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Benzine - 21/8/04 at 04:19 PM

I'm building an MK indy at the moment and i recently got some wheels for it. Problem is the 4 bolts (et38 ford sierra fitment) don't go through the wheels that far so i can only thread the wheel nuts a few times (same on both from and rear). Theres a good 10mm more to be threaded. Can i get longer bolts for my hubs? If so is it easy to do/where can i get some from?

Thanks
ben

[Edited on 21/8/04 by Benzine]

liam.mccaffrey - 21/8/04 at 04:26 PM

i think raldes do them
linky
have not bought from them myself but was told that they are the people to get longer studs(for my tina hubs) from.

[Edited on 21/8/04 by liam.mccaffrey]

liam.mccaffrey - 21/8/04 at 04:29 PM

just checked they do do them look under wheel hardware

Benzine - 21/8/04 at 04:38 PM

Thanks a lot!

scoobyis2cool - 21/8/04 at 05:55 PM

I picked up some wheel studs from an autojumble, they did a few different lengths. To replace them you have to smash the old ones out with a big hammer, then smash the new ones in, again with a big hammer

Pete

richardR1 - 21/8/04 at 09:09 PM

Alloy wheel manufacturers recommend that you can get a minimum of 6 complete turns on a nut or bolt. Are the wheel nuts you are using the right ones for the wheels? This can affect how they seat in the rims and consequently how far they can screw onto the studs.

Benzine - 21/8/04 at 09:12 PM

Yeah they are the right nuts for the wheel, i don't see how a different nut would change anything too so i think new bolts are the only option really.

Hellfire - 21/8/04 at 10:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by richardR1
Alloy wheel manufacturers recommend that you can get a minimum of 6 complete turns on a nut or bolt. Are the wheel nuts you are using the right ones for the wheels? This can affect how they seat in the rims and consequently how far they can screw onto the studs.


I'm with Rich on this one - when you got the wheels you should have got a set of matching nuts/bolts as the angles in a wheel can vary from 90inclusive to 60inclusive and some are flat shouldered. Get a nut and drop it in the wheel - if it rattles around it is wrong. Get some which seat correctly.... otherwise they may work loose just when you dont want them to.

leto - 22/8/04 at 07:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
can vary from 90inclusive to 60inclusive and some are flat shouldered.

..and spherical

James - 22/8/04 at 10:41 PM

Benzine,

If you can avoid replacing them then I would. I removed mine so I could clean the hubs more easily. It was bloody hard work to get them out (even off the car!) and getting them back on almost killed me!

In the end I resorted to putting the whole thing in the big vice with a socket over the splined hole to allow the stud to pass through. Even with the splines slightly filed down it took a 2 metre breaker bar with all my weight to get them in.
At one point of course, the vice let go and the whole thing (including me!) fell to the floor and just missed my foot.

If you just bash them in I suspect there's a possiblity of them not going in straight- and this isn't going to help your wheels go on!

Anyway, all the best,

James

[Edited on 22/8/04 by James]

locoboy - 23/8/04 at 09:07 AM

wind them in with the nut and a suitable spacer (Old socket) easy

Benzine - 23/8/04 at 09:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by colmaccoll
wind them in with the nut and a suitable spacer (Old socket) easy


That, sir, is a genius idea. +10 points for colmaccoll

mackie - 23/8/04 at 10:37 AM

I'm going to get hold of some alloy wheeled sierra studs for our cortina hubs. Either obtained from scrappy or purchased from someone like raldes or an autojumble stall.