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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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how off are the 5x135 compared to the 5 on 5.5 how far off are they from bolting up thanks
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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by my math it comes out to a difference of about 0.23. the 5x135 would convert to a 5x5.27 versus the 5x5.5. hope this helps
 
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Old Apr 20, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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The lightning guys hog out the holes in the gen II wheels to bolt them on the gen I's. NLOC.com has a few threads on this in the gen I section.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2009 | 12:01 AM
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I did this with the harley davidson style wheels for my 95





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The lightning guys hog out the holes in the gen II wheels to bolt them on the gen I's. NLOC.com has a few threads on this in the gen I section.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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sweet i can pick up a set of nice wheel with 35s for a 100 now u guys havent had any probs with them coming loose or anything
 
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