# I \*heart\* German Engineering...

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 7, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171 "2005-08-07T12:04:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171/1 "2005-08-07T12:04:36Z")

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…my Porsche 996TT brakes fuckin’ kick ass. True story.

-TJ

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**Author:** ![ritalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/74df32/32.png) [@ritalin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ritalin)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171/2 "2005-08-07T12:45:45Z")

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They bolt right up? If thats the case maybe its time to start looking for another ls1. :naughty:

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**Author:** ![Turbocharged](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Turbocharged](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbocharged)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171/3 "2005-08-07T21:34:58Z")

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> [@ritalin](#):
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> They bolt right up? If thats the case maybe its time to start looking for another ls1. :naughty:

alll I gotta say about german engineering is why the hell do they bolt wheels on instead of studs…I hate that

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**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171/4 "2005-08-07T23:27:18Z")

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> [@ritalin](#):
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> They bolt right up? If thats the case maybe its time to start looking for another ls1. :naughty:

No, it’s a kit. It includes a caliper mounting bracket that locates off of 2 of the hub bolts rather than the stock caliper mounting bolt holes (a small amount of the spindle around these holes needs to be ground down), spacers that go between the hub and the rotor, and then you need to run a this spacer w/ 17x9s between the rotor/hub but when I run the 17x11s up front for AutoX I’ll take that spacer off. Of course w/ all those spacers and such you need to install long wheel studs. Oh, and the rotors are re-drilled for the Fbody lug patern.

> [@Turbocharged](#):
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> alll I gotta say about german engineering is why the hell do they bolt wheels on instead of studs…I hate that

Yeah, I’ve always hated that too. But w/ my kit I reuse the stock GM bolt patern and just use long wheel studs in the stock hubs. No lame wheel bolt things here.

-TJ

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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171/5 "2005-08-08T00:02:15Z")

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faggotry. going fast \> slowing down

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**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-heart-german-engineering/176171/6 "2005-08-08T05:58:06Z")

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> [@Turbocharged](#):
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> alll I gotta say about german engineering is why the hell do they bolt wheels on instead of studs…I hate that

‘better’ hub design.