1/4" spacer ????

i bought some pro-comp wheels from the local 4 wheel parts and it turns out that they hit the calipers. what a suprise???? has anyone used 1/4" spacers to remedy this. i am just worried i won't have enough thread on the lugs and grinding the calipers is not an option for warranty issues. thanks for any help.

 

I have 1/4" spacers on my front hubs. Are they aluminum or steel wheels?

 

With my steelies, I had to get conical lug nuts. I'm comfortable with the amount of thread the lug nuts have. What bothers me is the cheap construction of the spacers and the fact that they eliminate the abillity of the wheels to center on the hubs as oposed to the lug nuts. That being said, after 4 months of daily driving and some offroading, I havn't had any problems.

 

I know there are some that are against griding the calipers....why not grind the rims? You are only removing a small amount of material and it's on the inside of the rim that you will never see. As long as the amount of material removed is pretty equal, balancing shouldn't be an issue either.

 

I have been used them for like 3 months, and I havn't had any problems.

 

thanks for all the replies. i went ahead and ordered them today along with the conical lug nuts. i have run large spacers before on all my vw's but with them you can replace the the whole lug bolt with longer ones so that is why i asked. thanks again.