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09-20-07, 02:45 AM

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Don't the stock lugs have to be cut off in order to use those spacers from Project Kics? If so, then I would MUCH rather have the ones from H&R that simply replace the stock lugs with longer ones. Changing out the stock lugs is super easy. The H&R spacers are also about 1/2 the price, and are hub and wheel centric.

Gernby, did you change out the back lugs also? Because I found the front impossible to install without a compressor and air wrench. And the back was impossible without having the car up and removing the hub assembly. Maybe I was doing something wrong but I just wanted to clarify that it was NOT so easy. So much so that I gave up.

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09-20-07, 06:34 AM

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I only did the front, and I thought it was very easy. Although, I did use an air wrench to get the new lugs fully seated. I thought the rears were about the same as the fronts acording to the thread I was involved in at the time...

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09-20-07, 05:24 PM

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I think Javier had the backs done by a mechanic. I can remember the day I tried to install those spacers. Ended up driving five miles on a wobbly wheel because I couldn't get those darn lugs seated correctly. What a freaking nightmare. I learned valuable lesson that day!!!

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09-21-07, 12:10 AM

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No, I did install the rears myself. I had to cut the extended rear studs that I bought so they would fit within the hub. The hub can only accomodate studs that are about 2 3/4 inches long. Anything longer and you won't be able to fit the studs into the hub assembly. Once you have them in you can seat them with an open-ended nut. Nothing a little patience and elbow grease can't resolve.

Javier