Wheel Stud Conversions

[Kneale Brownson]

So, if you went to studs, as the original post suggested, you'd have five
sets of threads to drag the wheel over.  Or, if you got a bolt of
sufficient length but it was only available as an all-threads version, you
could grind off all but about 3/4" of threads.

At 06:24 PM 10/4/2004 -0400, Kent McLean wrote:
>Bluemaxww1 at aol.com wrote:
>>  
>> I went to the hardware store also.  Couldn't find a bolt long  enough 
>without 
>> a lot of thread length.  Figured running the aluminum wheel  over steel
bolt 
>> threads, would shave aluminum off the wheel.  
>
>A layer of JB Weld ought to smooth out some of the threads.
>Of course, that makes the $2 solution a $10 solution, but
>still cheaper than $30.