Racer79

Ok, so I try and put on my new wheels and tires, but foist I need to take off the old ones right? Now either someone put these on wrong, or these wheels are just fubar, I have these :


And for some reason the bolt/stud (I was confused once I got one bolt off) is too deep in, my sockets aren't think enough to fit in the wheel and grab the bolt. I checked to see if I had a wrench with my spare that would fit, only to find I have no wrench. Is there a special tool that I need, or just a thinner socket? I can get some bolts off, but the others I can't get anywhere near. Any ideas?

DriveFast7

iTrader: (1)

someone might have mixed and matched wheel bolts. head over to sears and buy a thinner socket.

now would be a great time to install traditional wheel studs and lug nuts. the pep boys chain has these; and i bet a tire shop can get them too.

the lug threads and pitch are 12mm x 1.5mm

you can also buy them from http://www.sevensonly.com/ they have the best quality for the price on them.

anthrax

Ya you want a thin wall deep soket.

21mm I think

Canada Tire should have them

Pedestrian X

I say SEARS! If your really cheap you can always take it back when your done wiht it and say it was the wrong size or soemthing. Also you get the lifetime warranty.

Racer79

So I can get a thin walled 21mm? Alright, and how hard is it to swap the stud/bolts for a traditional stud and bolt? Are there any advantages?

oni-dori

so are the studs gonna be threaded? not the splined ones? that sounds like a good idea replacing them. it would definitely make mounting the wheel back on easier.

Racer79

Will affect any brake upgrades?

DriveFast7

iTrader: (1)

Yes they're threaded. They thread into the hub. NOT splined press-in.

You hit the nail on the head, it's loads easier to mount a wheel on the car with studs to align it up. Plus chances are the lug bolts you have have threads that are galled or stripping. 25 years does that!

It's not hard to swap lug bolts for traditional studs and nuts. Just buy two tubes of red loctite and absolutely cover all the threads that thread into the hub with loctite. Put some anti-seize compound on the threads that the nut goes onto; anti-seize goes a LONG way to preventing stripping and galling the studs. Not to mention rust prevention.

A shop didn't put ANY loctite on my threads, even after I specifically asked them to. I have a blown tire, bent rim and dented fender to show for it. Of course he fixed my jammed transmission for FREE that weekend and cut me a 25% break on rebuilding it later on to make up for it.