>I keep breaking wheel studs on my 72 Europa TC. I just replaced them
again -
>and this weekends auto-x ended after 1 run when I broke 2 on a front wheel
and
>lost the lugs somewhere on the course. I use standard 5 1/2 Lotus wheels
and I
>torque the lugs to 50lbs. Anyone have any ideas ?
Yes. Convert to 1/2" studs and torque 'em to 90. Works for me.
If you stick with the 3/8" stockers, I think 40 is a better torque. That's
what I used on my Midget. Made me nervous on my alloys, though, so I wired
them.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
Lotus Europa, VW Quantum Syncro, Chev Suburban
LOON, TCVWC, MAC
pethier@isd.net http://www.visi.com/mac/
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