21-09-2018, 10:28 PM
(21-09-2018, 09:56 PM)Hedd_Jones Wrote: After struggling to fit 'new' studs, in my case ex John Barlow because a) the rivet holes were in the wrong place, and b) the thread was oversize so I had to run a die nut down it. I decided that in future I shall use ht cap head bolts as wheel studs suitably shaped at the head end with an angle grinder and tack welded to prevent rotation.
Has anyone ever done this.
I definitely wouldn't,waste of time using a HT Caphead or bolt and then putting heat in to it just buy decent studs from one of our cherished suppliers.
Your life, or the life of others is worth far more than a set of decent studs.
Also insurance implications, cars involved in serious accidents are impounded and subject to forensic
inspection if poor or inappropriate maintenance found i.e.bodged wheelstud things will not go well.
Even normal claims can and are voided on various grounds including inappropriate modifications.