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Skinny Pro StarscmroSS97 10-20-2009, 04:45 AM Is everyone getting longer studs to use with the front skinnies? If so what do you do when you goback to stock wheels? I want to run the pro Star skinnies up front but also want to be able to change back over to 18'' chrome Z06 wheels EASILY if i decide to go further than cruise night. Injuneer 10-20-2009, 06:18 PM Longer studs, and they just look ugly when I put my street wheels on. I found a set of "duplex" 12mm lugs, which are twice as long as a standard lug. That will cover the ends of the bolts and make them look a bit less ugly. I did that in the back, with my 3" long 1/2" studs, and they worked well. The duplex lugs are closed end, so you have to drill the end to open it up, and run a tap through the hole from the inside, to allow the studs to thread all the way to the end of the lug. The front 12mm studs are a set I got from Linenfelter, many years ago, and they would look a bit better if I just cut off the unthreaded end of the studs. The 2.67" length to the end of the threads just barely meets NHRA tech with regard to the thread engagement length. Fronts, with street tires/wheels: http://www.injuneer.com/images/photos/WheelsTires/DCP02502.jpg Fronts with Pro-Stars: http://www.injuneer.com/images/photos/WheelsTires/DCP04311.jpg Rears with duplex lugs: http://www.injuneer.com/images/photos/WheelsTires/Backlugs.jpg cmroSS97 10-20-2009, 08:03 PM Ugggg I was looking to avoid that....looks like I will have to pony up for either Weldstars or Bogarts | ||