8lug chevy wheels

[mike8560]

Has anyone used 8 lug Chevy wheels on there 60?
I've got a handful of 2010 Chevy spare wheels.
I searched to see about adapters but came up with nothing.

 

[elkhunter]

It can be done. Search around for '6 to 8 lug wheel adapters' and you should find sources. I was in the same boat and wondered if I could use the numerous eight lug wheels I already had.

What I found was the minimum thickness for the spacer was 2". No less. Not only that but they are actually two 1" spacers. The inside spacer is held in place by the existing lugs which have to be shortened or replaced with short lugs . The outside spacer has the eight lugs shouldered in from its' backside but is then bolted down to the inside spacer from the outside by six separate countersunk black allen bolts.

I know a lot of folks don't like any kind of spacers although sometimes, given the choices we make, there's no other way. I'm sure the 6 to 8 lug adapters are okay but I was put off by the fact that your wheels now are hopefully secured in place by the black allen bolt threads interfacing with the inside spacer's aluminum threads. This is opposed to conventional spacers that use a standard shouldered lug with steel on steel threads securing the spacer and shouldered lugs with steel on steel threads to secure the wheel.

The other factor is they are pretty pricey. A set of four will run $300 plus. I wound up purchasing six 6 lug wheels for about the same price.

Here are some sources:
http://www.ezaccessory.com/Wheel_Adapter_6_Lug_5_5_To_8_Lug_6_5_p/6550-8650v.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Adapter-Lug-5-5-6-5/dp/B008KQINGE
http://billetwheeladapters.com/5-to-6-lug-conversion-wheel-adapters-and-6-to-5-lug-conversion-wheel-adapters/6-to-8-lug-wheel-adapter-conversions/6x5-5-to-8x6-5-wheel-adapters-6-lug-to-8-lug-bolt-pattern-conversion-6-lug-wheel-to-8-lug-wheel-adapter-conversion/set-of-4-6.html

Hope this helps.
gk

 

[Lead Head]

Wheel spacers are already sketchy enough as it is. The two-piece lug-adapter spacers are probably one of the scariest aftermarket pieces to have even been created IMO.

 

[90FJ]

Spend $300+ to fit cheap wheels, and compromise integrity? What's the point.

Only way to correctly fit 8 lug rims is to swap in one ton axles.

 

[brian]

a pile of spacers to mount cheap wheels sounds like a fantastic idea. tripling the number of fasteners holding the wheels on, what could possibly go wrong there?

 

[mike8560]

I never claimed it to be good idea.
I was asking for input/suggestions.

 

[90FJ]

Don't do it.

 

[elkhunter]

............The two-piece lug-adapter spacers are probably one of the scariest aftermarket pieces to have even been created IMO.

Yep. Pretty much why I couldn't convince myself to go that route. If there was a way to do it with the configuration of a conventional spacer I would have given it more thought.

gk

 

[90FJ]

Post some pics of your elk, holy s***.

 

[elkhunter]

I just uploaded a couple of pics of the elk to my public profile. It was a good one all right. In 37 years best any of my clients ever got. Gross 396 B&C.

gk

 

[coolotisdog]

ive had them on my landcruiser for years no problems.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

ive had them on my landcruiser for years no problems.

Which set did you get for the front axle? Did you have to machine out the hub bore to fit over the LC hub?

I'm considering going with this route so I can run the same wheels front and rear, at least temporarily, since I've got my 14b out back and my FJ60 axle up front. I'd be running them for about a year until I can get a D60 underneath my truck.

These ones look to use steel thread inserts for the allen head bolts:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008KQINGE/ref=nosim/ihco-20

 

[Elbert]

if you were running 1 ton or 3/4 ton 8 lug axles that would make sense...why would you want to run 8 lug wheels otherwise? Assuming that you have 6 lug axle setup...

 

[GLTHFJ60]

if you were running 1 ton or 3/4 ton 8 lug axles that would make sense...why would you want to run 8 lug wheels otherwise? Assuming that you have 6 lug axle setup...

I've got a 14 bolt in the rear (8lug) and intend to install a Dana 60 up front next year. I do not like running one set of wheels up front and another in the rear. Makes bringing spares a pita.

I just want to make sure the adapters are safe for the street.

 

[ntsqd]

I don't consider that type of spacer safe for the trail, much less the street. It is not if they will fail, it is when because they will fail. It's just a matter of time. I consider any loosening of the wheel anywhere in the system to be a failure because it means that something changed and allowed the wheel to get loose. Failure on the part of the driver to catch that loosening immediately has the very real potential to turn into a sheet-storm.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

"Not ideal" vs "not safe" are two different things entirely. If proper torque is maintained through checking of the bolt's torque, then I see no reason why they wouldn't be safe.

Why would these make the wheel loosen any faster than with one set of studs, assuming that everything is tightened properly from the get-go?

Has anyone had a set of spacers like this fail on them during use?

 

[ntsqd]

Aluminum has a far, far faster fatigue rate than does steel. That is why I do not consider them to be safe. Show me the FEA and design calcs that put the fatigue life way, way out there and show me the material certs for the 7075 T6 that they should be made from that puts the Factor of Safety above 2:1 and I might reconsider. Probably not, but I might.

 

[Wiscolandcruiser]

EMS is making a really nice spacer to accommodate H1 double beadlock wheels on the 80, quality of product looks amazing and those old hummer wheels are dime a dozen and cheap to find. Seems like this would be a good route to go, maybe not for a daily driver commute due to the balancing problems some beadlocks have. Idk if the spacer will work on other 8 lug wheels, don't see why it wouldn't just have to bore out the wheel center and check clearence with brakes ect......

https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/726959-bolt-hmmwv-h1-wheels.html

 

[90FJ]

EMS is making a really nice spacer to accommodate H1 double beadlock wheels on the 80, quality of product looks amazing and those old hummer wheels are dime a dozen and cheap to find. Seems like this would be a good route to go, maybe not for a daily driver commute due to the balancing problems some beadlocks have. Idk if the spacer will work on other 8 lug wheels, don't see why it wouldn't just have to bore out the wheel center and check clearence with brakes ect......

https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/726959-bolt-hmmwv-h1-wheels.html

$750 for spacers? You can up recentered beadlock rims from Trailworthy with tires for $1,400.

http://www.trailworthyfab.com/Custom-Hummer-Wheels-w-Tire-Combos/

 

[coolotisdog]

"Not ideal" vs "not safe" are two different things entirely. If proper torque is maintained through checking of the bolt's torque, then I see no reason why they wouldn't be safe.

Why would these make the wheel loosen any faster than with one set of studs, assuming that everything is tightened properly from the get-go?

Has anyone had a set of spacers like this fail on them during use?

Yes that's exactly what I did. I have the two piece aluminum adapters on the front on a 62 axle. My buddy milled out the inside for me. The back is a 14 bolt so I never want d different wheends. I don't really understand how these could fail. If you tighten them properly the odds are against it. There are a lot of other things on my landcruiser I'd be worried about breaking WAY before the wheels falling off anyway. For starters, fuel lines rotting and cracking leaving the 60 stranded, smog pump locking up and leaving you stranded, vacuum lines falling off and making the 2f run like crap or preventing it from Starting. All of which are things I have personally witnessed either on my 60 or a buddy's 60.