Lug Nuts or Studs?
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Lug Nuts or Studs?
Hey all-
I'm having a wonderful time with the lug nuts on my 04 R50
Maybe it's because I live in Minneapolis, but it seems like just about everything in my wheel well likes to rust and seize. Turns simple jobs into long days filled with choice language.... anyways.
I recently snapped a lug nut (didn't work it that hard...honest) and had to spend 3 hrs in a shop getting it out... Almost got to buy a new hub . I'm torquing to 85 Nm, which should be well within spec, but still, I'm on occasion, running into some tough guy lugs. Leery of effing something else up, I'm thinking of switching to a stud kit (even though I don't track the car ever). Good idea? Is this gonna help with preserving the hubs?
Thanks in advance-
J
I'm having a wonderful time with the lug nuts on my 04 R50
Maybe it's because I live in Minneapolis, but it seems like just about everything in my wheel well likes to rust and seize. Turns simple jobs into long days filled with choice language.... anyways.
I recently snapped a lug nut (didn't work it that hard...honest) and had to spend 3 hrs in a shop getting it out... Almost got to buy a new hub . I'm torquing to 85 Nm, which should be well within spec, but still, I'm on occasion, running into some tough guy lugs. Leery of effing something else up, I'm thinking of switching to a stud kit (even though I don't track the car ever). Good idea? Is this gonna help with preserving the hubs?
Thanks in advance-
J
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Hey J, a TSW stud kit will help you, but if your wheels have the center caps they will not fit. I live in Chicago and understand the daily driver issue and take a wire wheel to my hubs and back of wheels two times a year to keep things under control. There has never been a reported failure of any TSW studs when used as designed.
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Thanks, Dustin-
[QUOTE=AutoXCooper.com;2836246]Hey J, a TSW stud kit will help you, but if your wheels have the center caps they will not fit.
Why is this? Sorry, just to be clear; I have hollies on now, does this mean I cant use the MINI centerpiece?
-J
[QUOTE=AutoXCooper.com;2836246]Hey J, a TSW stud kit will help you, but if your wheels have the center caps they will not fit.
Why is this? Sorry, just to be clear; I have hollies on now, does this mean I cant use the MINI centerpiece?
-J
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I meant ft-lbs. Thanks...
Anyone else having similar corrosion/seize issues in the wheel well area? Also, is it OK to use a small amount of anti-seize on the lug nuts? I understand it could offset the torque values, but by how much?
Anyone else having similar corrosion/seize issues in the wheel well area? Also, is it OK to use a small amount of anti-seize on the lug nuts? I understand it could offset the torque values, but by how much?
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[quote=jdonaldlukas;2837706]Thanks, Dustin-
yep that's right, if the cap covers the lugs the studs will be too long to allow the cap to fit. I drilled holes in my cap to make them fit and most people dont even notice.
Hey J, a TSW stud kit will help you, but if your wheels have the center caps they will not fit.
Why is this? Sorry, just to be clear; I have hollies on now, does this mean I cant use the MINI centerpiece?
-J
Why is this? Sorry, just to be clear; I have hollies on now, does this mean I cant use the MINI centerpiece?
-J
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Caution when using any open ended lug nut. Water & road grime will get into the open end of the nut. This will allow some rusting of the stud or at a minimum, dirt will build up on the stud. When removing the lug nut, the dirt will bind the nut to the stud and because the nut, which is softer metal, will start to strip the threads of the nut. I bought some tapered rubber plugs from Lowe's/Home Depot, cut them to proper length (only need to be 1/2" or so long) and using 3M trim adhesive (in black) pressed by hand the plugs into to open end of the lug nut until it was flush with the end of the nut. Problem solved and you'd never notice unless someone showed you.
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Caution when using any open ended lug nut. Water & road grime will get into the open end of the nut. This will allow some rusting of the stud or at a minimum, dirt will build up on the stud. When removing the lug nut, the dirt will bind the nut to the stud and because the nut, which is softer metal, will start to strip the threads of the nut. I bought some tapered rubber plugs from Lowe's/Home Depot, cut them to proper length (only need to be 1/2" or so long) and using 3M trim adhesive (in black) pressed by hand the plugs into to open end of the lug nut until it was flush with the end of the nut. Problem solved and you'd never notice unless someone showed you.
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