Wheel spacers move the wheel out away from the hub widening the stance of a car. Wheel spacers are used to fit low offset aftermarket wheels, accommodate large brake caliper upgrades, make wheels look flush on a wide body kit, and even increase drift angle. If you are running stock length arms, up to a 1/8 inch spacer can be used without changing studs to give you a little more drift angle.

The two main types of wheel spacers are the cheap shim type ($15/pair) and the expensive hubcentric type ($135/pair) that bolts onto the existing hub and then the wheels bolt to the new spacers.

Wheel spacers can lower a car’s roll center and increase lateral stability. Some people say that wheel spacers are ghetto and unsafe but as long as you follow manufacture recommendations, there is little threat of malfunction. Some pro drifters use wheel spacers competitively so even in high performance situations wheel spacers can work.