Who wants to go for a drive to Ferntree Gully VIC?

[MR2]

use a smaller socket? or a deeper socket?

even better...use a torch on it (gas torch)....always works + some WD40...WD40 it tonight...then attack with torch etc tomorrow....

[GTOJOE]

Don't have a torch.... and I think my can of WD40 ran out last time I used it LOL. I started with a 19mm socket whcih worked for the 1st 2 then tried both of the others with the 19 and both slipped. went down to an 18 and with a LOT of effort and hammering I got another one off. Last one slipped with the 18 so went to a 17 and same thing. Now it's almost a round nut

[GTOJOE]

Well I got the nut off using my mates easy off nut remover tools. Took all of 5 mins. So tonight I decided to test fit the wheels. And they don't fucking fit. Have to grind off some of the inside edge of the caliper. How fucking annoying. And have to do this before 11:30 cus that's when they are fitting them LOL.

[MR2]

damn....take lots of PHOTO's!

[GTOJOE]

Well started filing/grinding down the edge of the caliper to make the wheels fit. However ran out of time and headed into town. Stopped and bought some spacers so I could just get it done and finish the calipers another day. However yesterday I also noticed that my old wheel nuts would fit the new wheels but every socket/wheel brace I had was too thick to fit in the holes. So went into the tyre shop and explained this. They checked all of theirs and concluded that I need 20 new wheel nuts. The type that have the allen key instead of a regular nut. So I called every shop in town and not one of them has them instock in M12x1.5. FOR FUCK SAKE I'm so over this whole thing. So left the wheels at the shop and they are ordering me a set on Monday so they arrive Tuesday. So hopefully Tuesday I will have them done. They also told me that if I use the spacers they won't fit them back to the car cus they are illegal so they will make me bolt them back on.

So.... they next question is how much can safely be removed from the calipers? this is what I have done so far and it's still not quite enough.

[MR2]

calipers are cheap....keep going or a 5mm spacer

[MR2]

oh, and to get a socket on the nuts, use a SPARK PLUG socket

[GTOJOE]

oh, and to get a socket on the nuts, use a SPARK PLUG socket

Already bought some 4mm spacers and I already tried every socket I have. Including the sparkplug sockets Would just rather not use the spacers.

[MR2]

odd, my tuner nuts will only work with my spark plug suckets...but then I've got metrinch sockets which are specially designed to not need thick walls.

wait! you were trying to use stock nuts? there's your problem right there....I told aspec to ship me tuner nuts.

[GTOJOE]

Yeah If I had been thinking about it properly I would have ordered new nuts as well. But I didn't know I needed them. Not sure what your Tuner nuts are but what I need are like lock nuts that have a hex/allen key instead of a normal nut.

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