Aftermarket bolts and spare tire

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05-15-2019, 06:59 AM

Yoshimura

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Aftermarket bolts and spare tire

If you have spacers or aftermarket wheels that use different bolts, I hope you have thought keeping 5 original bolts in you trunk in case you need to install the spare tire!

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05-15-2019, 08:42 AM

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you listen to me RIGHT NOW. Thank you, thank you for this post. I had not even considered it.

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05-15-2019, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoshimura

If you have spacers or aftermarket wheels that use different bolts, I hope you have thought keeping 5 original bolts in you trunk in case you need to install the spare tire!

Yep. I don't remember who first mentioned this, it might have been Glisse since he is usually the source of most of the useful info on these forums. My winter wheels use conical bolts, so when I mount them in the fall I put 5 of the OEM ball seat bolts in a plastic baggie and leave them in the trunk.

Luckily I haven't had to use them yet.