I was delayed over two weeks due to a company canceling my order because I was not able to call them and confirm my information even though I paid and my card was charged? My card was credited, but I didn't get parts.

Then I get parts for my disk brake conversion. Open every thing, looks good, and I begin assembling, painting etc.

I find out they sent me two right side spindles. I call, and one will be sent right away. So I continue on the right side.

I go to put the wheel on and get 3 lugnuts finger threaded so I can make sure there are no clearance issues. Then start bumping them home with my small battery impact.

Lugnuts stop and wheel is still loose. Hmm I think maybe studs are too long so I try to back the nuts off. No go, tight as tight gets. I eventually broke the three studs off? WTH?

Upon further investigation on one rotor I have 4 studs that appear to be metric and 2 that are correct 7/16 x 20. Pull other rotor out of packaging and I have 5 correct 7/16 x 20 studs and 1 incorrect. Another WTH moment.

Lugnut goes on/off perfect with the 7/16 x 20 studs. The metric stud it will thread on a ways and then bind.

Everyone is scratching their heads on this one. Company is sending me new studs so I can pound out and replace. They are doing nothing for my wrecked lugnuts, but are giving me $120 towards my next purchase which will be a PS setup for the truck.

Does everyeone else get wrong stuff like I do? I am so sick of getting wrong parts for everything. It has gotten to the point I wont go to a parts house without the old part in hand so I can compare because what is on the shelf or in the back is wrong.


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