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Title: Wheel Bolts
Post by: GTi_James on 05 February 2014, 18:54
So, finally got me some wheels however i am preempting the wheel rub on the fronts and have got me some 5mm spacers however i need to know the best bolts to use with them. never really given it much thought but now i hear tell there are certain ones to steer clear from. any help would be appreciated fellas
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: james2 on 05 February 2014, 19:07
So, finally got me some wheels however i am preempting the wheel rub on the fronts and have got me some 5mm spacers however i need to know the best bolts to use with them. never really given it much thought but now i hear tell there are certain ones to steer clear from. any help would be appreciated fellas
you need ones that are 5mm longer. I got mine off ebay and they came with the bolts.
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: GTi_James on 05 February 2014, 19:29
but arent there differences in different type of bolts, i.e. some are stronger than others etc
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: Wazzzer on 05 February 2014, 19:38
standard length bolts are fine with 5mm spacers
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: dom on 05 February 2014, 20:52
As Wazzzer says, standard bolts are fine, I ran mine for thousands of miles without issues.
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 05 February 2014, 20:58
but arent there differences in different type of bolts, i.e. some are stronger than others etc
And as dom and wazzzer have said before running standard bolts with 5mm spacers is fine i too ran mine with standard bolts for awhile,as for different types its mainly the seating type ie taper or ball seat
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Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: Wayne on 06 February 2014, 00:11
What wheels have you got, should be easy enough to work out the bolts required.
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: Nino on 06 February 2014, 07:56
I got some spare bolts you can have james, i git new ones then my 3sdms came with new ones again lol
Title: Re: Wheel Bolts
Post by: GTi_James on 06 February 2014, 10:01
I've got two sets, rs4s 18s and the Audi convertible bbs 18s, I'll try getting some pics up