wheel studs /bolts

[Huw Powell]

he's not using it as a wheel stud, he's making a tommy bar out of it.

> Hmm, I don't know if I'd trust a hardware store bolt on my car as a 
> wheel stud. Even if it was a high grade.
> 
> Just my opinion.

>> Pretty pricey, I'd say.  I found a similarly-long bolt at the 
>> hardware with the same thread (took in a wheel bolt, matched a nut,
>>  matched the long bolt).  I cut off the head and sawed a
>> screwdriver slot in it.  I don't have the nifty knurling, but the
>> bolt still works just dandy.  I think that long a metric bolt of
>> that heft cost me ~$3.

>>> i bought a nice little tool from ultimategarage.com that is what
>>> tony describes. its threaded on one end, about 8" long, with a
>>> knurled end for gripping + threading but a smooth shaft. i think
>>> it was 25$, not cheap but nicely made and makes working with
>>> bolts much easier.

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Huw Powell

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