Appropriate Wheel Offset for 18" Wheels?

72BBSwinger said

And now we've come full circle, http://www.ebay.com/itm/XXR-526-18x..._Car_Truck_Wheels&hash=item4d273d3ac3&vxp=mtr
a spacer on the rear, WHO FREAKIN CARES, the rear studs are about a 20 minute swap to 3" AND you can rotate the tires front to back. But go ahead and keep on with your search......

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You don't need to be a complete @$$ about it. I need to work some things out with the company I originally placed the order with first. And I care about wheel spacers... I don't like them. They're another component that can fail and needs to be checked often (retorqued). Although I can purchase longer wheel studs the width is still the same so it doesn't make much of a difference. Increasing the length without increasing the width isn't beneficial because when you push the majority of the mass further away from the base of the stud/rotor, the mass is going to create a larger moment produced on the wheel studs when loaded by the weight of the vehicle during driving.

Now sure, you're going to say, "I run one just fine... Lots of people have used them without problems... etc." Fact is, there have been many instances where they've failed or the wheel studs have failed. I'd rather be safer than sorry.

Anyways, as I said, I need to call the company I ordered the wheels from as they already charged my card. I also want to give Enkei a call to validate it for myself. If not, my two options are American Muscle wheels with spacers or getting custom wheels.