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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Cory on 30 November 2011, 12:15
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so with the bolts i got with the new wheels i bought are clearly too long, as they are knocking on the something in the rear brake drum. and would probably explain how i managed to cross thread another two of them.
do they come in different lenghts? also where do you measure them from. it is the top of the shoulder of from the start of the thread? because the length of the bolts i have in comparison with the old ones are the same from the the start of the thread. but the difference is in the shoulder.
so are there shorter length bolts available?
probably a stupid question i know . . .
(http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt223/Guitar_cory/9b87b151.jpg)
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Just trim a little off you bolts you already have.
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im going to have to get some new ones anyway as two of them are destroyed
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im going to have to get some new ones anyway as two of them are destroyed
Ebay is your best bet.
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anyone got any info on the dimensions for bolts as there seems to be a few different types.
can just use some 5 mm spacers as tyres will rub on the rear arches.
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In that picture you have a radius type bolt and a cone type, you need to make sure the bolt matches your wheel or the two surfaces (wheel + bolt) will not mate correctly and your wheel will fall off and you may die :smiley: but yeah as said trim abit off the length
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In that picture you have a radius type bolt and a cone type, you need to make sure the bolt matches your wheel or the two surfaces (wheel + bolt) will not mate correctly and your wheel will fall off and you may die :smiley: but yeah as said trim abit off the length
Judging by past topics the op has Lenso's so he will need aftermarket type bolts.
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indeed! im more baffled as to why seem to be to long . . .
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indeed! im more baffled as to why seem to be to long . . .
You normally have longer bolts on aftermarket alloys due to thicker centers, factory bolts will work with both steel and alloy wheels hence being shorter.
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yeah man i understand that :cool:. im just wondering if im the only person to experience it? seems odd but wouldnt surprise me with my luck lately . . . :undecided:
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What car you got mate, the bolt thread will be either M12 x 1.5mm Pitch Or M14 x 1.5mm Pitch, the length is normally the length of the thread, not the entire bolt :cool:
The reason for fouling on the back of the hub is probably due to the Chamfered (cone) style bolts sit further into the wheel than the Radius style bolts. Are the wheels definately the cone style hole, drop one of the bolts inside the wheel and press it firmly in, there should be minimal or no movement left to right on the bolt when its seated properly, If the cone style bolt wobbles about a bit then try the radius one in the same hole just to be sure :wink:
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yeah, they are defiantly the right bolts for the wheels. had a check before fitting. regret buying these lenso's more every day . . . :lipsrsealed:
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wouldnt be worth it . . .