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Originally Posted by aspendog
It sure seems like there is plenty of length on the OEM studs for the spacer and the lugnuts.
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Not even close. The spacer fits over the factory studs, then special H&R nuts are used to secure it. The spacer has its own studs that the wheel attaches to using the factory lug nuts.
Because the nuts securing the H&R spacer to the hub must sit flush with the spacer so as not to interfere with the wheel, they are very small. They fit within recessed openings in the spacer. The problem is that several millimeters of factory stud protrudes beyond the oputer face of the spacer and prevents the spare wheel from sitting flush. You need to drill holes in the spare wheel to allow the factory studs to poke through.
This picture may help:
Those studs you see sticking out of the spacers are PART of the spacer. They are already press fit into the spacers when you get them. The holes in between the studs are for the H&R nuts to attach the spacer to the hub. It's the H&R studs that hold the spare wheel in place, not the factory studs.