Bent Wheel studs

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Wed Apr 13, 11 4:06 pm

Well I popped down the garage today to give the Coronet a once over before Krispy Kremes on Sunday, and had a look at the rear wheels and it appears that I have bent all 10 rear studs

which is very annoying to say the least. These are Strange 1/2 studs, the trouble seems to be the plain steels, as the nuts are 60* taper to suit the wheel also I have a 10mm spacer, So any ideas how to sort this apart from driving carefully

maybe taking half shaft's out drill and tapping to 5/8" studs and drill the wheels and spacers out, really don't want to go down that road.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Wed Apr 13, 11 5:45 pm

HAS THE SPACER GOT A CENTRE BOSS THAT FITS THE DRUM CENTRE THEN REFITS THE MIDDLE OF WHEEL TO RECENTRE THE WHEELI NOT THIS IS THE PROBLEM THE WHEEL WILL BE GETTING PULLED ALL SHAPES ON JUST THE STUDS,

TrevD · Post by **TrevD** » Wed Apr 13, 11 5:52 pm

totaly agree with dunc, if the spacer isnt a good fit even with bigger studs you will have problems. also what sort of fit are the studs to the holes in the spacer?

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Wed Apr 13, 11 6:20 pm

Here's a picture of the same kind of spacer, and a picture of the wheel, So Trev what type of spacer do I need, and can you make it?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Apr 13, 11 9:02 pm

GTXJim wrote:Here's a picture of the same kind of spacer,

There is your problem. Nothing for the wheel to center on.

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Thu Apr 14, 11 4:58 pm

So what type of spacer do I need? and where can I get a pair from? or could Trev make a pair for me

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Thu Apr 14, 11 5:21 pm

GTXJim wrote:So what type of spacer do I need? and where can I get a pair from? or could Trev make a pair for me

I have an engineer friend in tooting that could make the spacers for you

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Thu Apr 14, 11 6:17 pm

Cheers Anton, I still don't know what the proper spacers should be like?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Apr 14, 11 6:27 pm

I have run low 10's using that type of spacer - it isn't the spacer causing the issue in my opinion - there is something more fundamental going on.........is the back of the wheel not flat like a Weld or something? There must be an incompatibility issue somewhere...

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Thu Apr 14, 11 6:51 pm

Pete wrote:I have run low 10's using that type of spacer - it isn't the spacer causing the issue in my opinion - there is something more fundamental going on.........is the back of the wheel not flat like a Weld or something? There must be an incompatibility issue somewhere...

i dont disagree pete, the way the wheel is made will be a contribuating factor but that spacer is naughty

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Apr 14, 11 7:09 pm

Yep, I agree - a spacer is not the way to go but it is a cheap get out of jail card in the short term, especially on the street. I would not by choice run them with slicks as I think it puts more load on the studs.

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Thu Apr 14, 11 7:17 pm

Well these tyres grip like slicks, and the car weighs about 3500lbs, and I have been launching it pretty hard

this is why I was thinking of thicker studs, I just can't get my head around a spacer that'll change things

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Thu Apr 14, 11 8:29 pm

GTXJim wrote:Well these tyres grip like slicks, and the car weighs about 3500lbs, and I have been launching it pretty hard this is why I was thinking of thicker studs, I just can't get my head around a spacer that'll change things

picture the wheel getting forced in to all sorts of shapes because its centre is no held rigid, if thats how it is the wheel needs to slip over a spigot,

ANTON · Post by **ANTON** » Fri Apr 15, 11 7:29 am

A goo quality wheel spacer will have a wheel locator in the centre like the link below.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHEEL-SPACERS-5x1 ... c0ff287e9f

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Apr 15, 11 8:46 am

ANTON wrote:A goo quality wheel spacer will have a wheel locator in the centre like the link below.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHEEL-SPACERS-5x1 ... c0ff287e9f

Exactly.