Im looking to put some wheel spacers on my truck but want some opinions first. I have a 2010 sierra denali, and like/want to keep the factory 20's, but want them a little more flush with the fender, like an aftermarket/negative offset wheel. Im only wanting to bring them out a 1"-1.5". Should I get longer studs, and just get a spacer that slides between the stock hub and wheel, or get the adapters (spacer bolts to studs, wheel bolts to studs pressed onto spacer?) being its just an inch, I don't think I have to worry about extra stress on the bearings and pre-mature wear, but Ive been wrong before. Thanks in advanced for opinions!

 

Adaptors... Hands down, a spacer that thick will eat up wheel studs.

 

I run 2 inch adapters on my truck Ive had them for about a year and never had a problem

 

I've always heard that adapters cause a ton of problems with balancing your wheels, and vibrations at speed.

How much of a spacer does everyone think you can get sway with before it becomes harder on the studs?

Also, an inch further out will be WAY too much for what you want. They will stick further out than being flush, I can promise you that. They will be close to a 0 offset wheel, which is generally only reserved for off road/lifted applications on these generations. To accomplish what you want to do I think that a half inch is more than enough. Hell I think even a 1/4 inch would be noticeable believe it or not. 1/4" would bring the offset from a 31 to a 25.

 

Like mentioned, Adapters all day. A good friend of mine runs billet 1" adapters on his 96 SS Impala. Its Vortech blown, pushing almost 700rwhp and tips the scales at 4600 pounds (only 20lbs less than my RCSB) with him in it. He autocross' the car every chance he gets and in roughly 5 years has never had a failure.

 

I've always heard nothing more than 1/4" on spacers before failure is bound to happen. Even then I'd be a little iffy with running them. Me personally, I think I would always wonder or worry about it until I changed them out for the piece of mind.

 

Heres mine with 2" hubcentric adapters with 285s on stock wheels... they do stick out. If you want flush, go 1" but make sure your wheels have the recesses for the stock studs or they'll have to be grinded down