Can someone help me out. I need to put in longer wheel studs on my 4th gen. Reason? So that I can run ET streets. I have a Rim that will not clear my Caliper. So longer studs with spacers I think will do the trick. I need to put longer studs in anyway. How do I do that?
Chris

 

just rears? remove caliper and hammer them out. use a heavy hammer to provide backing to the rotor. install new studs (12M x 1.50" x length desired) with a sacrificial nut, a few washers and an impact gun. use a little white grease on the threads prior to cinching them into the rotor.

and get a wheel that does clear the caliper, or clearance the caliper a bit. do not run spacers on the rear.

 

FAQ in the Wheel/Tire Section has pictures... Not sure if there is a write up.....

 

Yeah im sorry. I meant to say spacers for the front. The rear ET rims clear just fine. Its the front that I need to run spacers. OK after I hammer them out. How do I get the new ones in? Who sells them? About how much do they cost.? How long is labor you think.
Chris

 

I just put mine on and it took me ~20 minutes per wheel. Summit, Thunder, Jegs - they all sell them and you'll need open end lug nuts to go with them. the new ones push in from the back, put a few washers on with your grease, and put on your sacrificial nut to 'pull' the lug into the rotor (it's a press fit). Use either a socket/ratchet/breaker bar to get the proper leverage, or an impact wrench. when the seat hits the back of the rotor, it is installed.

 

Please post on correct fourm.... Moving to "Wheels and Tires".

 

I called J & M SPEEDCENTER in Riverside and they have them. Its gotta be orderd. Im trying to make the a Irwindale Race on the 10th of Jan 08. I havn't ran my car since the PSCA after I first built my motor. (it was not pretty). I gotta redeem myself.
Chris

 

on my LT1, i had to pull the axles to get the rear studs. what a bitch i heard the LS1 years don't have to and their studs are longer to begin with