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Old 02-18-2017, 09:56 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Spinning Sushi View Post
This method won't work if you're replacing your OEM wheel studs with extended ones like from ARP; the wheel hub needs to be removed.
Yeah, I mentioned that it needs to be OEM or only slightly longer.

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I'm not a fan of hammering anywhere that sends a shock through the wheel bearings. This may be a relatively light tap but I'll leave this result of a pothole strike here. YMMV.
The forces involved in dropping a nearly 3000 lb car into a pothole at even parking lot speeds are many orders of magnitude greater than what can be delivered by a couple hammer blows.
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