rodgling
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| posted on 8/1/13 at 03:43 PM |
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Redrilling wheel hubs - stud type
I've got some new wheel hubs that I intend to get redrilled from 5x120 to 5x114.3 to suit my wheels at the front. While I'm at it
I'm also going to get studs put in.
I can either get the hubs drilled & tapped, then screw in the studs, or I could get the press-in stud type.
Anyone got any thoughts on which is better/easier to do/stronger/safer? Does it really matter?
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 8/1/13 at 03:58 PM |
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I would tend to go for press in studs but thats just my personal opinion. Is there no practical option for changing the wheels to match the hubs
though ?
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rodgling
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| posted on 8/1/13 at 04:13 PM |
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I think modifying the hubs will work better, the alternative would be welding up the wheels then getting them redrilled to a bigger PCD, so there
might not be enough material to redrill 6mm further out.
With the press-in type is it just a case of drill a hole of the right size, then press the stud through from the back?
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 8/1/13 at 04:21 PM |
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Thats what i would do but double check in case there is a reccomendation the holes be made very slightly conical.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 8/1/13 at 08:03 PM |
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Personally I'd rather have the push in type as they have a shoulder to prevent pulling out. But they can be an issue if the wheel nut seizes as
they can rotate in the hub, which is a nightmare.
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Irony
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| posted on 8/1/13 at 10:09 PM |
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I bought my car part built and the previous owner redrilled the hubs from 5 stud to 4 stud. Both ford I think. He was a bodger and I think he just
banged the brake disc on the hub and rotated it until the holes in the disc missed the existing holes, then drilled away. I have used the press in
type of studs a bloody hell agree they a tight fit. Some will not pull any tighter even with a nut tightened with a breaker bar. Don't know if
these are going to cause me probs when I finally get it on the road.
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