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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:40 AM
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yes I searched already! anyways, how much shorter do my lugs need to be for my rear to accomodate 18x8.5 35 offset? I don't know how to determine this, thanks!
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BrabusBenz300E
yes I searched already! anyways, how much shorter do my lugs need to be for my rear to accomodate 18x8.5 35 offset? I don't know how to determine this, thanks!
what did you search for?
there's some posts in here on how to see how much longer or shorter your new lugs need to be

https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ug+bolt+length
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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well damn, I searched for shorter lugs. This seems too logical and now I feel like a fool! thanks for your help
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no worries man, it's not like i thought of that myself... someone had to tell me too!
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