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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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Default wheel spacer and OEM studs safe?

I might have to get wheel spacers if I cannot find a pair of front wheels to clear my calipers.

It would be a 8mm spacer.

My question is how safe is it to run a 500+hp with a 8mm spacer without extended studs?

Is it ok?
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:47 AM
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Default Re: wheel spacer and OEM studs safe?

Max people run is about a 2-3mm spacer. Anything over that is asking for a wreck.
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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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Default Re: wheel spacer and OEM studs safe?

I have to clear spoon calipers thats why.

I am having the hardest time finding 2 rims that clear the spoon calipers.

I have found some but they are just too expensive (SSR, Volks). Im looking to get kosei k1 in +38 offset but no luck finding any...
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 08:43 AM
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Default Re: wheel spacer and OEM studs safe?

Originally Posted by gosu08
My question is how safe is it to run a 500+hp with a 8mm spacer without extended studs?

Is it ok?
You need at least 6.5-7.0 full turns on the lug nuts to be safe. If you don't have that much, then you'll need extended studs.
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Old Sep 26, 2010 | 08:31 PM
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You need at least 6.5-7.0 full turns on the lug nuts to be safe. If you don't have that much, then you'll need extended studs.
thank you. i will do spacers first and see if i can safely turn them the amount that you listed and if not....more rim searching
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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Default Re: wheel spacer and OEM studs safe?

dude just get extended studs
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