[s-cars] Re: Wheel Stud Conversions

[chris chambers]

And if you follow the links he had tons of people buying them from him!

What is worse is that he copied somebody else's idea, who was selling
them for $30 each!


LMAO!!! I'd hit the hardware store first...


--- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:

> 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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