Navigatn

Hey guys,
So I'm thinking about switching wheels and getting rid of the 5mm spacers in the front. I only needed them on my old wheels to clear the front calipers. With the new wheels, the offsets are low enough to clear brakes without spacers. However, I have the extended studs installed. Is it necessary to replace the extended studs with the oem ones now that I dont need a spacer anymore?

btw, one of them is slightly bent. It doesn't affect the way the lugnut bolts on tho, and I can torque it down to spec. I'm not sure how long the extended studs are, but they are the ones that came with the Ichiba 5mm spacers.

SChema

iTrader: (2)

If you are running open ended wheel fasteners, there is no worry that the stud will bottom out. Other than that, there's no issue with running extended studs; I like the fact that the studs extends past the wheel nut, ensuring I have plenty of thread contact.

Navigatn

Do u think I will need new open ended lug nuts? Its only a 5mm space.

SChema

iTrader: (2)

Hit and miss depends on length of stud and thickness of mounting surface of the wheels. Worst case, you could still run the spacers on there until you get a set of open ended lug nuts.