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Zeppelin View Member Profile	Mar 27 2010, 04:34 PM Post #2
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 46 Joined: 20-August 09 Member No.: 5,973	Yep, red locktight is included and mentioned in the instructions. It would have required me to go to way too long of a stud to use a 1 3/4" spacer, and still have room for the tire and lugnuts. I thought that long of a stud would decrease the strength too much. Sticking to the stud I have(a longer heavy duty drag stud) and locking the spacers down to that stud, then using the new studs for the tire ends up with a much stronger setup IMO. Also, I couldn't find a spacer like the new one in 1 3/4" thickness, or I may have gone that route even though I already had $65 in the original 3/4" spacers. I'll also definitely be pulling the tires off in a week or so and checking the other lugnuts to make sure they are staying tight for sure. This post has been edited by Zeppelin: Mar 27 2010, 04:36 PM

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Zeppelin '02 Trans Am Street Build Aug 20 2009, 11:14 PM

trackbird Great to see you back. It's about time you get... Aug 20 2009, 11:29 PM

Zeppelin Thanks Kevin. I think I had one of your first ori... Aug 21 2009, 02:30 AM

trackbird That's been a loooong time. Aug 21 2009, 02:37 AM

Zeppelin Here's a pic and vid of the last project. h... Aug 21 2009, 02:49 AM

trackbird That car was NASTY. So was the clutch explosion (a... Aug 21 2009, 03:35 AM

Zeppelin QUOTE (trackbird @ Aug 21 2009, 03:35 AM)... Aug 21 2009, 10:50 AM

CrashTestDummy Wow, that's a lot of parts! I'll take... Aug 24 2009, 02:55 PM

Zeppelin Picked up a 2002 Trans Am WS6 as a starter. One o... Sep 16 2009, 10:05 AM

trackbird Congrats Larry! Sounds like a nice toy (pics w... Sep 16 2009, 12:15 PM

00 SS You got the right color! I also see this one ... Sep 16 2009, 01:49 PM

Zeppelin First thing I am looking at doing is new rims (lea... Sep 17 2009, 10:03 AM

trackbird QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Sep 17 2009, 05:03 AM) ... Dec 29 2009, 01:08 PM

Zeppelin Just an update. I got the c6 z06 front brakes in.... Dec 29 2009, 11:00 AM

Zeppelin Thanks for the link. Good read. I need to look i... Dec 30 2009, 10:59 AM

Zeppelin BTW, my rims are coming from one of your sponsors,... Dec 31 2009, 07:36 PM

Zeppelin Well, the rims and tires came in. 19 x 10 rear ri... Jan 15 2010, 12:17 AM

trackbird Larry, I like 'em!!! Jan 15 2010, 04:52 AM

Zeppelin Got the rears on today. Here are a few pics. Bef... Jan 16 2010, 11:06 PM

Zeppelin Got the fronts in and on today. Still need to low... Jan 22 2010, 06:40 PM

Zeppelin Lowered the rear today. My first attempt was to s... Jan 24 2010, 05:17 PM

wannafbody The wheels look good Jan 26 2010, 04:14 AM

00 SS If the two sides are uneven, Try re-indexing the c... Jan 26 2010, 04:56 PM

Zeppelin Took a few pics of the stance with the springs cut... Jan 27 2010, 11:20 PM

dailydriver QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Jan 27 2010, 06:20 PM) ... Jan 28 2010, 01:08 AM

Zeppelin Previous owner drag raced the car and took the swa... Jan 28 2010, 02:16 AM

Eskimo Lookin good! That car is certainly a great fi... Jan 28 2010, 02:23 AM

Zeppelin The low mileage is a definite bonus. Offsets are ... Jan 28 2010, 10:26 AM

Zeppelin Just a few more pics I took today in the sun. Tra... Jan 30 2010, 08:39 PM

Zeppelin Got the swaybars in yesterday. Very nice looking ... Feb 12 2010, 11:01 AM

dailydriver I dig that wild hammertone finish!! Feb 12 2010, 09:43 PM

SlowLS1 Your car looks great man. I especially like the wh... Feb 15 2010, 06:06 AM

Zeppelin I didn't weigh the wheels, but they seemed pre... Feb 15 2010, 12:51 PM

Zeppelin With the nice weather, I thought I would get start... Mar 10 2010, 01:21 AM

Zeppelin Brakes are done......finally. Took it on a maiden... Mar 19 2010, 11:02 PM

trackbird QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Mar 19 2010, 07:02 PM) ... Mar 20 2010, 04:00 AM

Zeppelin Got the Hellwig rear swaybar on this morning. A c... Mar 27 2010, 03:53 PM

Zeppelin I was also not happy with the rear wheel offset, e... Mar 27 2010, 04:14 PM

trackbird The top bolt on the end links (where you had to dr... Mar 27 2010, 04:23 PM

Zeppelin Yep, red locktight is included and mentioned in th... Mar 27 2010, 04:34 PM

Mojave QUOTE (Zeppelin @ Mar 27 2010, 11:34 AM) ... Mar 27 2010, 09:50 PM

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Zeppelin View Member Profile	Aug 20 2009, 11:14 PM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 46 Joined: 20-August 09 Member No.: 5,973	Just saying HI. Been out of the f-bodies for awhile. Working at getting an LS1 Trans Am project going. Good to be back. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)