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04-12-2007, 11:27
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spacers!!!!!!!
took a drive to colechester last nite to pick up some bits from beanys12 got a nice vibration while doing 70mph (maybe a bit more at some time) think arh wheels need balancing i continued the speed got the and back fine on the way to work this morning i gave her alot of abuse then slowed down and while driving at 15mph round a roundabout my extended studs decided they snap
 luckerly 1 stayed on and didnt lose the wheel so ive orderd a bolt on spacer kit which should hopefully not snap with the stress of drifting!!! 
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04-12-2007, 12:09
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I had exactly the same problem a few years ago with a Mk2 Escort and extended wheel studs.
It`s a good job you were only going slow, when it happened  .Regards, Ian.
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04-12-2007, 12:39
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The problem I had, was that I didn`t re-torque the wheel nuts soon enough after fitting them. The instructions said to re-torque after 100 miles, but personally I think they needed to be done after a couple of miles.
Could have been a dangerous mistake, if I hadn`t been going slowly, when they finally let go. Regards, Ian.
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04-12-2007, 13:14
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i think it is what there made of to be honest i do give the car a thrashing beyond road use my fault shouldnt have tried to go the cheapp way about it! yes ive ordered the proper bolt on ones now at £65 insted of £9 the others cost me lol so glad it didnt happen on the a12 last nite though
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04-12-2007, 15:33
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Damn now i'll be scared to use my spacers
 They can be used as bolt'ons, but the holes are 4x108 (the guy before me used some aloys from a peugot i believe), o if i want to use nissan wheels i need longer studs. But after this post i rather not...
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04-12-2007, 15:46
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TBH the spacers and extended bolts I used were probably only designed for use with slightly larger wheels than standard. But the wheels I had on my Escort were over twice the normal width, not to mention the difference in offset
. If the extended bolts I had used did not snap, then I don`t think my wheel bearings would have lasted too long (a bit like Chop Shop-London Garage....LOL....). So I would not worry too much about using spacers or extended bolts, as long as they are suitable and you re-torque the wheel nuts after a short amount of use .Regards, Ian.
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04-12-2007, 23:19
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i do drift m car and give it alot of abuse in ways which would put extra strain on the studs so its up to you weather you use spacers i personal wont use that type again but there are different kits which are designed not to do it!
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