Has any of guys tried Space Adapters in the rear?

[cinkmoot]

Just ordered some adapters - 1'' for the rear. I have some 17 '' rims and the front stick out of the fender just a little bit.
So I never was comfortable with the rear and i noticed all Gen 3 Camrys have the rear wheel further inside the wheel well than the front so I decided to correct this.
What I need to know, are there any disadvantages of using those adapters?
Will I need to get the car aligned, maybe rear wheels balanced?
How about tickets for the having the wheel sticking out by a few micro inches or that rule applies only to trucks?

Has anyone used spacers and what was the outcome?

Again, thanks in advance

[RichieRichJP]

micro-inches
Well to me it sounds like you ordered rims with the wrong offset.
Spacers don't have anything to do with balanced tires or alignment, both which you should have to begin with.
There was a post today about using spacers. Find it.

[cinkmoot]

Originally Posted by RichieRichJP

micro-inches
Well to me it sounds like you ordered rims with the wrong offset.
Spacers don't have anything to do with balanced tires or alignment, both which you should have to begin with.
There was a post today about using spacers. Find it.

micro inches was just an exaggeration......just meant a very little.

The rims are fine. i've used them for a whole year. i just never liked the way the rears were all the way inside the well while the fronts were protruding outside in a wide stance even without spacers.
I just thought if i use space adapters i might mess up the physics of the wheel. Kinda like when you change struts or lower the car you have to get an alignment.

All i'm trying to do is bring the rears a little outward. Make a more wider stance.

I've searched to no avail. Maybe i should look under spacers.

[t3chnique]

No, you won't need to get your wheels balanced or get aligned again. I actually used to have 1" spacers in the rear but they rubbed to much with my drop. I'm now looking at getting some 20mm or 15mm spacers.

hope this helps. No disadvantages in the rear, the fronts are a different story.

[CROYCE992]

arent spacers bad for your hub assemblies?

[cinkmoot]

Originally Posted by CROYCE992

arent spacers bad for your hub assemblies?

I think spacers are bad.
I tried spacers but I couldn't get the nuts to go in all the way.
Thats why i'm opting for adapters instead.
Space adapters I think is what they 're called

[quangtran89]

I used 25mm spacer adapter for my rears for about 3 months. Didn't have any problem. Though the lug nuts on the adapters were very lose. Probably because I didn't tighten it enough. After I drop my car I had to remove them. They were rubbing too much.

[cinkmoot]

Originally Posted by quangtran89

I used 25mm spacer adapter for my rears for about 3 months. Didn't have any problem. Though the lug nuts on the adapters were very lose. Probably because I didn't tighten it enough. After I drop my car I had to remove them. They were rubbing too much.

How wide are your tires? I think i might end up going that route coz I wanna lower the car just 1 inch.
Maybe then i'll get a smaller adapter.
You mean to say the adapters have a weaker kind of metal?
This guy selling his is advertising how reinforced with some kind of aircraft metal his adapters are.

Glad to see no complications arose from 25mm.

Do you have pictures from back when you had them? A link would do if you don't wanna post them here.
Thanks for the feedback

[ONE_to_HATE]

im rockin' 20mm.. but they're not the adapter kinds. they're the ones with extended wheel studs beause i think anything bigger that 15mm shouldn't be done with adapters where you bolt it onto the original studs. Thats just more weight and stress on the studs.

[Gothmog3VZ]

Yeah, I noticed my rears are tucked in relative to the front a few weeks back; looks naasty IMO. how $ much would those spacers run for (roughly)?

[quangtran89]

Originally Posted by cinkmoot

How wide are your tires? I think i might end up going that route coz I wanna lower the car just 1 inch.
Maybe then i'll get a smaller adapter.
You mean to say the adapters have a weaker kind of metal?
This guy selling his is advertising how reinforced with some kind of aircraft metal his adapters are.

Glad to see no complications arose from 25mm.

Do you have pictures from back when you had them? A link would do if you don't wanna post them here.
Thanks for the feedback

Sorry I never yook any pictures with the adapters on the car. My tires were 215 on a rim with 38 offset. It would rub when I turn. The adapter metal were fine. I didn't torque enough when installing the lugs.

Gothmog3VZ- I got my spacer from ebay for $90 shipped a pair. This was like a year ago.

[DAMON]

Originally Posted by ONE_to_HATE

im rockin' 20mm.. but they're not the adapter kinds. they're the ones with extended wheel studs beause i think anything bigger that 15mm shouldn't be done with adapters where you bolt it onto the original studs. Thats just more weight and stress on the studs.

Agreed. I would use some H&R TRAK spacers that include longer studs. Those are going to be the safest option.

[cinkmoot]

Originally Posted by ONE_to_HATE

im rockin' 20mm.. but they're not the adapter kinds. they're the ones with extended wheel studs beause i think anything bigger that 15mm shouldn't be done with adapters where you bolt it onto the original studs. Thats just more weight and stress on the studs.

Sorry but i'm not getting it.
The adapter kind is the one with holes for the car's original lugs and extended lugs for the wheels and spacers are the just the metal plate with holes depending on the lug pattern.
Is this correct?
In that case, is my 1'' adapter is detrimental to my car because of the added weight because its a bolt on kind?

Please enlighten me.

[cinkmoot]

Originally Posted by Gothmog3VZ

Yeah, I noticed my rears are tucked in relative to the front a few weeks back; looks naasty IMO. how $ much would those spacers run for (roughly)?

I got myself a pair from a guy on Ebay for $69 with free shipping.
When you search under Toyota you get them for $119.
So i went the Nissan Maxima route since we share the same Lug pattern and sure enough, got the same adapters.


They arrived this evening and I didnt waste any time to put them on. They are warning ya to tighten them ( 90lbs of force) So I had my buddy step on the brakes while I tightened the adapters. ( I post earlier in this thread has the guy complaining his lugs were loose and thats probably why)
The Adapter's lugs were kinda hard to get the car's lug nuts in properly and I had to guide them with my fingers for a while. This was made even harder by my rims since the holes are barely big enough for the wheel spanner.

I'll get some pictures in tomorrow evening.

[n3rdifed]

if your looking for a wider stance:
1. find a good offset so you dont have to use spacers
2. roll/pull fender
3. find a nice tire combo to make sure you dont rub.

i rub bad without 5mm spacers in the rear because my tires are wide and roll. when i added my camber my 5mm spacers didnt even help and i was still rubbing on the strut. my rim is oem lexus 7x16 with a 45 +.

cinkmoot you should check what your offset is and i garuntee your going to have to run extended lugnuts with a 1" spacer. the reason why is that the less thread the nut has on lock, the more likley it is going to strip or worse fly off or break. ive had this happen to me after somebody installed new tires. the spacer was placed wrong and the wheel was not bolted on correctly (star pattern). it stripped and froze 2 of my bolts to the point where i had to break it off the stud.. so what im saying is that if your going with these spacers then get extended studs on your hub or find a better offset rim.

i wonder whats the lowest offset that has ever been slapped on a camry...
IMO i think we need an up to date fitment thread. just for the gen 3/4 forum and explore about fitments n stance more.