the off set spacers and such that bolt to the drum and have their own studs --->well unless you live dangerousely or you dont like the body on your car use them . they come loose /wheels fall off.
This is just flat out bad information. Aluminum rims need to be re-torqued too, aluminum spacers are no different.
Think about it from an engineering point of view. The spacer bolted to the hub is no different than a wheel bolted to the hub.. The wheel bolted to the spacer is only different from the wheel bolted to the hub because of the material of the spacer. As long as the spacer itself is made out of a quality aluminum and machined properly, its plenty strong enough to carry the loads.
I've seen the offset spacers used in everything from road racing and auto-x to offroading. And I've used them on a Dakota running 33" tires, and currently use them on my g/f's '55 Coronet. I have absolutely no worries about using them from a failure point of view. They do require a little upkeep though, just keep them torqued. No different than an alloy rim, they have to be re-torqued after the initial install after a few miles, and they should be checked periodically to make sure they're tight. No different than you already should do with your rims, you just have to pull the wheel to do it. If you're using a good spacer, all it does is add another set of lug nuts to check.
