4x100 to 5x?? wheel adaptors

[my325i]

Anyone running the 4 lug to 5 lug spacer/adaptors? And what do you think?

[Jparkr]

I'm gonna be nice because I know what is about to happen.
They are stupid; and no. No one here will be running them.

[devonjordan]

i think there is one person here running them. but i agree they are stupid...

[Wishno87]

isint E30Trash running them? hes got really high offset wheels to compensate though

[M42Technik]

Elliott is running custom made spacers, and the wheels he started with had a very high offset to compensate for the large adapters like ^ he said.

Quality adapters are expensive and can run from $250-400 depending on what you are trying to fit. Then you have to worry if the wheels will fit with adapters.

They are not stupid when you have a quality part that does the job correctly. People think they are unsafe but there are hundreds of cars (mainly VW guys) who run these with no problems.

Its mainly the question of if the wheel will fit with the adapters in place, since most wheels don't have high enough offsets to compensate for adapters.

[george graves]

^what he said.

They are not "stupid" or "unsafe" if made right. But they sure are a bit weird.

The thing with "X lug to Y lug" adapters is that they HAVE to be thick for the adapter to bolt to the hub. I looked into it once and I think I was quoted a min thickness of close to 25mm (~1").

[M42Technik]

The thing with "X lug to Y lug" adapters is that they HAVE to be thick for the adapter to bolt to the hub. I looked into it once and I think I was quoted a min thickness of close to 25mm (~1").

I also looked into it and the minimum was 35mm.

[cramer]

H&R adapters are TUV rated, perfectly safe for road use.

[Tree18is]

EVERYONE but us uses them with no poblems. be we have bmw's so there way to fancy for them.

[M42Technik]

EVERYONE but us uses them with no poblems. be we have bmw's so there way to fancy for them.

Your avatar reflects your spelling quite nicely.

[Van Westervelt]

Spacers and adapters are all prefectly fine, so long as you use high quality materials, and you do it right.

With adapters, idealy, you want to find a set that has steel sleeves inserted where the wheel bolts to the adapter. As opposed to just bare aluminum, which will just weaken and break.

[Mossman]

20mm is the absolute minimum you'll see, 25mm is normally as thin as you get. 4x100 to 5x120 1 of the bolts will interfere a lot, and one will interfere a little, so you can't use them with a 1 piece adapter. 4x100 to 5x130 can be made in single piece but 2 of the holes are really close. 4x100 to 5x100 works because you can reuse one of your bolt holes with a really long lugnut/stud. FK makes a kit.

If there's too much interference you can get 2 piece adapters made, you bolt a 4x100 part to your car, then with seperate hardware you bolt a 5x130 threaded piece on, then you bolt the wheel on. minimum thickness is like 35mm, often times wider.

[george graves]

20mm is the absolute........|||||||.........often times wider.

Nice post.

With that said, at some point, if you are hell bent at running wheels that don't fit, you can also have them welded and re-drilled, painted and spaced(?). Just FYI.

[bignate948]

i bought some adapters o long time a go but after looking at them i quickly changed my mind about putting them on my car. i would never put these on my car just do the conversion or buy the right wheels

[153624]

YUMMAAAY!!:giggle: