reverend_sean
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I second using Motorsport Hardware pieces. They really take good care of you as a customer.
Thank you. I really appreciate the feedback as the length of bolts/ length of bolt actually getting threaded into the hub was a big concern for me. I will install the spacers when I get homeI am running the same spacer widths and use 47mm lug bolts for the rear and 45mm for the front and have not experienced any looseness, however I will have to say that I have not taken any really long trips. The OEM lug bolts are 27mm in length and what I have read is to increase the bolt length by the width of the spacer at the minimum to get the correct number of thread engagement as the OEM bolts before the spacers. So it appears to me that your lengths are good.
Just make sure the bolt type is right! Conical bolts on a radius wheel (or vice versa) will, best case, damage your wheels, and worst case cause catastrophic loosening.Thank you. I really appreciate the feedback as the length of bolts/ length of bolt actually getting threaded into the hub was a big concern for me. I will install the spacers when I get home
Ill make sure tomorrow! I ended up waiting to do the install anywaysJust make sure the bolt type is right! Conical bolts on a radius wheel (or vice versa) will, best case, damage your wheels, and worst case cause catastrophic loosening.
Oy the original posts were a full on mess of bad information.
Mostly the use of threadlocker to make sure your bolts don't loosen, or to use something like Nordlock washers. These are all bad suggestions.Like what?
I run 18x7.5 et 49 and 18x8 et45 with 15mm spacers front and 20mm spacers rear on stock ride height and stock size tires with no problems. I use the appropriate length wheel bolts torqued to 120 NM and have no problems. I change wheel every spring and fall and remove wheels to clean fender wells and suspension and have not had any wheel bolts loosen.I had spacers on my mk6 for maybe 3 years worth with no issues. I torqued down everything myself so I'm not sure how much psi was applied to the bolts but never an issue. I would remove and re-add them as I changed my wheels every winter and back.
Are you saying all 5 of them were coming loose? I'm curious to know if anyone else would get a chance to maybe correct a loose bolt or two before all 5 came loose together...
Side question - is 15mm in the front too much and causes rubbing when turning the wheel? Has anyone tried 10mm front, 20mm in back? I like the look of 20mm but just think 15mm in front is overkill. I can't remember for the life of me what my spacers were on the mk6 but it was a flush kit set. I want to say it was like 8mm front, 10mm rear but I'm not positive.