Wheel Stud Conversions

[Kneale Brownson]

Jeeze, $15.  I just bought a long bolt at a hardware store, cut off the
head and used a hacksaw to put a screwdriver slot in the end for easy
removal.  I bet I have $2 into it at most, including the gas to drive to
the hardware.


At 01:15 PM 10/3/2004 -0400, Bluemaxww1 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>Hi,
>I saved the trouble by buying stainless steel wheel hangers.
> 
>_http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=1590134_ 
>(http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=1590134) 
> 
>I use them to hang the rotor when I change them out.  I use them to  put on 
>the wheels, of course.  Makes the whole job easier.
> 
>I thought about wheel studs, but for me I figured it was more trouble and  
>cost.  Both sets of wheels I use are ball type. But for one set I need  to
use 
>spacers.  Not much but just enough.  One set of wheels  also has exposed 
>lugs.  
>With the hanger I can still use the longer  lugs for the wheels that don't 
>need the spacers.  If I had studs, I  would not have the option of using
acorn 
>nuts.  Then the  wheel without a lug cover would have exposed studs.  Cool if 
>you are a  racer, not if you run a street car.
> 
>Just my 2 cents.
> 
>Greg 
> 
> 
> 
>In a message dated 10/2/04 4:44:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
>l.leung at juno.com writes:
>
>Hello  Listers,
>
>Looking for anyone whom has recently converted to studs
>on  their turbo (14 x 1.5 mm pitch?) Audis? Looking for info  
>on:
>
>Vendor
>
>Cost
>
>Availible nut type (cap or open,  chrome or standard finish,
>ball or cone  seat, lock or hex)
>
>How did you select stud length?
>
>You can reply  on or off list.
>
>Thanks,
>
>LL - NY
>
>
>
>
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