loose bolts (Update)

[cullygti]

heard a strange noise on the car yesterday as if the wheel was coming off so got home very slowly as didnt know what was going on and didnt like the noise on closer inspection 2 of my wheel bolts fell on the floor and the other 3 were all very loose im using standard bolts with 5mm spacers as im really low on coilies could i get away with taking the spacers off and still use the car or will they catch it as really put me off them now and im going to get 10mm hubcentric ones as they come with the longer bolts really  shocked me all the bolts being loose like that and the one was a locker bolt to cheers guys

[Wazzzer]

I have never had my bolts come loose and I run standard bolts with 5mm spacers

[cullygti]

yeah i fort it would be ok to wes as done all the research before hand so am a bit worried now mate

[Wazzzer]

Who did them up last and were they done with a torque wrench or just a bar?

[Steve_PD]

Get some longer bolts, the standard bolts with 5mm spacers only go in a few turns. Also re-torque the bolts after 50 miles or so

[harlemex]

Anything over 3mm should ideally use longer bolts.(just to be on safe side)

[Wazzzer]

I have never had my bolts come loose and I run standard bolts with 5mm spacers

[cullygti]

garage did them up when they fitted coilies im just gonna get new bolts or new spacers with bolts coilie on same side av developed a strange noise to so going to get them inspected on tuesday and they were done up with a bar and not torqued

[Dave_IOW]

I had a wheel come off after i forgot to properly tighten mine, and also had the same as you just last week.

Lost two bolts that i found back up the road, and three bolts that were loose in the wheel ready to come out, nearly three wheeled it again 

These were both due to the bolts not being tightened properly, not because they are too short 

[cullygti]

cheers dave could be the garages fault then as they were the last ones to touch them if im honest its made me a bit weary of using the spacers at all now