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      02-03-2013, 01:30 AM   #50
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Originally Posted by brian5 View Post
That doesn't make sense to me. I would think that the longer bolts that you need to use would be the less desirable route (but that's just my opinion). I know there is no two-piece in sizes smaller than 25mm.
Well, I'm no engineer, but the bolts are not that much longer. I don't know which is structurally better or safer, but I don't like the fact that with the adapter, it's screwed to the hub and then your wheels are screwed to the adapter, which, to me, creates two possible points of failure.

If you look at these adapters, the threads you screw your original lugs into are press fit into the adapter. That's the part I don't feel comfortable with. I have no idea whether or not that press fit would ever fail, but let's just say, I wouldn't want those on my car. Just my opinion.
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