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Old 14 January 2012, 05:09 PM
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hi people i have a my95 wrx turbo and today fitted brembo brakes with new discs went to fit the wheels and there was not enough clearance between caliper and wheel,so bought some 9.5mm spacers but now the nuts wont fit onto the wheel thread so looks like im going to need extended wheel studs.
can i buy these from motoserv or somewere like that or am i best buying them of ebay.also which type of thread would i need any help would be much appriciated
Old 14 January 2012, 05:12 PM
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I was expecting a completely different thread subject from the title
Old 14 January 2012, 05:13 PM
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Looks like your going to have to do one of two things, replace your wheels for something that fits, or go for extensions on the hubs, though I detest anything that would add extra length, its always best to stick with the original hubs and not do anything with them.
You could acutally sell your brembos and get AP's for not that much more tbh

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could i just not fit extended wheel studs which would allow me to fit the nut onto them

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/93-00-GC8-...item20b263ba3a
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Personally I'd buy wheels that'll clear the brembos because spacers can put extra load on the studs if they aren't hubcentric .
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