Safe spacer size for factory studs?

[Dadsreward]

Any advise on thickest wheel spacer thickness I can use safely on the front studs? I read thru a post late one night last week that stated but can not find it now.
Thanks in advance.

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[BmacIL]

5 mm to be safe.

 

[vzwire]

I'd suggest not using spacers that "slip" over your existing studs. Instead, get the ones with studs built in.

 

[NightmareMoon]

5mm or less is fine. Get the hubcentric ones. Generic ones are PITA.

If you need to go wider than 5mm, get extended studs and then you can run whatever you want.

After seeing a buddy loose a wheel off the car from running 10mm spacers with stock studs recently, you don't want that.

 

[wildcatgoal]

I'd suggest not using spacers that "slip" over your existing studs. Instead, get the ones with studs built in.

Except I have not witnessed the 10th example of these where the bolts stripped and they had to use fire to get the spacer off of the hub. Don't use these, especially in Northern climates.

 

[Grintch]

I'd suggest not using spacers that "slip" over your existing studs. Instead, get the ones with studs built in.

Those are the worst kind. And pretty much unavailable at much less than an inch thick.

 

[Stang8psi]

Hubcentric Slip on ones NO BIGGER than 5mm is what I would use and Have used. You will still get plenty of thread turns with the studs to seat them and torque them down.

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