FYI: Handling/Ride is degraded when just a couple wheel bolts are not properly torqued... EOM ; )
04-13-2005, 05:41 AM
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Also if you are using 15mm bolt on spacers in certain situations
I got a set of FK bolt on spacers in 15mm for the front. Put them on with the stock rotors and my Oz SL's, no problems, everything was great.
Move forward to putting on my ECS Stage 3 front brakes where the rotors only have 5 holes in the hat and not 10 like the stock rotors. Everything seemed to go together fine, torqued down the bolts, went for a ride and kept getting a vibration about 50mph.
Turns out since the extra set of holes weren't there the wheel bolts were bottoming out on the spacers and not the shoulder of the bolt on the wheel. Very scary when I figured that one out, glad it only took a few miles. Ended up drilling extra holes in the Rotor hats since I was already running 24mm Lug Bolts, I didn't want to go any shorter.
Working like a champ now. Glad you got your's torqued right now too!
Move forward to putting on my ECS Stage 3 front brakes where the rotors only have 5 holes in the hat and not 10 like the stock rotors. Everything seemed to go together fine, torqued down the bolts, went for a ride and kept getting a vibration about 50mph.
Turns out since the extra set of holes weren't there the wheel bolts were bottoming out on the spacers and not the shoulder of the bolt on the wheel. Very scary when I figured that one out, glad it only took a few miles. Ended up drilling extra holes in the Rotor hats since I was already running 24mm Lug Bolts, I didn't want to go any shorter.
Working like a champ now. Glad you got your's torqued right now too!
04-13-2005, 06:56 AM
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LOL i'm waiting on pics.... my idiot buddy had that happen to him when he switched wheels>
on his pickup a couple years ago in college. first time putting 33's on his truck (after we had just installed a lift kit) and couldn't wait for the proper lugs. needless to say, they backed off on him. scraped the rotor for quite a distance, wheel went zinging across three lanes of traffic and never touched one car. cop just laughed as he directed traffic around him. we all ran down to where it happened and joined in laughing at him. aahhh... the good ol' days...
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