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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Just got my IForged TE5S's today. Reading the installation precautions it notes to be sure that the acorn type lug nuts must be long enough to fully seat the rim to the hub. I ordered a standard length (1.4") set of Gorilla black chrome from Summit and wonder now if they will be long enough? Has anyone found it necessary to use the extra-long style when mounting a set of forged rims? I'll do a trial fitting tomorrow and measure the length of the stud but was just wondering if anyone has needed the longer length.
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Hmmm...could just be a precautionary statement for liability reasons. Post your findings though, I'm sure some folks would be interested to know.
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I won't have the Gorilla lugs untill next week but will post results and pics as soon as I have them and the PS2's mounted. I'm just doing a trial fitting of the rims tomorrow to check the offset/backspacing and verify where the rim sits in relation to the finders. IForged advises to do this before the tires are mounted just to make sure they fit as you can't return them once the tires are mounted. I'm sure they will fit fine but want to make sure. Also will order the tires if everthing checks out.
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