. You could also run the wheel in the 47 offset with a 10-15mm spacer.

crashher0

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I have emailed their customer support and have yet to hear back from them but from other people i have heard from 2crave doesn't redrill if they don't have the pattern already. (just what i have heard).

I was thinking of just getting the +47 in the 5x110 pattern but i have seen pics of them and they just look like a flat wheel and don't have much concave.
Would I have to change studs for a 20mm adapter?
Here is a 17x7.5 +42 on a BRZ hardly any concave


Here is a 18x(something) +35 in the back more concave, +47 in the front less concave.


And then there is HONKY BOY's 18x9 +35 How much more poke are we talking than this if i get a 20mm adapter and a +35 wheel? 20mm more than HONKYs? Im fine with a little mexiflush.

Shortbus

You will need extended studs for anything over 5mm. 20mm more than the above picture will be mexi poke unless you are super low and a bunch of camber. I wouldn't put a flush offset/aggressive offset on the car until you get suspension first, it will look very out of place.

crashher0

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Alright, How do adapters connect? Say I got a 19mm or 20mm 5x110 to 5x100 adapter. I get and put the extended studs in my hub then bolt the adapter down with the bolts that come with it then, I bolt my wheel to the adapter using the lugs? Any suggestion on where or what studs to get to put a 19mm or 20mm adapter on a stock hub? I think I am going the adapter route for a better selection of wheels instead of redrilling anything that way I can use stock wheels for winter time.

So you are suggesting get my suspension (coils) put in place before worrying about running a flush or mexiflush stance? camber isnt my style, I like the mexiflush look with a wider tire.

Shortbus

You want the hub centric adapter, you will need to cut/shave your studs.

Wheel Adapters, Wheel Spacers, Hub Rings, and much more! | Motorsport Tech

And yes, coilovers/springs should come first. The fitment will be aggressive but will have so much wheel gap.

crashher0

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Yeah thats the website I got a quote from to get the hub and wheel centric adapters, I thought you said i need longer studs to run the adapter. Can i get different shorter studs to install the adapters so i can keep the stock studs to run stock wheels? or does it take a machine to replace studs?

Edit: I just read up on a few stud replacement threads and it doesn't look to difficult. Would you suggest buying an extra set of studs and cutting them or will my stock wheels be fine on a cut stud for the winter?

Hockeyman

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Been a while. I'm still using the same 19mm adapters I've had since 09 without issues...so many different wheel setups. Motorsport-Tech FTW.

Hockeyman

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They bolt onto the hub. Get some tiny lug nuts to bolt them on. You will use your stock studs. You will need to grind down the stock stud tips depending on the wheel you choose and how much room the wheel has in the back. My adapters are 5x110 to 5x100 and 19mm.


You do not need extended studs if you go with an adapter. With a spacer, you will.

Suspension first. Car will look retarded with pokey wheels and no drop.

Shortbus

I meant anything over 5mm on a spacer you will needs studs, on a adapter you will need to shave/grind the stock studs.

crashher0

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Ok I think that's the route i'm going to go. If the stock studs need to be ground down or cut with a 19mm adapter how short will they be? Will they be too short to take off the adapter and put the stock wheel back on? That's what i'm worried about is wintertime I would like to keep my stock wheels and snow tires to swap out.

Thanks for the clarification Shortbus!

riceburner

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You shouldnt have to worry about that there will still be enough thread for the lug to hold onto. Its pretty much just the tip you gotta take off

Shortbus

^^correct. Nothing to worry about.

crashher0

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Ok that was my biggest worry was still being able to use the stockers. These adapters do they come with a short lug to bolt the adapter to the hub or is that something that needs to be purchased elsewhere? I know their pics show them with the short lug with it.

Hockeyman

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You won't lose any threads by shaving the tips off the stock studs.

Adapters won't come with lugs, you'll need to purchase separately.

crashher0

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Would something of this size fit in them or something close to this? (First link in my google search)
Open End Bulge Acorn Wheel Lug Nuts Cone Seat M12x1 5 19mm Hex Qty 20` | eBay

crashher0

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Ok so if I ran my calculations correctly with a 19mm adapter and a +35 offset 18x8 wheel, aftermarket wheels will stick out approximately 1.5" further than stock ss/tc wheels?

Is this a safe approximation? I am trying to figure out how much further out it will poke than stock.

blrt

I measured the dimension and with the help of my co-workers. 6mm with hub-centric ring. The blueish coating is anticorrosion I'd sprayed - which I may have over done it. Oh well better protection.
I made these for my stock studs going from my current 245/30/20 to a more forgiving 255/30/20. Not much more side wall but every little bit will help.
BTW, our offset is actually 105mm and not 110mm as I thought.

YelloEye

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Nice spacers. You're going to need longer studs to get the stock lugs on there.

First I've ever heard that. They've been 5x110 since 2005.

blrt

I thought with 5mm I am pretty safe keeping the stock studs? However I won't be using the stock lugs but the smaller aftermarket lugs that came with the wheels.

Ok, you are right, 5x110 makes sense if you measure from outside to centre where I measured centre to centre.

Platinum_Injected

I just got mine last night from motorsport tech!!! Great guys to deal with prompt service!!

riceburner

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Guess i'll drop this here

got 5x110 to 5x110 1" hub adapters, i think they were hubcentric (67.1mm?) i forget though.

bought 20 new lug nuts from napa and they came with no nubs on them, so i could simply swap them onto my existing hubs without having to grind down my current ones. win.

the results, on 225/40/18 tires and lowered 1'' front, 1.5'' rear: the fronts are sooo flush. the rears poke out a tad. for some reason my passenger rear pokes out a half inch more than the drivers side, which means somethings wrong with my car

both back tires rub on the fender, assuming all is right they should both rub like the drivers side, which pretty much shaved off just a bit of tire on the sidewall, then stopped.

having rear passengers is not advised though unless you do some fender rolling.

Hockeyman

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The passenger side rear always pokes more than the driver side. Something is wrong with all of our cars

riceburner

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oh, really? lmao!! whats up with that?

Hockeyman

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Yup. Fckn GM!

TylerJY

I have an 18x8 et40 wheel. Considering running a 25mm up front and 20mm in the rear, that sound right? And if I do adapters I dont need to swap out the stock studs?