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8x170 wheel spacers

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High returns (9.8%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 22Conversion 40Competition 29Returns 8Price range 40Avg price 73Brand share 53Review moat 93Quality gap 90

Review moat

Great148.95

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Good$105.93

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Good73%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay3.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Okay$39.72–$189.05

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$165K

$165K/yr · 49K searches

Competition

Okay67%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Bad-6.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Returns

Bad9.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 8x170 wheel spacers is a $165K/yr Amazon United States market (49K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

8x170 wheel spacers market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$159K–$212K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.2%
Avg BSR
#564
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
9.7%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
244 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

  • KSP PERFORMANCE22%
  • Wheel Accessories Parts15%
  • ECCPP14%
  • Rough Country11%
  • LUJIANI11%
  • YIZBAP7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 62 weeks — -6.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top 8x170 wheel spacers search terms

  • 8x170 wheel spacers33K/yr
  • 8x170 2 inch wheel spacers8K/yr
  • 8x170 hub centric wheel spacers4K/yr
  • f250 wheel spacers4K/yr
All search terms

Top 8x170 wheel spacers products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$17K20%$33K30%$50K40%$66K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about 8x170 wheel spacers

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Size-Overall22%

“Fit truck as advertised”

Quality-Overall18%

“Quality product”

Ease Of Use10%

“Was quick and easy great product too”

Durability9%

“Durable and perfectly balanced, they give your Super Duty a bold, aggressive, commanding profile”

Value For Money7%

“Great Value”

Design-Overall6%

“they feel very sturdy”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Super easy to install”

Strength4%

“they feel very sturdy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“these are way better than what I was expecting”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Stick to strel”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall29%

“Ride quality got noticeably worse”

Size-Overall14%

“it was a tight fit though”

Compatibility-Overall13%

“Not for 19 dually”

Durability11%

“Had them for three months and all 8 of the studs broke off and my wheel came off while driving”

Thickness6%

“Thick”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Do not attempt to install them as you will shear off your lug studs”

Grip3%

“They slip”

Mounting3%

“You also do not find that out until you go to mount the tires”

Wheel Quality2%

“my wheel came off while driving”

Flexibility2%

“After installation, I noticed some slight flexing when cornering, which is really unsettling for a critical component like this”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall46%
Advertised Vs Actual Product11%
Compatibility-Overall9%
Wheel Quality8%
Functionality-Overall6%
Thickness4%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Quality-Overall2%
Mechanism Issues2%
Width1%

Common questions

Is 8x170 wheel spacers profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $165K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the 8x170 wheel spacers niche?
13 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 8x170 wheel spacers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 9.8% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for 8x170 wheel spacers peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 8x170 wheel spacers niche?
Listings span $39.72–$189.05; the average listing price is $105.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 149 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.