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Originally Posted by Vza
Thanks ....I got it out....removed the other 4 lug studs pressed down on wheel with my feet and wedged a pry bar between rim and hub ...zipped it out with impact hammer. Then....I realized the previous owner in stalled 7mm spacers and didn't upgrade with longer studs so the short studs were just about catching the hub. I re tapped the one bore in the hub to clean it up and removed the spacers and got 96 ft lbs of torque on all lugs. So easily overlooked but could have been catastrophic ....went to an autocross last week without knowing....ouch
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Wow! Just the thought of what could have happened is very scary. What was the guy thinking!? Consider yourself very lucky.
But now you have 7mm of thread that's actually biting on that one lug. I don't think that's enough, especially if you autocross it. Maybe the other 4 can hold, but do you want to chance it?