OK, installing longer lug bolts is going to be far more difficult than I
imagined. First of all, I have to remove the rear hubs, which requires a
special tool I'll have to fabricate. But even worse, apparently longer lug
bolts are not available that are the same diameter, requiring the hub holes to
be drilled out to a larger size. There is a spacer available with built-in
bolts, but this one is 1" thick and won't fit under my stock non-flared
fenders.
So, my question is: are the stock lug bolts long enough to safely use when
installing Rick's 1/4" spacers? I have 14" Panasport wheels and I only get a
few turns on each lug nut before I get some resistance. I can get a couple
more turns when I tighten them up. Is that enough? Is anybody else using
this set-up? Or is this more dangerous than not using the spacers at all?
Jim Pickard
B9473298 ('65 Tiger)
AN5L/12109 ('59 Sprite)
2003 Mini Cooper
Lafayette, LA
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