legacy gt wheel spacers... need some insight

i have an 05 legacy gt... and like most lgt owners im cursed with the 5x100 bolt pattern lol...

i was just wondering if buying wheels spacers to convert the hubs to 5x114.3 is a good idea... i already know the positives because every sight advertises it.. and i also have a wider variety of wheel choices... but are there any negatives to doing this... and if i was to do this to what specs should i buy these spacers...? brand? etc.... any info is appreciated...

heres a random site that sells them....

http://www.advancespeedshop.com/proj...s-p-16205.html

why are you so opposed to the 5x100?

ive seen this style of wheel spacers crack clear off and a wheel comming off. Not to mention that you put alot of extra stress on the wheel bearings.

as awesome as 5x114.3 is

putting on those conversion spacer will just kill your wheel bearing

they are at least 15mm

you are putting alot of stress on the bearings

just stick with the limited amount of wheels 5x100 offers...

/\truth

Wheel spacers=bad juju.

Wheel spacers are just like using a lower offset wheel....people never seem to understand that and just say they ruin bearings....etc.

thanks for the info... really appreciate it...

low offset wheel do not kill wheel bearing

i've ran all sorts of wheels from 0-20 offset for years

no problem

That is what I am saying.....a quality hub centric adapter or spacer places the same stress on bearings as a low offset wheel, if the correct math is done. I agree that a low offset wheel does not kill bearings....but everyone is paranoid with our cars.

Scott G

If you really love your car you shouldn't drive it.

so wut would the proper math be for a 1" 5x114 adapter?

none, don't use them PERIOD

If you run a spacer that retains factory axle studs, or uses longer axle studs, there is no difference between those and low offset wheels in terms of stress put on the bearings. As long as they are the kind of spacers that slide over your axle studs, I consider them safe, even if they are 15mm.

It's the really large "bolt on" spacers and 114 conversion spacers that you should stay away from. Having a spacer that is bolted to the hub, with studs pressed into the spacer that bolt the wheel on is a bad idea. They are weaker by design and transfer loads to the rotors differently because the studs that hold the wheels on do not pass through the rotors.

Do not buy conversion spacers or spacers with pressed in studs.

slip on/bolt on spacer != low offset wheel

how?