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      06-10-2015, 03:23 PM   #104
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Originally Posted by ArthurL View Post
I know that the original lug bolts on the car are 25mm so for a 18mm spacer, I'll need at least a 43mm shank. Would a 42mm shank bolt be okay? The person I bought my spacers from sent me a 45mm shank bolt and a 42mm shank bolt for a 18mm spacer..
Do you really know how much 1 mm is? It's something a little more than 5/128". Let's say you are designing a nano chip then you would be concern. What is 1mm in 42mm? You are loosing around 2% of thread!!!! You decide if that's safe.
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