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Old 02-17-2015, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby View Post
So every other vehicle I've owned is lug-centric, and our stock wheels are not hub-centric?

Not discounting BMW engineer's expertise but why are the E53's the only bimmers I've seen with these wobble bolts.

Back in the day it was easy for me to get replacement powder coated grade 10.9 lug bolts as long as I knew the thread length, pitch, and whether conical/ball seat or not.
The E53 wheels are secured with a higher torque (seat pressure is greater). A non-floating bolt would have a smearing effect on the aluminium.

I believe the floating seat bolts were utilized to prevent aluminium deformation of the bolt seating surfaces of the soft aluminium wheels.
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