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02-12-09, 10:58 PM
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Lug bolts are a PITA....get studs. If you install them with Red Lock-tite they will not back out. The ones that I use on my race car came from Bildon Motorsports - www.bildon.com. Bildon specialized in VW's and BMW's - they also came with Lug Bolts. I ordered 80mm race studs so I could use wheel spacers. They have a recessed hex and install with an Allen Wrench.
Mazdatrix also sells studs for 12A cars - www.mazdatrix.com. They also install with an allen wrench and work just fine.
As far a wheel torque....NEVER EXCEED OEM RECOMMENDATIONS. This is true whether you are using wheel studs and lug nuts or lug bolts. When you over torque a fastener you stretch it more than was intended by the manufacturer. This can cause stress fractures to occur. Eventually over torqued lug nuts/lug bots fail in a really bad way.
When I am doing a wheel change on my racecar I disassemble and reassemble by hand so I can feel for bad spots in the threads. I always tighten to the proper torque by hand on all of my cars using a quality torque wrench.
Mazdatrix also sells studs for 12A cars - www.mazdatrix.com. They also install with an allen wrench and work just fine.
As far a wheel torque....NEVER EXCEED OEM RECOMMENDATIONS. This is true whether you are using wheel studs and lug nuts or lug bolts. When you over torque a fastener you stretch it more than was intended by the manufacturer. This can cause stress fractures to occur. Eventually over torqued lug nuts/lug bots fail in a really bad way.
When I am doing a wheel change on my racecar I disassemble and reassemble by hand so I can feel for bad spots in the threads. I always tighten to the proper torque by hand on all of my cars using a quality torque wrench.
