General Stud conversion... what are the advantages?

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General Stud conversion... what are the advantages?

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Besides marginally easier mounting what are the advantages to wheel studs n' nuts over bolts?...
 
You dont really do stud conversions as you want an upgrade from bolts (as there are no advantages when bolts work), its for function. When you fit larger spacers on, the wheels no longer sit on the lip of the hub. This makes centralising the wheel properly alot harder when using wheel bolts, so studs are used to combat this :)
 
The advantages are that they fit much easier, which on a wet raining night on a dark road with a flat tyre (or a rally stage) a real bonus, the reason most car manufatures use bolts is that they are cheaper.

If you have a track day car or even take your own car to a track it helps if you have a set of wheels/tyres for on the track much easier and quicker to change wheels when using studs/nuts than bolts.
 
i changed mine cause i think they look :cool: ... simple things for..... :eek:

i also had a locking set of nuts that was going spare

i only changed the back though as 1. i cant get pass side locking nut off :( and 2. i think the studs i brought are too short

for £25 i think it a good useful purchase
 
On a night section, tight right hander, ditch hook for speed, boulder in ditch, bang, flubba flubba flubba.

Stop car change wheel without the aid of torch. With bolts I'd still be there, studs 'n' nuts, only lost a minute on the section.

Cheers

D
 
I have had a look about but can't figure out exactly what they are lol :eek:

They are bolts that screw into the wheel hub, and then stick out, then a nut goes on top of them??

Can the only be used if you fit spacers? What stops the bolts coming loose if how i think they work is correct??

Cheers,

Kristian
 
kritip said:
I have had a look about but can't figure out exactly what they are lol :eek:

They are bolts that screw into the wheel hub, and then stick out, then a nut goes on top of them??

Exactly, go to the top of the class, but don't take your books!!

kritip said:
Can they only be used if you fit spacers?

Nope, back to the bottom of the class

kritip said:
What stops the bolts coming loose if how i think they work is correct??

I use thread lock on mine, but the torque applied to the nut holds them in

kritip said:
Cheers,

Kristian

I use a selection of wheels for different surfaces, they all have different widths so I use spacers sometimes. Using the stud conversion means I can use the same nuts with any wheels.If I was using bolts I would need a selection of them of different lengths.

Cheers

D
 
rallycinq said:
I use a selection of wheels for different surfaces, they all have different widths so I use spacers sometimes. Using the stud conversion means I can use the same nuts with any wheels.If I was using bolts I would need a selection of them of different lengths.
Oh another use :D... I think my track car may be studded :D
 
Hum, does anyone know where to get short stainless steel M12x1.25 stud convertors from? I've only managed to track down 60 & 80mm studs nothing shorter :(
 
depends on the stainless, the fabrication team use a specific stainless at work instead of mild-steel due to better shear resistance, other stuff however isn't as good as mild... I want it so it doesn't get shoddy looking # years down the line
 
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