Is there a company that makes wheel adapters that are 5 on 5.5 and convert to 5 on 5.5. Yes, I know this sounds silly! As per my other thread, everyone came to the conclusion that I need to knock out the old studs and put in longer ones. I'm trading these old mags to my grandpa for a really nice 322 Nailhead (I'm gonna put it on an engine stand, that's the best place for em'!). There are couple of reasons for my school of thought in doing it this way. 1. Grandpa, "You ain't gonna spend that kind of money on a set of wheel studs." I know, I know..... 2. He does bring up a good point. If we put the longer studs in a set of hubs, those rims would have to stay with the hubs forever, basically. We switch things around a lot so the adapters make a lot of sense.....
Is there a company that makes wheel adapters that are 5 on 5.5 and convert to 5 on 5.5. Yes. I bought new ones recently.
yes , you can get those adapters made , but why? new wheels studs are about $2 each , total $40 for all four wheels...and you can save your old studs to put back in if you switch back to the original wheels i still think you are better of just drilling your aluminum wheels out to 11/16" and using regular mag style shouldered lug nuts
I get mine from Robert at Forrestor's Chrome for the Street (rod shop) in Douglasville, Ga. , very sharp & knowledgeable people, it's on Bankhead <sp?> highway.
I would rather slide down a mile of razor blades on my back than use wheel adapters. Redrill them ,put in bigger studs ,whatever you have to do to make them work. Most adapters are not built heavy enough,are impossible to check all the lugs and are damn dangerous. Just my opinion
gotta agree with the cheap studs statement used to build drag cars & never cost more then $50 to put in long studs & them were high pref ones like unbreakable but i dont hate adaptors but they will stick your mags out a couple inches & they do cost a bit of cash but remember its your car & build it how you want & can afford .....
COOL]I would rather slide down a mile of razor blades on my back than use wheel adapters. Redrill them ,put in bigger studs ,whatever you have to do to make them work. Most adapters are not built heavy enough,are impossible to check all the lugs and are damn dangerous. Just my opinion[/QUOTE] well i have had adapters on my sons rivvy for years with some locktight on the threads they havent moved until we removed them for new wheels, so id have to say when put on correctly they are just fine, i wouldnt put them on a truck or trailer i was using to tow with though, duh!!
He is just putting them on a frame jalopy that he runs around in the field on. So, they don't have to be perfect. However, I don't want to "fix" them where I can't use them on something else. I'm gonna go with drilling them to 11/16. Any tips on keeping it straight and true? Then, I can order some lug nuts off of the fella in the original thread... thanks!!
An old racer, Fred Goeske (sp) makes anything you want. He made a set of 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 for me to mount my 35 wires on F100 brakes. Nice product and not too expensive. www.wheeladapter.com
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