ATNCHN

So I bought a pair of 25mm spacers from a member on s2ki, wanting to go a bit wider
However, after installation I realize that the studs are sticking out..



Since the CE28 does not have cut outs, I thought the original studs are maybe suppose to poke through those other 5x100 holes on the wheels



Which is certainly not the case..

People told me the 25mm spacer is suppose to sit flush with the stock studs...
So either I got the wrong information all along, or the rears have extended studs all this time and never realized up until today..

riceball777

those look like 15mm spacers to me. i run 15mm spacers and the stock studs poke past the spacer about the same amount as yours. They fit on my 17x9.5+38 rpf1s suse to the extra cavity that there is in the back of the rim. I also have 25mm spacers and with them the stock studs do not poke out like that.

1nate7

You can measure to verify, but those do not look like 15mm spacers based on proportion. I think you already had extended studs.

ATNCHN

They are 25mm spacers I can guarantee you

Yes, my guess is I have extended studs to start off with when I got the car (which I was never aware of)

ATNCHN

Now, the big question is.. what's the way around this problem?
Well so far on my list I have:

1) Sell the 25mm spacers, and buy 15mm spacers and call it a day (cheapest I think)
2) Sell the 25mm spacers, and see if anyone can trade my +63 offset for a +40
3) Install the original studs back on ($$ factor??).. but if it's expensive I might as well just buy a pair of low offset CE28s for the rears..
4) Drill the 5x100 holes bigger so the extended studs will poke back out?

Manga_Spawn

Getting 15 mm spacers will only make the problem worse. If you really do have extended lugs you can get spacers without the studs in them since your studs are long enough to add those and still get enough turns on the lug to be safe.

riceball777

i agree and also say 100% you have extended studs. With 25mm spacers the stock studs do not stick past the spacer.

if your goal right now is to run the 25mm spacer on your current rims then you really only have 2 options. 1 change the studs to stock length studs or 2. cut about 10mm off your current studs.

of course you can also forget about the spacers. or get different rims with the extra cavity in the hubs.

ATNCHN

Actually that's what I meant when I said 15mm
Since 15mm spacers do not come with built in studs, it's just a disc that you put through the studs and the wheels over it

Will cutting the studs cause any problem with the stability of the studs?
One of my friends recommended me to just cut it and it'll be like stock again but then another friend said cutting it is not a good idea

thomsbrain

If I were you, I'd sell these and get normal no-stud spacers to use with your existing extended-length studs.

That said, if you are tracking, I wouldn't use those studs as they obviously aren't ARP. If you're tracking, I recommend replacing those with ARP extended.

Do not cut the studs you have, you'll just weaken them.

zeroptzero

Go with 20mm spacers without integrated studs, you will have more stud threads to work with, not sure you have enough with the 25's. You will probably get better wheel fitment with 20's compared to 25's. Just my opinion.