wheel adapters?

[scarface]

whats everyones opinion on wheel adapters? I am thinking about buying a new rear axle and it is 5 on 5.5. all my wheels are 5 on 4.5. just wondering if it is worth it

[carwash]

they are safe, i used to use wheel spacers, 4" ones in fact, on the back of my last jeep...

problem is the adapters will make you wider just like a spacer, by at least an inch or so each side.

[scarface]

that isn't bad in my book, I want to be a little wider anyway. Do you sell adapters mike?

[4RunnerAdam]

You can get them at www.aimind.com

Just make sure you re-torque them after an initial 100 miles or so. Then check them every so often afterwards. Aluminum will expand and contract and loosen up the lug nuts, and since you will have 10 per wheel now it will be important.

[carwash]

I don't carry them, sorry.

[scarface]

I almost think for that price I will get the Super 88 kit for it. I was looking at this site just for ideas... google
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Ada.../5550-5450.htm

[scarface]

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...0002_192370_-1

this one looks pretty dang cheep though

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...0002_804698_-1
that one isnt bad

[94Dodge Truggy]

I have welded up the holes before and put a new bolt pattern in the axle shaft before but would not be comfortable doing that on a daily driver. I have wheel spacers on the truggy. 3.5'' in the front and 2'' in the rear and run them on the mustang too! Be sure to recheck the torque and use locktite.

[sarge]

ran them on all four corners of my camaro to fit the ZR1 rims , all of them were 2" . I'm going to run them on the Jeep as soon as I find a good deal on a set.\
What axle are you looking at putting under your XJ that's 5 on 5.5 ?

[eighty3bronco]

most likely an 8.8

[scarface]

most likely an 8.8

dat be correct

[sarge]

ok ! most people use the 8.8 out of an explorer for a jeep swap ! 5 on 4.5 and 31 spline shafts.

[scarface]

Yeah this one came from a bronco so it threw me off a little. but it is full width or darn close

[sarge]

are you going to run spacers on the front ? All of the coversion adapters that I have seen give you at least 1.25" width , these on a full width in the rear are going to be much wider then the D30 in the front . 3"-4" spacers on a D30 is going to put a heck of a lot of stress on your ball joints and unit bearings.

[JeffK5]

Think .. scrub radius!