Wtf is this thing And why?
03-24-2018, 04:00 PM
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It's to push the rotor off if it rusts to the hub. Back the bolt out, remove the spacer and run the bolt back in. The spacer is there to allow you to "store" the bolt there.
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03-24-2018, 04:56 PM
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Nope. You can toss it. Just remember, the bolt is an 8mm x 1.5 in case you ever need to push the rotor off.
03-24-2018, 05:04 PM
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That was the very first mod I ever did to my 33.
Remove and toss.
On to 2nd mod....Track V.1s installed.
Remove and toss.
On to 2nd mod....Track V.1s installed.
03-24-2018, 07:26 PM
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Interesting. I thought that stud was there as a kind of 'designator' for the front wheels only, so as to not confuse the front wheels with the rear wheels because of the staggered set-up......?
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03-24-2018, 08:19 PM
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That's possible as well. Dual use.
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03-25-2018, 09:37 AM
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There is a 10mm wrench in the trunk with the spare tire stuff just for removing this bolt
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geared (03-29-2018)
03-25-2018, 12:43 PM
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In 2003 (when the 350z was introduced) cars with a staggered setup were more expensive exotics. Nissan did this to prevent tire shops from mounting the wheel/tires incorrectly (i.e., mixing up the front and rear setup).
03-25-2018, 01:22 PM
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You are very correct; this is the primary purpose of the stud.
In 2003 (when the 350z was introduced) cars with a staggered setup were more expensive exotics. Nissan did this to prevent tire shops from mounting the wheel/tires incorrectly (i.e., mixing up the front and rear setup).
In 2003 (when the 350z was introduced) cars with a staggered setup were more expensive exotics. Nissan did this to prevent tire shops from mounting the wheel/tires incorrectly (i.e., mixing up the front and rear setup).
03-26-2018, 09:42 AM
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Same here. I knew the bolt was for maintaining the tire stagger (IE: keep people from putting the wrong wheels on) but never knew what the little wrench in the kit was for.
FYI I guess I should have kept mind on because I actually had a tire shop put the wrong wheel in the front once
you would think the size alone would be a big enough clue. Tech even admitted things "looked wrong" on the car but let it go out the door 
FYI I guess I should have kept mind on because I actually had a tire shop put the wrong wheel in the front once
you would think the size alone would be a big enough clue. Tech even admitted things "looked wrong" on the car but let it go out the door
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