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Re: Do IS rims have different studs? Nope - EOM (archive)
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Posted by Dilberto on March 06, 2000 at 18:18:36:

In Reply to: Re: Do 325is BBS rims require different lug bolts? posted by Randy Walters on March 05, 2000 at 14:19:50:

: : When going from bottle cap to BBS rims, are different studs required. If so, where is the best place to find replacement ones?

: I don't know what length the bottlecap's
: lugbolts are, but the ones that are used with the
: 325is 14x6.5" Cross-Spokes have a 25mm long shank
: (starting where the taper meets the shank). The
: two wheels may very well take the same lugbolt
: since they're both alloys. Steel wheels tend
: to take shorter lugbolts as they're thinner.
: Whatever lugbolt you have, you want to have like
: 6 or 8 full turns worth of thread engagement, but
: make sure they're not so long that the contact
: the front splash shields or especially the rear
: brake components inside the drum or rotor. It
: can happen, trust me.

: Randy
: 89 325is



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