Thread: Wheel Spacers & Extended Chrome Lugs
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Old Feb 24, 2010 | 01:55 PM
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Talking Re: Wheel Spacers & Extended Chrome Lugs
Been there and done that.


Lugs, tapered are NOT TO BE USED WITH BALL WHEELS. You are asking for cracking and or broken studs. Loosing a wheel is not fun, done that too, both on one side in an autocross turn, thanks to Carlisle cheap studs.


Buy the correct length at EBAY, there are all lengths available. Crome too. I used 10 mm spacers and opened up the inner hole to allow it to fit the wheel. No I was not interested in true center as the wheel is centered by the bolts and not the hub. This is why you tighten all the lugs a bit to seat them BEFORE you tighten any one of them.


The correct length is important and if you are using the SAME wheels then you need 10mm longer bolts, if it is a different wheel, you need to follow Jims approach as every wheel is different depth and needs careful measurments.


THe front can take a long bolt no sweat. THe rear will destroy the brake adjusters if the bolt is touching them, with a tick tick noise. }

Measure twice and order once. Woody
 
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