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fazza
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3rd Apr 09 at 09:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where can i buy them from?

i have had to put 6mm spacers on my front wheels so need some longer bolts
DaveyLC
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3rd Apr 09 at 09:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
6mm bolt through spacers.. Sod that for a game of marbles! I hope your familly wont miss you too much!
fazza
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3rd Apr 09 at 09:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what u mean?

how else do people fit spacers?
LukeD
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3rd Apr 09 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
suprised you need longer wheel bolts with 6mm spacers. would of thought standard ones would be ok?
gazza808
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3rd Apr 09 at 09:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've got 5mm spacers on the front, just went to local parts place they stocked longer bolts
fazza
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im using 2 piece discs with my 4 pots and i think the discs are slighter thicker than standard discs so the wheel bolts sre only in by a couple threads
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im sure motorworld / other factors do longer wheel bolts, if not ebay some - i would get some examples but im at scholl and ebay is blocked
Iain M
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U2U Daniel_corsa off here, he gave me a link to a place that sells just about every wheel bolt imaginable. Stupid me deleted it by accident otherwise i'd of posted it. Hope that helps.
B3KAN
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quote:
Originally posted by LukeD
suprised you need longer wheel bolts with 6mm spacers. would of thought standard ones would be ok?


Na max you can go with standard bolts is 3mm id say
LukeD
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3rd Apr 09 at 10:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by B3KAN
quote:
Originally posted by LukeD
suprised you need longer wheel bolts with 6mm spacers. would of thought standard ones would be ok?


Na max you can go with standard bolts is 3mm id say


didnt reliase that.. but never used them for corsa. only Vw's- and they can take up to 8mm.

Halfords sell them anyway!
karisma_corsa
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4th Apr 09 at 09:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive got some longer locking nuts for sale, nearly new too
fazza
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4th Apr 09 at 09:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how muchos mate?

how long is the thread?

ordered some non lockers from rally design last night but all good
karisma_corsa
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got two sets, theyre mcgard, one set are

1inch thread
and 1.5 inch thread
Nic Barnes
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4th Apr 09 at 10:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
6mm bolt through spacers.. Sod that for a game of marbles! I hope your familly wont miss you too much!


as opposed to what? what are the alternatives that are a far safer method? cant just say something like that without offering advicve on alternatives really.

what would YOU do?
fazza
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4th Apr 09 at 10:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
do you run spacers nic?

i know you runs the same brakes as me
Nic Barnes
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yes, have to run spacers or the speedlines catch the caliper
fazza
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4th Apr 09 at 10:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same problem as me then.

what size spacers do you use?
Nic Barnes
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i dont know the actual mm of them i had a mate skiim them down until they just cleared the caliper with the spoke of the wheel
fazza
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i have 6mm on mine and it only just clears the caliper. dont want to go any more as there et42 already
Nic Barnes
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4th Apr 09 at 10:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im just interested in daveyLC's safer way of doing it.
fazza
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indeed
Sach
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Select Auto 0247 646 5845 mate will be your best bet, we use them at work.

 
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