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Old 04-10-2007, 06:31 PM
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Will a 3.25 stud work with a set of weld prostars and if so will they be to long for my stock 17x9 lug nuts when i go to put my street wheels back on?
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Are you going to use spacers on the rear or do you have a set of race calipers that will clear the rims.If you are runnings 15's you will need spacers with stock brakes.
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I was not to going to run a spacer on the rear. As far as the caliper i was going to grind the stock ones.
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i run the 3.25 on my car and it works fine with prostars.. i need the 3.25 to be legal.

It sticks out past the wheel a good inch with street wheels, does not matter to me though, nobody stares at those when driving.
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Originally Posted by SiL3NtXWS6
i run the 3.25 on my car and it works fine with prostars.. i need the 3.25 to be legal.

It sticks out past the wheel a good inch with street wheels, does not matter to me though, nobody stares at those when driving.

So i guess you can't get your lug nut caps back on then. And the stock stud is a 12mm 1.5?
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no i can't get my lug nut caps on hah
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silent, when you swapped teh studs how did you get the old ones out... whackamole style, or is there an easier way?
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couple hits with a hammer and they will pop right out. I think that is the easiest way, shouldn't take more than 10 seconds per stud
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swapped the front tonite, took abotu 45 mon to do both sides.. teh rear I'm gonna have to take apart to get to the studs... that's tomorrow's project.
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I put the 3.25s on my car a week ago and they were way to long for my prostars. I had to cut them down to damn near stock size.
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I have the 3.25" on mine, ARP Part # 100-7713. The easiest way to do it is to just pull the axles.
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Originally Posted by headsupkid01
I put the 3.25s on my car a week ago and they were way to long for my prostars. I had to cut them down to damn near stock size.
I have the 3.25s on my car with prostars and they are barely long enough to pass tech.
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Originally Posted by SiL3NtXWS6
I have the 3.25s on my car with prostars and they are barely long enough to pass tech.
Are you running a spacer? They should be long enough.

I have Convo Pros and they are definitely long enough to pass.

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with a small spacer, it's a no go by about a milimeter, with no spacer, it will barely pass. I'm talking bare minimum. Maybe i need to trim my lugs?
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I wouldn't trim your lugs, I would buy a different brand that is not so long. Like these:

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku

That is why I didn't go with Prostars again on this car. The fact that you have to use such a long lug nut and you have to grind your calipers




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