NightRunner
Resident Junkman
Sorry if this is in the wrong category, didn't really see a dedicated wheel and tire section and right now my wheel is interfering with my brakes.
Long story short, I threw a set of 15x8 wheels all around my lifted C1500. The rear works great (mainly because of the 1.5" spacer in the rear that looks like it'll need upped to a 2"), but the front has an issue with the inside of the wheel rubbing the face of the caliper. I've thrown a 1/4" spacer on it to get me home but I'm only able to thread the stock lug nuts (a long stock lugnut, mind you) about halfway on the stud itself. My buddy has some shorter stock lug nuts that seem like they would get the stud on flush with the top of the lug nut but I'm still not convinced.
Considering the studs are pressed into our rotors, how do I go about getting a set of longer studs (or a better fit spacer that actually holds against the bore of the rotor)? The 1/4" that's on there right now is a "universal" one the tire shop had lying around and it's definitely of subpar quality. I'd rather now dump the extra money into buying a different set of wheels as the set I have now are only in the current setup with backspacing, so if I bought two new front wheels I'd have to buy the matching set for the rear, then it's another $150 on top of that to get the 32" tires mounted and balanced correctly again
Long story short, I threw a set of 15x8 wheels all around my lifted C1500. The rear works great (mainly because of the 1.5" spacer in the rear that looks like it'll need upped to a 2"), but the front has an issue with the inside of the wheel rubbing the face of the caliper. I've thrown a 1/4" spacer on it to get me home but I'm only able to thread the stock lug nuts (a long stock lugnut, mind you) about halfway on the stud itself. My buddy has some shorter stock lug nuts that seem like they would get the stud on flush with the top of the lug nut but I'm still not convinced.
Considering the studs are pressed into our rotors, how do I go about getting a set of longer studs (or a better fit spacer that actually holds against the bore of the rotor)? The 1/4" that's on there right now is a "universal" one the tire shop had lying around and it's definitely of subpar quality. I'd rather now dump the extra money into buying a different set of wheels as the set I have now are only in the current setup with backspacing, so if I bought two new front wheels I'd have to buy the matching set for the rear, then it's another $150 on top of that to get the 32" tires mounted and balanced correctly again
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