 How many turns on a lug not for saftey?, put on 7mm spacer..only get 6 full turns |
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| jim912928 |
 Nov 7 2004, 04:57 PM
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Ok...I've got the silver 914 with the boxster rims. For a short time (so I could drive it some)...I put the 6" wheels in the back and the 7" wheels in the front (I'm running 205 50 16"'s. Backspacing worked great this way. This weekend I went to work on getting the 6" rims in the front and the 7" rims in the back. Rears fit perfect and the fronts, as expected..sit in some. I put some 7mm spacers on the front to pull them out alittle. Now I only get 6 full turns on the lug nuts from first thread catch to full torque down at 97 ft/lbs. Is this too few turns to be safe?
My alternatives are...add longer wheel studs or get two 7" rims to match the rears (7X16" boxster rears with the 40mm offset fit perfect front and rear). I do have a line on 2 7" rims so that isn't a problem. Thoughts? |
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| jim912928 |
Nov 7 2004, 08:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,487 Joined: 8-January 04 From: Granger, IN Member No.: 1,536 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I figured 6 was light...thanks all!
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jim912928 How many turns on a lug not for saftey? Nov 7 2004, 04:57 PM
davep The rule of thumb is to get an engagement depth eq... Nov 7 2004, 05:01 PM kwales I'm goin through this trying to put Mercedes a... Nov 7 2004, 07:08 PM ! Longer studs are an easy solution..... Nov 7 2004, 07:10 PM SirAndy ... Nov 7 2004, 07:11 PM Eric_Shea PCA Rules say 14mm needs to be threaded (they actu... Nov 7 2004, 07:19 PM J P Stein IIRC, 9 turns is what you want. I restudded. Nov 7 2004, 07:55 PM ! Use an open head lug nut as a guide. If you catch... Nov 7 2004, 08:29 PM jim912928 Mike...just ran out and did that...stud makes it t... Nov 7 2004, 08:57 PM
! Sounds like ya need longer studs then,,,,easy....r... Nov 7 2004, 09:09 PM |
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