loose bolts (Update)

[daz veedub]

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

this  no problems my way either

[Wazzzer]

I always do mine up with a torque wrench, it's just as easy to over tighten them with a bar as it is to leave them loose. Check the bolts to see if the threads are damaged, could point to the garage doing them up with a windy gun (my pet hate as it's so bloody lazy and dangerous  )

[Dave_IOW]

I will still run mine in absolute confidence, it was my fault that i didnt do them up.

[harlemex]

the less threads in the hub, the less torque that can be applied to the bolt. Get longer bolts. It makes sense.

[cullygti]

the garage used a bar which leads me to believe he has not done them up properly cos the driver side is all tight now my coilies are knocking their tits off just had them fitted with new top mounts all round super pro bushes new arb and arb bushes and the car is a night mare to drive it was fine going to the garage and now it feels like a bag of sh!t surely after replacing all that it shud be ok thus why he is having it back to see what as gone wrong 

[Gti_Jamo]

the less threads in the hub, the less torque that can be applied to the bolt. Get longer bolts. It makes sense.

This ^^^

I aquired a golf earlier in the year that ran 18"s with 5mm spacers and the bolts were only catching on 3 threads.

[Wazzzer]

the less threads in the hub, the less torque that can be applied to the bolt. Get longer bolts. It makes sense.

that's fine,  but I can still get to the right torque with 5mm spacers and standard length bolts

[harlemex]

I'm not trying to be clever, just pointing out the facts for safety reasons longer bolts are a safer choice. 

[Wazzzer]

No worries, I'm happy with mine the way they are and never had any probs, sounds like the garage that fitted cully's bits have bodged it a bit

[cullygti]

Cheers guys appreciate all the input and wes I fink your ryt mate I'm not gonna use them again that was the first time wen they sort out wat is wrong it will surely be the last and ul go back to my old garage he was a bit more expensive but always done the job ryt first time with safety in mind to