Wheel Studs

16Kobra · Mar 27, 2017

Any good recommendations on changing to Wheel Studs instead of the stock lugs?

I have had the tires off numerous times to clean and check brakes after track sessions and one set of lugs are starting to worry me for getting socket on and off. The chrome on the lugs is starting to deform and getting harder to put socket on lug.

GT_Dave · Mar 27, 2017

That is a sheet metal jacket on the OEM lug nuts that gets distorted. You need to go aftermarket to solve that problem. Check out Gorilla Nuts or lug nuts in the threads, I put Gorilla Nuts on my GT350 last month and they work great.
http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26986&highlight=lug+nuts

Muligan · Mar 27, 2017

Another thing to be concerned about, particularly if you are regularly retorquing them during track days is "galling." That is where the threads on the stud or the lugnut distort and eventually fail, causing the lug to be so tight that it strips the stud when you try to remove it.

Inspect the studs and lugnuts frequently and apply just a tiny amount of copper anti-seize to avoid having a lug stuck on a stud. Don't apply too much of the copper, though, as it can cause you to over-torque the nuts.

16Kobra · Mar 28, 2017

Muligan said:
Another thing to be concerned about, particularly if you are regularly retorquing them during track days is "galling." That is where the threads on the stud or the lugnut distort and eventually fail, causing the lug to be so tight that it strips the stud when you try to remove it.

Inspect the studs and lugnuts frequently and apply just a tiny amount of copper anti-seize to avoid having a lug stuck on a stud. Don't apply too much of the copper, though, as it can cause you to over-torque the nuts.

Thanks for the advice :headbang:

BlkGT3 · Mar 28, 2017

Muligan said:
Another thing to be concerned about, particularly if you are regularly retorquing them during track days is "galling." That is where the threads on the stud or the lugnut distort and eventually fail, causing the lug to be so tight that it strips the stud when you try to remove it.

Inspect the studs and lugnuts frequently and apply just a tiny amount of copper anti-seize to avoid having a lug stuck on a stud. Don't apply too much of the copper, though, as it can cause you to over-torque the nuts.

I would use Nickle based antiseez instead of copper to reduce the chances of galvanic corrosion. Also do not torque hot studs as you will potentially have incorrect torque. In all my years if you torque your wheels correctly when cold you are good to go. The only Caveat is new wheels will take a couple of times to wear in the holes so re torquing is a good idea.

Peter

Wheel Studs

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