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Old 06-03-2019 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 5CHN3LL
After having three of five aftermarket fasteners on my rear driver-side wheel fail simultaneously - at street speeds, on level ground, while driving in a straight line - I would discourage folks from bothering with non-Porsche studs/bolts/etc.
Wow, that sucks. Did you ever figure out what caused them to back out of the hub?

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Old 06-04-2019 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by dan_189
The only concern I would have is the non floating collar design of some - the manual states to specifically use a floating collar.
Depends. Porsche OEM wheels use the floating collar design and is slightly more bowl shaped. Aftermarket wheels use the more conical shaped non-floating collar design. It is very important to note which type of lug bolt your wheels require.
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Old 06-04-2019 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DBJoe996
Depends. Porsche OEM wheels use the floating collar design and is slightly more bowl shaped. Aftermarket wheels use the more conical shaped non-floating collar design. It is very important to note which type of lug bolt your wheels require.
Ah yes agree - my statement was only in reference to OEM wheels.
All bets are off with aftermarket.
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