Ever Wonder Why BMW's Have The Small Holes Inbetween The Lugs?

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 06/21/2014 at 13:02 • Filed to: None

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Now you know.

ly2v8-Brian > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/21/2014 at 13:10

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Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/21/2014 at 13:13

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I shall see if those actually work.

MPA > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/21/2014 at 13:33

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So are those holes threaded?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/21/2014 at 13:42

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Haha! Clever! But this is the real purpose...

http://www.google.com/search?q=kds+a…

KDS alignment system. There are little pegs that go though those holes so that the alignment machine is reading angles directly off of the hub rather than possibly a bent or non-centric wheel.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > MPA 06/21/2014 at 14:06

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No

desertdog5051 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/21/2014 at 15:39

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You have brought such knowledge to my life with just one post. Trouble is, now I will be looking at every BMW wheel for a while. *tries to blink eyes fast enough to stop motion, crashes, becomes poster child for distracted driving.*