Wheel stud length? Frustrating!

[Potshot]

Okay, so Broncograveyard didn't understand me when I told them that the press fit collar on the wheel studs they sent wouldn't reach through the rotor to the hub. That is to say that the ones they sent rattle in the rotor hole and won't reach deep enough to press into the hub.

I called them on Monday, they shipped the replacement to me by slowboat and of course it showed up at 5:04pm today, and I open the box, *sigh*, and I have 10 useless studs with an unthreaded tip that's about a 3/8" longer and still to short on the backside.

Pretty sure I got the assembly right. JBG agreed.
Check it out here.
Trying to find the right wheel stud...
Here's what I'm dealing with.


Yep. 5:06 now, exactly too late to get somebody on the phone (for whatever good that will do me).

I just can't win. Before I waste my Saturday morning driving around looking for wheel studs, am I wasting my time? Should I expect to find a wheelstud that's long enough to reach the hub through the thicker slotted rotor, or did I just buy parts from JBG that can't be mounted?

I'm sorry I ever bought these things and am tempted to just go out and buy stock rotors. Probably what I should have done in the first place.

-Rob

 

[broncnaz]

Thats part of the problem with mail order you dont know waht your actually getting until you get it. Stock rotors would be a better choice those slotted rotors tend to catch all kinds of dirt rocks sand mud ect on 4x4's. Any good parts store or even tire shop should have the correct studs your looking for.

 

[Potshot]

Yep. Napa, here I come.

 

[tasker]

i used the three inch ARP studs. Somebody had switched my rears to disc brakes long before i got it and the studs were too short to run with the thicker aluminum wheels. Should have gone with 2 1/2" though, they are wicked long, looks kinda coll though. It also had a deep knurl to it.

 

[akb3]

i used the three inch ARP studs. Somebody had switched my rears to disc brakes long before i got it and the studs were too short to run with the thicker aluminum wheels. Should have gone with 2 1/2" though, they are wicked long, looks kinda coll though. It also had a deep knurl to it.

Tasker, I'm in the same boat as you were. Answer me a couple of questions... Were all your existing studs original size (.625 knurl diameter, 1 7/8" length, .8" knurl length?) I'm fixing to order the ARP 100-7707 3" long studs. They are .618 knurl diameter and I believe 1" knurl length. Did the ARP's fit properly in your rotors? I'm afraid of buying them because they are a smaller knurl diameter than the stock rotors by .007". Is that enough to make a difference? I'm at a standstill here and getting kinda upset about the lack of wheel stud choices for my setup. I'm running 1/2" spacers out of neccessity and these ARP's are the only thing I can find to fit the bill. Thank you.

 

[jw0747]

yep...NAPA that's where mine lived before coming home with me.

 

[akb3]

Here is a list of parts that allowed me to run my 15x7.5 wheel on my 76 Bronco. I have Dana 44 / 9 inch. The only mod over stock that I have on my front/rear ends is the BCB over the knuckle heim joint steering tie rod and drag link. I just got through putting it all together and it turned out just the way I wanted it. I have about 3/16" gap between the wheel and the tie rod heim joint.

I needed to space out 1/4 inch on the front, so I went with Dorman 610-277 wheel studs. They give you just a little more thread due to the knurl length being a little longer than stock wheel studs. The spacers are Gorilla SP603 floaters. The lug nuts I chose are an extended shank that go down into the wheel nicely. I'm getting at least 10 full turns on all my lug nuts. The lug nuts are Gorilla 68187 and Gorilla 68681N. I got everything at Summit for around $120. Also, you can find someone to take off the lead weights on your wheels and replace them with sticky weights so you won't knock off your wheel weights if they are on the inside of the wheel. Looks a lot cleaner too. Just be sure to have them clean the adhering sections of the wheel with ethanol or acetone before sticking on the weights. They work great if done properly.