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i wanted a +40 offset wheel too and after to to a fellow co-worker whose like 45 years old and grew up around cars he told me that spacing wheels can be dangerous, when going around turns theres a chance that it could break or the whole setup could fall off. is this true? or is he just speaking from prior knowledge from his olden days?

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The old school spacers were usually cast material and were inferior. They had a tendency to fail under hard use or even bumping a curb. The billet spacers/adapters today are safe to use under most conditions. Once installed you'll need to retorque the spacer lug nuts after about 25-50 miles to ensure they are tightly secured. Get a full size tire from a honda as a spare. If you get a flat it will go right on without the need of pulling the spacer. I run 4x114.3 +28mm (approx) from Ross at MM. The wheels are 17x7 +40mm Racinghart C2's I pulled off my '94 Accord to put on my '71 240Z. The fit is excellent and I have had no problems at all. If I were buying a set of wheels form the outset then I'd get the proper 0 offset wheels for the Z.

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Once installed you'll need to retorque the spacer lug nuts after about 25-50 miles to ensure they are tightly secured. Get a full size tire from a honda as a spare. If you get a flat it will go right on without the need of pulling the spacer.

 

I was just thinking about both these things. What is the torque for the adapters? Good idea on the Honda spare tire too. It would be a PITA to have to pull the adapter too. I just ordered 1 1/2" adapters from MM, hope to get delevery soon.

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  • 3 years later...
The billet spacers/adapters today are safe to use under most conditions. Once installed you'll need to retorque the spacer lug nuts after about 25-50 miles to ensure they are tightly secured.

 

Is this true? Do you folks running spacers actually do this? Would loctite help with this? Seems excessive to have to re-torque that often.

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