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18" fitment issues

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jonnyc:

--- Quote from: savechip17 on February 18, 2009, 07:32:15 pm ---mite sound like a stupid question but where can i get these special bolts from. im a bit of a beginner so if you have a link to some that would be great.  also how could i tell if i needed longer bolts?

thanks again for above advice jc and vc -

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Any wheel place will be able to provide you wheel bolts.. The wheels should have came with the bolts anyways..

Measure how much of the bolt length is protruding from the back of the standard wheel with the standard bolts and then you can measure the depth of the hub mounting part of the aftermarket wheel and figure out the bolt length required..

Generally you will need the following..

M14 x 1.5
17mm Hex
30mm length

Jonny

savechip17:
yeah it could have been alot worse. the alloys buggered as it was rolling aroung with no bolts in. im taking it to a garage to have a look at the brakes and the bit there attatched to it on the one that fell off. hopefully i wont have nacked the thread.

savechip17:
jc,  just as im not getting things wrong. literally just measure the depth of the hole on the car (hub) and then the width the bolt goes through on the wheel. and voila?

jonnyc:

--- Quote from: savechip17 on February 18, 2009, 07:53:30 pm ---jc,  just as im not getting things wrong. literally just measure the depth of the hole on the car (hub) and then the width the bolt goes through on the wheel. and voila?

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No..

Get your standard wheel and put a bolt in one of the bolt holes and measure how much of the bolt would enter the hub. Thats the measurement that your new bolts on your new wheels needs to sit into your hub also..

So now measure from the face of the wheel (that would sit up against the hub) to the very bottom of the bolt seat.. Add those two figures together and then thats how long your bolts need to be..

Its probably going to be pretty much 30mm as I said.. But good to check.

savechip17:
thanks mate, ill check that out now.  Im gona have a ring aroung a few places to see if i can get a new alloy and avon too so ill ask them for the bolts tomorrow. do safety wheel lock bolts still do the trick. where the bold head is different? obviously when i get these buggers back on i dont want them being pinched lol

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