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Old 12-29-2016, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JHZR2 View Post
Im a bit surprised to hear that! If the bolt is 8mm diameter, which is DIN standard, then 1/4 shouldnt fit and 5/16 should...

Maybe they do this to have more lug surface area touching the body??
The lugs we had in stock have a bit of slop on 1/4" studs, was quite tight on the fender bolt. I'd imagine they're probably really 8mm/.25" "universal" designed or something.
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