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Studs & lug nuts for steel wheels? |
Danny_Ocean |
Oct 27 2007, 10:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 7,846 Region Association: South East States |
Previous owner installed some lame alloy wheels. They used studs and chrome lug nuts. It seems the studs were too short for the wheels, as when I removed them, it only took a few turns before the lugs let loose.
So...question is...can I re-use these studs/nuts for mounting my stock steel wheels? |
Project 6 |
Oct 27 2007, 10:55 PM
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large member Group: Members Posts: 359 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Utah Member No.: 51 Region Association: None |
You should have 6-7 turns on a lugnut. On a 914/4 studs should be pressed in from the back. If they used screw in type, toss theem and get the right lug BOLTS.
If it's a five lug 911 styel with pressed in studs with flanges on the back, chase them with a new bolt and cutting oil or with a proper die and reuse. |
Danny_Ocean |
Oct 27 2007, 11:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 170 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Fort Lauderdale, FL Member No.: 7,846 Region Association: South East States |
You should have 6-7 turns on a lugnut. On a 914/4 studs should be pressed in from the back. If they used screw in type, toss theem and get the right lug BOLTS. If it's a five lug 911 styel with pressed in studs with flanges on the back, chase them with a new bolt and cutting oil or with a proper die and reuse. Well...it is a 914-4 that was converted to a -6, but it still has the stock (4 hole) hubs. The hubs are tapped for screw-in bolts, not pressed-in studs. I am (temporarily) installing 4-lug steel wheels until I convert the whole mess to 5 lug. Just wondering if I can use the screw-in studs & lug nuts until then. |
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