Are wheel spacers something that should be avoided if possible when it comes to setting up a car for autocross? I know that people will obviously use certain mods to get the appearance they want and dont care if performance suffers (i.e. lowering springs compared to drop spindles) My car is a weekend driver, with hopes of getting into some autocross racing. I wonder because I want to put on some of the 09/10 Zr1 wheels and would need to use spacers to achieve the correct maximum backspacing. I realize I could use a 4th gen rear axle and get an extra 2'' per side but would still need them in the front. Let me know any thoughts on this. I'm not a hardcore racer, so I assume they would be ok?

 

really nobody? I knew i should have titled this "check out my flashy new chrome wheels"

haha, oh well, i'm going to assume that a nice billet set will do just fine. hopefully i dont die

 

nobody answered because this has been covered so many times it ridiculous.

Use billet, not cast adapters, and they have to be torqued and re torqued a few times after driving. If installed and maintained properly, they are perfectly safe. Hardened wheel studs wont hurt either