The Slammed Life
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Kinda wish we wrote the peace instead of them. All I got to say at least it's better then then last one
Way more than I feel is worth while. So I'll still politely disagree with you.
Alright guys, any ideas why these wheels won't go on?
IMG_1154-1 by alexperrucci, on Flickr
IMG_1155 by alexperrucci, on Flickr
IMG_1154-1 by alexperrucci, on Flickr
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Me neither.
Nope thats as far as they go there.
I've found some info that they might be 12mm and the studs are 14mm.
They almost look like reducers of some kind. Like you said if they were on a car with tiny studs they might have been put into the wheels to make everything fit better when you tighten the lug nuts. Is it possible to tap them out from the back? Maybe there is a more normal sized conical seat behind them.
I thought about that. I'll have to give it a try. The guy I got them from had them on a 5x112 VW Jetta. Think he was using adapters.
Really appreciate the help and quick replies, thanks guys.
Just went out and tried to bang them out, they seem pretty solid.
Here's some better pictures.
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Just went out and tried to bang them out, they seem pretty solid.
Here's some better pictures.
IMG_1163 by alexperrucci, on Flickr
IMG_1160 by alexperrucci, on Flickr
The only thing I can think of at the moment is that VW might use a lug bolt that is more narrow than the studs that mazda uses. This would probably require some kind of seat/ring to be added into the wheel so the tapered lug bolt fits in correctly when things get tightened down. The only thing is that they look like they have been in there for some time.
If you want to get them out try putting a bolt that is larger than the hole on top and giving it a few love taps with a short handled 5 pound mallet. From the back side obviously. They should pop out pretty easy.
If you want to get them out try putting a bolt that is larger than the hole on top and giving it a few love taps with a short handled 5 pound mallet. From the back side obviously. They should pop out pretty easy.
Alright I'll have to try that. Thanks for the help.
Failing that, thoughts on if they could be bored out with a drill press and still used safely?
I wouldn't. There should be a 45 degree taper to the seat that the lug nut sits in. Mess that up and you'll change the way the wheel is held onto the studs. If they pull in too tight or at an angle you could shear a stud off which would be bad.
They look like they were added to the wheels at some point. I am kind of thinking that they look like these. Just having a hard time figuring out what they are called.
They look like they were added to the wheels at some point. I am kind of thinking that they look like these. Just having a hard time figuring out what they are called.
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Crap.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1699753-Wheel-Re-drill-for-5x120!
Could be this too.
http://www.raceways.co.uk/Alloy_wheel_steel_inserts_large_size..htm
Either way they should be pressed in. Downside is you'll need some kind of replacements if they don't fit your studs.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1699753-Wheel-Re-drill-for-5x120!
Could be this too.
http://www.raceways.co.uk/Alloy_wheel_steel_inserts_large_size..htm
Either way they should be pressed in. Downside is you'll need some kind of replacements if they don't fit your studs.
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