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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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i got the 15 by 10 prostars in today with 7.5"backspacing and the wheel studs on my ss look like they wont even make it all the way through the wheel, and the lug holes are massive, much bigger than my studs....the lug pattern is right, and the backspacing is allright, they look like they will clear with some grinding. do i need longer wheelstuds for the back? if so...i never saw it posted on here anywhere...well hopefully someone can shed some light
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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You did order the Weld lugnuts right??? You cant use stock lugnuts on welds.
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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sounds like you're trying to use stock lugs with the wheels.

15X10 you're gonna have to grind the calipers until you want to die unless you run a huge spacer, which is not safe. just start grinding.
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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 10:39 PM
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Yep, you need 12mm x 1.5 long-shank type lug nuts. They actually go into those lug holes and center the rim up. Pep Boys usually has them in stock.
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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 09:06 AM
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You can get by without changing the studs, but none of us here will recommend it. I did for about a week out of necessity. I felt much better when I changed to the ARP studs.

You are trying to use factory lug nuts?
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