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Hi guys,
anyone have suppliers for these?
[Edited on 2/12/09 by cd.thomson]
I got my bolts from autosave and hammered out the studs from cars at the scrappy (who never charged me for them )
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Originally posted by cd.thomson
Hi guys,
anyone have suppliers for these?
[Edited on 2/12/09 by cd.thomson]
dax, demon tweaks etc. sell long studs
but I got mine from rally design as they were fairly cheap and I was getting some other stuff from them at the same time
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Originally posted by Breaker
...or should you always have longer studs when using aluminium wheels ?
https://www.burtonpower.com/product_main.aspx?dets_product.aspx?PSet=97&sTxt=whell%20studs
got mine from burton power
I got mine from a granada in the scrappy, that was for tina hubs though,
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Originally posted by mcerd1
dax, demon tweaks etc. sell long studs
but I got mine from rally design as they were fairly cheap and I was getting some other stuff from them at the same time
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Originally posted by Breaker
...or should you always have longer studs when using aluminium wheels ?
normally they need to be longer than the ones for steel wheels - its the number of threads that are properly 'engaged' in the nuts (and alloy wheels tend to be thicker)
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Originally posted by Breaker
What size and length should I look for ?
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Originally posted by mcerd1
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Originally posted by Breaker
What size and length should I look for ?
what wheels have you got ? are you using spacers ?.........
Hi, thanks for everyones responses.
I don't have spacers on mine but theyre ally and I'm having trouble getting the nut far enough on the stud as they seem thicker.
Craig,
The standard ford studs for steel wheels are very short
the ones got cars with alloys are a bit longer, but still not long enough for my wheels
did you get nusts with your wheels ?
(what kind of wheels have you got anyway?)
I had to get the longest ones that RD sell (63mm) for the back with my spacers
but for the front there 47mm ones where barely long enough for my wheels - so I got some more 63mm ones an cut a little off them on the lathe
there are a few ways to work out how long a stud you need:
one way is just to count the number of turns that you can get your nuts on, each complete turn is 1.5mm that way toy can work out how much more you
need
or you can just measure the nuts in the wheel and work it out that way 
I can't remember exactly how much thread is supposed to be in the nut, but if it were a normal bolt it would be 2 threads projecting through the
nut
obviously that doesn't work on domed nuts - but thats roughly the bolt dia. + 2*1.5 = 15mm (someone please check this)
-Robert
Hi Robert,
hugely helpful as always.
I did get nuts but they are open, rusty things - so I was looking at buying some domed ones like these:
http://rallynuts.com/motorsport/Wheel%5FNuts%5F1838/Wheel_Nuts_Internal_Hex_Round_Chrome_3238.asp
I will get 16 of the 63mm replacement studs.
I have some TSW 17" 5 spoke alloys with different offsets front and rear (ford and peugeot off the top of my head). I didn't buy them, they
came with my partbuilt.
those look like semi-theft proof nuts
not sure i'd trust them myself (or any theft proof nuts) I've had too many problems in the past with stuck wheel nuts on other peoples
tin-tops - I always use copper grease on my own ones
this is a very rough sketch of how I measured the stud length:
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I just held a nut in place with 1 finger and measured it with the depth gauge on the calipers
then subtract a bit for some clearance inside the nut (say 2-3mm) and add on the thickness of the disc and hub - and that should give you the maximum
lenght for your studs