Re: Wheel studs?

["Bob D'Amato" <Bob.Damato@snetel.com>]

On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Robert Phillips wrote:

> Get this now, they actually *tore* themselves out of the brake drum.  The 
> studs themselves didn't break, the drum did.  He switched them back to 
> the bolts, and everything went fine for the duration of the 24 hr race.
> 

Hmmmm seems to me that threaded rod is threaded rod! Cant imagine what 
made it do that, but I doubt it was due to the fact that it was a stud 
and not a bolt.


How about putting just one stud per wheel? This way here you can hang the 
tire and use your studs for the rest.

Bob

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