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Originally Posted by Novelli
We had the same problem on the green chevelle. It broke 1 stud and bent the rest of them. I replaced the studs, Reemed the lug holes on the wheels to accept "drag style" shanked lug nuts that go through the wheel -.030 away from bottoming out. I had a set of Hub Centric rings machined so the wheel is now supported on the axle flange and not the wheels studs. Most of these fancy aftermarket wheels use generic tolerances and tappered face lug nuts. Thats not a good combo. After this incident there will never be another car that leaves our shop without Hub Centric rings and and full shanked lugs.
These are the guys who machined the Hub centric rings
http://www.motorsport-tech.com/hub_rings.html
I gave them the specs and had them in a week.The price was really good. Its alot cheaper than replacing a 1/4 panel. |
Awesome!! thanks for that link. That is what i need. My lugs are NOT tapered... but the rim does sit on them (so to speak.. the lug has a built on sleeve). The hub centric rings is a fabulous idea.
