Almost lost a wheel

valiantpatrol said

Seem to be two distinct groups of thought on here. It's all the adapters fault and the substandard installation crowd. To the adapters are bad crowd, even though the adapter didn't fail, I say I agree 1000%

To the group who fault my substandard installation, with inappropriate shortcuts taken, I ask what ever happened to lying in support of a fellow car buddy ! I thought this was a support group ???

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This is a support group… and we want everyone to be safe out there and not get hurt. We all have learned from hard lessons in life very similar to yours. I know you came here asking because it scared you and you want to deconstruct the whys because I know you don’t want this to happen again, or to anyone else. Otherwise you would not have shared the level of detail you did about your installation process. Wheel torque and lug nut style is a major player in the root cause analysis, and is supported by other members experience, with and without spacers wheels come off from those two reasons. At the time you installed these you did not know how serious or that it was or could become a problem, but now you know. But additionally, if you can use the lessons you learned to prevent the same oversight on other member’s vehicle out there… it could save someone from a worse disaster by reminding them to check their spacer installation. It might not be the support you seek, but it could just be the support you, and others need to be able to stay safe and continue to enjoy your life as you have it. Long winded yes, but realize none of us would be responding if we didn’t care enough about you as a member to give you the information you need to hear to continue living your life safely.