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Old 09-09-2008, 04:51 PM
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If you were to get longer lugnuts then how would they fit in the rim? The rim will only allow only so much of the lugnut to set in the rim therefore you may need longer studs depending on how big of a spacer you are going to use. If the spacer is 1/4 inch then you should be fine with the stock studs you have now. You may be ok even if you go up to 1/2 but you may want to check first. I just don't want you to losea rim doing 70 down the freeway.
 
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Old 09-09-2008, 05:08 PM
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Good point.. I guess I can just hang on to however my rims look for now until I get the rims I want later. Thanks for caring though man, I appreciate it. And you have one sick Camaro, by the way.
 
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Old 09-09-2008, 05:22 PM
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Thanks and I learned that the hard way.
 
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Old 09-09-2008, 09:57 PM
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No, No, No...go back and look at the picture. They are Spacer Adapters. They bolt on to the car's hub with regular lug nuts. Then they have a set of studs that you mount the wheels to, just like if it was part of the original hub. Basically, you're widening your overall outer hub-to-hub measurement. What hub-centric means is the hole in the adapter fits snugly around the axle hub, and it also has a raised lip for the wheel to fit snugly. They're the best for keeping the wheels on center. Other el-cheapo ones don't have the lip and rely on the taper of the lug nuts to keep it true (not as good).
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 12:45 AM
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OOOOOOOOoooooooo. I have a lot to learn about Camaros it seems. Take me under your wing and teach me!
 
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Old 09-10-2008, 10:38 AM
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Ah!! I thought you were talking about the ones you can buy from the local auto parts. My bad!! IDK. I'd just save the $100+ $$$ you'll spend on that for the rims. Just my 2 cents.
 
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