In the message below, Gary 'Black Bart' Speckman suggests the upgrade from
3/8" wheel studs to 7/16" wheel studs.
Should I do this when using any kind of wide rubber, or will the stock
studs work fine if I don't use Vega wheels? I'll probably use 165/70s on
5" rims on the street only.
Could someone explain how this is done and a source for the studs?
Are the studs just press-fit into the front and rear hubs? Do I just
drill the holes larger (what size?) and press in the new studs?
Thanks a bunch,
Ulix with the tiny stud(s)
On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Black Bart wrote:
> Ulix, They may or may not fit, but there is something else you have to watch
> for when using the Vega rims.
>
> The original 3/8" NF wheel studs are marginal in strength and must be
> uniformily torqued to survive. If torque is lost on one or two studs, the
> remaining studs fail, immediately, followed closely by the less loaded ones
> and then the wheel comes off with no apparent warning. This problem becomes
> really severe if Vega steel wheels are used because the Sprite/Midget nut
> seems to work, but usually bottoms on the stud shoulder before full clamping
> force is developed, or starts to pull through the larger Vega hole. Racers
> using Vega steel wheels add a larger steel spacer between wheel and drum at
> least 1/4" thick because rear hub/axle O.D. is smaller than the Vega stamped
> center which bears on the drum outside of the hub support, causing the drum
> to crack, usually followed by stud failure if the 3/8" studs are used.
>
> The solution, if you are using Vega wheels involves using 7/16" NF studs for
> which tapered seat nuts are readily available.
>
> Good Luck, and upgrade to 7/16" studs and new nuts.
>
> Gary Speckman
>
>
> At 03:43 PM 2/3/98 -0800, Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> >Do Vega GT steel rims fit the rear of a square wheelarch Sprite or do they
> >stick out too far?
> >
> >I would want to use 165/70 or 185/60s.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> > Ulix __/__,__
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> > '67 Sprite
> >
> >
>
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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