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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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Alright guys, so I just picked up some 15mm spacers for the meisters that i have..

the problem: there's no holes in the back of the wheel for the OE studs to go in. The stud sticks out about 11mm extra which makes a big gap in-between the wheel and the face of the spacer..

what should i do? (get the wheel professionally drilled? Slip a 11mm spacer onTOP of the 15mm?)

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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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Slip a 11mm spacer onTOP of the 15mm?)
def not that
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 12:57 AM
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or you could get the kind of spacers that use extended studs (it sounds like your using the kind that has built in studs)
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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yeah im not gonna slip an 11mm spacer on.. but i dont wanna drill denta into my wheel either, though, id rather do that than add more spacers
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 03:21 AM
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There's people that trim their studs but that's probably the second-to-last thing you would do, just to throw it out there.
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 03:25 AM
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yeah, i think that means youre going to need to use the ones that require you to press in new studs.
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 03:27 AM
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get new spacers. H&R makes 15mm spacers that are not bolt-on.
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 04:23 AM
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yeah im not down to shave the studs.. lol so with the 15mm spacers, i would need some extended studs to replace the stock studs right??
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 04:40 AM
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yup.

you need them at least 45mm long.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ICHIB...item53de82f7c5
Old Dec 11, 2009 | 04:57 AM
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so would a 45mm stud suffice for a 20mm spacer as well??
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:05 PM
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if you sell the 15mm spaer you have now let me know, im looking for the bolt on ones

also just buy th H&R kits they have which comes with the correct sized studs
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rrimportracer
you need them at least 45mm long.
agreed. at least 45mm but ideally go 50mm
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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lol!! just cut them yesterday.. and now my gt-p's are 17x8 +20!! pretty flush, but waiting on the meisters.. 215/40/17 tires on the 17x10 wheel!!

but yeah, i didn't have time to buy new spacers and sell the ones i have now, because the Left Coast Low meet is this sunday!
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