Rear 5mm spacer [ safe with stock lugs ] ?
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Rear 5mm spacer [ safe with stock lugs ] ?
I want to know if it's safe to ride with 5mm spacer on rear wheel on stock lugs? or do i need to extend the lugs?
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You need to extend the studs, the lugs are fine
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yeah, i meant extended studs, not lugs lol. i'm sure you all know what i meant. the reason why i'm asking is i'm on 19x11 + 17 rear, i'd like to put 5mm so it's +12
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the problem with just a spacer is that your wheel wont be hubcentric anymore... the only thing centering the wheel will be the lugs, and thats not good.
you should do it right and get longer lugs and hubcentric spacers.
you should do it right and get longer lugs and hubcentric spacers.
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I just did 5mm spacers in the rear and yes you need longer studs. If the new studs are grade 10.9 then thats 170,000 psi tensile strength, for comparison arp studs which are the end all be all are 200,000 psi. H&R provides 10.9 grade studs with their spacers. Stock studs have 13mm of engagement for a 12mm stud, The front studs are about 1mm longer that the rears. I just like to measure and inspect the things that are keeping my wheels on the car, being I track it.
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I just did 5mm spacers in the rear and yes you need longer studs. If the new studs are grade 10.9 then thats 170,000 psi tensile strength, for comparison arp studs which are the end all be all are 200,000 psi. H&R provides 10.9 grade studs with their spacers. Stock studs have 13mm of engagement for a 12mm stud, The front studs are about 1mm longer that the rears. I just like to measure and inspect the things that are keeping my wheels on the car, being I track it.
remaining threads: 10 mm
Diameter of lug: 5 mm
Its a GO.
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The answer is, kinda. You can get away with it, but it's not really the greatest idea. If you do, make sure you check your lugnuts very frequently with a torque wrench. Keep in mind that the pads on different wheels have different thicknesses, so some will leave more threads exposed while others will leave less.
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