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Any benefits to having 8 lugs?
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sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
howdiy said:
Yep it is 2 more lugs to carry the load of larger meats, therefore less of a chance of breaking lugs and loosing a wheel.
There are some on here that are still breaking 9/16 lugs with 8 lugs.
Dick
K5dreamer
1/2 ton status
8 lugs are less likely to rip the center of the wheel out. the bolt ring diameter is larger and therefore closer to the outside of the rim which puts less torque on each bolt as the axle tries to turn the wheel, add two more bolts (8 vs 6) and you further reduce the loading on each bolt.
so yes, in terms of torque loading on the wheel and axle, there is a benifit to the 8 lugs.
depending on what kinda driving youre gonna be doing, the 6 lug may be fine, but ill let more experienced members tell you if you need the 6 or 8 lugs with 44's and whatever driving youre gonna be doing.
so yes, in terms of torque loading on the wheel and axle, there is a benifit to the 8 lugs.
depending on what kinda driving youre gonna be doing, the 6 lug may be fine, but ill let more experienced members tell you if you need the 6 or 8 lugs with 44's and whatever driving youre gonna be doing.
howdiy said:
a friend of mine snapped studs with 35's on the street on a suburban that never went offroad.
JIM88K5
1/2 ton status
3/4 ton= more brakes. I'm going 8,600 gvw for the braking power.
lectric80
3/4 ton status
With that statement you are answering your own question. If you are going to beat on it, the greater strength of the 8 lug is the only way to go.
if your going to beat it, d44 is not the way to go...but thats a different discusion 
Obviously the 8-lug setup is stronger: more bolts, larger diameter bolts and larger bolt circle. That being said, let's look at the 6 tiny bolts that hold the spindle to the knuckle in a front 10-bolt and then decide if the wheel studs are really a weak link.
howdiy said:
where can one find these said adapters?
readymix
3/4 ton status
It will require 33.33% more work to steal you tires.
Thief's will just walk away.
Thief's will just walk away.
sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
Blue85 said:
They do not have any rotational force on them like lugs will have. So it is comparing apples to oranges.
Dick
obijuan said:
Ya, I was under the impression that an 8-6 lug adapter is physically impossible to do based on the possition on the lugs.
sandawgk5
3/4 ton status
Chevy305 said:Ya, I was under the impression that an 8-6 lug adapter is physically impossible to do based on the possition on the lugs.
No you can make them TonyP used to make them on here. There is a problem with the diameters of the bolt circles. In order to run a 6 lug adapter 2 of the studs have to be pressed out of the 8X6.5 bolt pattern. On top of that you have to turn down the diameter of the 14FF hub to around 4".
Dick
geartechHD.com has some pictured on their site but its been down for years it seems.
While obviously 8-lugs will be stronger than 6-lugs, I really doubt you would ever get in a situation where it would be the weak point. I've seen lot's of Jeeps and 'Yotas running 5 or 6 lugs with 39-44" tires, have spent years fourwheeling, and work in the automotive industry and have yet to see the wheel studs be the failure point (unless there was some blatant installation error...way too loose, or way over-torqued).
