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Artwigwa:
Hi all, I have fitted a set of wolf wheels to my S3 but the wheel studs seem to be a bit short for the wheels? I have tightened the nuts ok with 8 full turns, is this ok or do I heed to fit longer studs and where can I get some??

Steve

Ps First post  :shock: , cool site  :D

MOTORSPORT_SAFETY:
HI MATE

GET THEM OFF!!!!!!

The wheel studs are not long enough I used to work in the trade and when we sold a set of wheels they would not supply them unless they supplied appropriat studs nuts of bolts.

What they told us was you need 5 threads clear of the nut by the looks of it you dont have that and the nuts are only just 3/4 of the way over the stud

id try and get longer studs for that on a personal note I wouldnt drive it like that.

Sorry for the neg feedback on the plus they do look nice

Paul

Xtremeteam:

--- Quote from: "MOTORSPORT_SAFETY" ---HI MATE

GET THEM OFF!!!!!!

The wheel studs are not long enough I used to work in the trade and when we sold a set of wheels they would not supply them unless they supplied appropriat studs nuts of bolts.

What they told us was you need 5 threads clear of the nut by the looks of it you dont have that and the nuts are only just 3/4 of the way over the stud

id try and get longer studs for that on a personal note I wouldnt drive it like that.

Sorry for the neg feedback on the plus they do look nice

Paul
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AFAIK to get full strength out of a thread its 3 threads min,

anyhow i spent 6 months changing hubs etc on the racer so i could run disco rims cos the scrutineer kept failing me,was 1 1/2 threads short of a full nut,in the end spun them in a lathe & took 1mm of each nut,problem cured

MOTORSPORT_SAFETY:
Hi Mike

Yeah that would work but I have 2 problems with that idea here.

By the time hes cleared that many threads hes not going to have much of a nut left.

and 2 the less nut the less surface area on the threads holding this off.

The only reason I brought this is up is I would hate to have to be the first person on scene if one of them sets of nuts decided to let go it would be messy.

My advice would be to get longer studs or even have some made up at an engineering shop.

I might be wrong on the actual no of threads and turns it has been a while since I was in the trade so things may have changed

hobbit:

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the scrutineer kept failing me, was 1 1/2 threads short of a full nut

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But was he referring to the wheels or the loose nut behind the wheel :wink:  :lol:

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