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07-11-2018, 07:34 PM | #61 |
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Re: Wheel Studs
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07-11-2018, 08:24 PM | #62 |
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Re: Wheel Studs
I've used 1/2" studs before, my platform came from the factory with 1/2" studs. But I will never run them again in a race application - 5/8 studs all the way. Not being able to run a stock style wheel is a very small concession to make in the name of safety. When in doubt, drill them out to 11/16 or 45/64ths and get a second set of nut spacers machined to match the modified lug nut seat on the wheels.
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07-11-2018, 09:34 PM | #64 |
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It's easy with access to a lathe. Drill out the wheels (ideally a unibit to 11/16 then a 45/64th if absolutely necessary), and use a 5/8-18 bolt with a fender washer on the backside to simulate the wheel hub, put some dicom on the wheel, then slide the nut spacer on. Where the dicum touches, take a little off. Dicum, cut. Dicum, cut. Once the dicum makes 100% transfer from wheel to spacer, you're done, and you have a general template to make the other spacers from, using the dicum to check fitment. Hopefully squareness wouldn't be an issue with using a lathe.
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07-12-2018, 04:41 AM | #65 |
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3880 lbs. 60 foots 1.30s, best of 1.28. Moser axles and 1/2" studs, torqued to 100 lbs. Never broke a stud, thousands of passes and still in service. Last edited by 1320racer; 07-12-2018 at 04:44 AM. |
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