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Originally Posted by mikes2
The 20" wheels on the S8 use a different torque setting from the rest of the range for the wheel bolts- 140 Nm. Can the bolts for the spacers handle this torque ?
All bolts should be fitted dry - no grease, no threadlock.
if it was me, I'd remove the spacers and run standard
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Why is the torque different for the 20" wheels on an S8? Some S8s had 18" wheels and some of the later A8s had 20" wheels as standard (even my first 2.8 had 20" FE wheels as standard). This is not my area of expertise at all, but I am confused. 
For now, at least until I'm happy that I can re-fit spacers with confidence, I've taken the spacers off, fitted new discs and am back on the road in my beloved S8  (after a day in a mini and a day on the train  ).
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2002 Final Edition S8. Ebony black with Silver Grey leather and myrtle wood trim. Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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