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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 11:58 AM
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Ok so I research and some people say 5mm is good on a stock studs..

Can anyone chim in?

I have 5mm on the rear but haven't drove it yet..
I got 4-5 turns on the lugs.. And using open lug nuts
But by just looking at them they look a bit scary..

Should I be worry?
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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5mm is good enough for stock studs. You shouldnt worry about anything if you torqued them down correctly. I'd worry if you were using 10mm spacers on stock studs.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 12:06 PM
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I personally wouldn't run more than a 3mm but people have ran 5mm without problems.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Anymore input?
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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Thank guys
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 06:49 PM
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Just torque them down well
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 07:03 PM
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general rule - 7 full turns is safe.

4 turns isn't enough for me to be comfortable. I would change the studs.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:26 PM
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If you run a lot of camber (more than -3) I would change them out. When I had 5mm spacers with stock studs I had one snap on me at -4* camber.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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I am running 5mm on my fronts. Haven't had an issue yet, been running for couple hundred miles already.
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I was running a 10mm spacer on stock studs just bought ET lugs to get more bite on the stud.....
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