Hi Stuart, any update on those wheel bolts?

 

Did you get those bolts yet? That is the only thing stopping me from ordering the spacers.

 

Not yet. I did get another email saying I would get them soon earlier this week.

 

I wonder if there is another place to source them.

 

Nick I just got off the phone with Hershel and he's picking your studs up from the machine shop as we speak.

Mark, to answer your question, we do have this product available. I've got to be honest, we don't really make any money on them but we have to keep the price reasonable and we also want to be providing products that AM owners can't otherwise get so will continue to offer them. The biggest problem for us is getting studs. After a huge amount of sourcing we managed to track down a stud with the correct 14x2mm thread pitch and with the correct size shoulder. The OE stud is 60mm long, and the only stud I could source is 77.9mm long, meaning that it is perfect for both 15 & 20mm spacers. It is also made from 9.8 grade stainless steel (better than the OE 8.8) so will more than offset the increased load.

So if anyone wants spacers in 15 or 20mm we can do them. We aren't stocking these, just getting them made to order so they can take a little while to arrive.

If anyone orders 10mm, that means we have to drive their 20 studs out to a machine shop and wait until they have time to fit the admittedly small job in between bigger stuff they are doing, and then go pick them up. This adds a lot of time to the process as well, so I would really recommend 15 or 20mm.

 

What color are the studs?

 

They are galvanised steel, unpainted.

 

Is there a way to find the same color as the OEM?

 

Based on the fact that it took me nearly 3 months to track down 14x2mm 78mm long studs with a 15.89mm shoulder, I would say the odds are slim to none... but the color doesn't make any difference, since you can't see them until you take the wheel off.

We're not talking about wheel bolts, with the heads attached - these are press in threaded studs, so you will reuse the lug nuts that are already on your car and the visual appearance will be exactly the same. You can't see any part of the studs, so apart from the fact that the wheels are spaced, you can't see any difference.

 

ok, that helps me out.

 

Thanks Stuart.

 

Nick, let me know when you get them on the car. I am anxious to order a set.

 

I do have the RSC spacers now installed F&R. It took some additional machining from my shop but they are on and working. Stuart is up to speed on what needed to be done. I will try and get some pictures posted.

 

Great, would love to see them on the wheels.

 

FYI - RSS offers spacers for the Vantage too ...