Wheel Spacers: Anyone try them...are they safe???

[LTHL VPR]

Has anyone tried using a wheel spacer on the Viper? Here's why i was thinking of trying them:

1) In the stock stance, the Viper wheels are tucked under the front and rear wells by about 1/2".

2) If the wheels were pushed out more, it would give the Viper a wider, more aggressive stance

3) Possible improvement in handling? "Wider is Better?" Wider track both front and rear?

Question:
Are they safe? Can they handle the loads of the Viper under race conditions?
If anyone has used them, WHO MAKES THE BEST SPACER?

Just curious. I have seen some that say they are made of aircraft grade T-.... aluminnum with titanium, etc.. and are made to handle big loads. Of course I will need longer wheel studs, but i do not want to jeopardize the safety, reliabilty, and performance of the car.
Thanks!

 

[JimDavis MT 97GTS 650R]

Bad idea in my opinion. Throws the suspension geometry off and loads the wheel bearings. We don't allow them in our SCCA track events here. (JD)

 

[Bill/APEX Motorsports]

While they may be fine on the street, wheel spacers don't belong on a road course. They can fatigue wheel bearings, spindles, hubs, etc., especially with the sideloading added by wide, sticky tires. If you're set on getting a set of spacers for the street, make _sure_ they're billet and not cast. Cast wheel spacers are very failure-prone.
P.S.--when are you going to get rid of that picture of your silver GTS and post one with your yellow GTS?

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[kverges]

Horrible idea, IMO. Changes scrub radius, increases loads on bearings & studs, and may give weird steering kickback over bumps and braking on surfaces with different surface side-to-side. Why not get wider wheels (still with proper offset), especially in the front? I have always thought that the fronts should be 11" or 12" wide and Purner can do that (I presume others can, too).

FWIW