Tony,
Seems like I've been there, Done that. You may not actually need longer studs
if (as with me) the problem is that the wheels are
thicker where the holes are drilled. You actually have another option. If the
holes are enlarged for lugnuts with shanks on them, you
should be able to locate nuts that have longer shanks and not have to replace
the studs.
For some reason, the longer bolts are more difficult to find than longer shank
nuts.
Good Luck,
Joe
Tony Gordon wrote:
>
> Picked up my Sears "special" wheel - and they sent the polished ones at
> that, so ended up with really boooootiful wheels at $56 a piece ...but the
> studs are far too short to mount the wheels. The 205/50 Yoko intermediates
> look pretty good too.
>
> I need at least another .5" to be sure, and wouldn't mind .625". Anyone
> got any recommendations of wheel studs in terms of specification/size and
> supplier? The wheels also seem to have been bored for .5" studs, so I
> might go up a size as well (and since we AutoX enthusiatically, that may be
> a good idea anyway).
>
> TIA,
>
> Tony
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