Need help!!! - Longer Wheel studs...

[Chevy305]

So I put some aluminum or alloy or whatever wheels on my truck back in february. The shop that installed them, mounted and balanced them never said anything about the lugs being slightly short for the thicker wheels. I have ran it, and its been perfectly fine till now...

I had the truck in for some service and I had them rotate the tires about 2 weeks ago. The mechanic told me the lugs were a little short and I should look into getting longer ones...

today while driving to work the lugs nuts loosened up on me. Luckily I didn't loose a wheel and crash and die...

So I need longer wheel studs because all the ones on there are stripping out and they are all too short. Where can I find longer wheel studs? Actually its just for the front because the rear are long enough but the front is having problems...

 

[shaun89]

my best guess is jegs or summit,just find the measurments of them and they should have any size you would want....i hope...

 

[BKinzey]

Any auto parts store should have them.

 

[Chevy305]

Any auto parts store should have them.

Auto Zone is retarded... and can only order 2 studs at a time.

My local GM dealer can only look up parts by application and they only list 1 length for an 85 K10. The guy behind the counter said someone else was looking for the same thing not to long ago and he couldn't help him out.

CarQuest was susposed to cross reference part numbers and compare lengths then call me back but they haven't called back yet.

I could go to Blue Magic (local performance shop). They always go out of their way to find what I need... So I will call them in a minute...

 

[readymix]

You might be able to cross reference it in the Dorman catalog.

 

[Chevy305]

You might be able to cross reference it in the Dorman catalog.

I don't have a Dorman catalog...





Come on I know people have had to do this on here.

 

[readymix]

Look on-line and compare the stock studs to what you want.
Stock 10 bolt studs are.
Front = 1 3/4"
Rear = 1 1/2"

I heard at one time about the knurl sizes being different front to rear, but I don't know for sure?

 

[desertrat67]

I have done this, but it was at autozone and they just pulled several sizes out for me from their stock and let me choose what I needed. no ordering necessary.

 

[Chevy305]

I have done this, but it was at autozone and they just pulled several sizes out for me from their stock and let me choose what I needed. no ordering necessary.

Thats what I did and I found longer wheel studs that should fit. However, they only had 2 and the idiot behind the counter said that he could only get 2 at a time. So in order to replace all 12 front wheel studs I'd have to go back there 6 times. He said that he can't order them because they come in on the truck and they only get back the amount they sell. I told the guy that was totally retarded and that they should at least carry enough for an entire wheel...

 

[fatbob]

How about attacking the problem from a different angle, abd look for new lugnuts?
I know some of those alloy wheels need the ones with the long shank.

 

[readymix]

AL wheels are thicker so the lugs are not long enough. Think about it first.

How about you post the Dorman # of the studs you need, and maybe someone here could ship them to you. It would be faster that waiting for Vato Zone to order them 2 at a time.

 

[jones]

I bought studs for 3/4 and 1t. Ford vans and trucks.
They're 2 29/32(frog's hair under 3")I dont know the knurl dia. or whatever.But that's what I've got and they're working.They use a 1" lug nut.I don't know if it means anything or not,but on the head of the stud is stamped 347

 

[Chevy305]

I bought studs for 3/4 and 1t. Ford vans and trucks.
They're 2 29/32(frog's hair under 3")I dont know the knurl dia. or whatever.But that's what I've got and they're working.They use a 1" lug nut.I don't know if it means anything or not,but on the head of the stud is stamped 347

That helps alot!

As far as a 1" lug, you mean the size of the wrench needed to tighten/loosen them? If so that is bigger than the 7/16 lugs which are 3/4" heads.


The lugs I have are the correct lugs for the tires. They came with the wheels.

 

[Rath1x1]

I don't have a Dorman catalog...





Come on I know people have had to do this on here.

Extended thread lug nuts-Dorman catalog is on their site

 

[Bent77]

Extended thread lug nuts-Dorman catalog is on their site

Hey Rath1x1 welcome to CK5!
What brings you here, How can we help?

I think @Chevy305 got sorted out by now, this thread is 17 years old
Dorman may have had an online catalog at that time...

 

[Chevy305]

Extended thread lug nuts-Dorman catalog is on their site

Hey Rath1x1 welcome to CK5!
What brings you here, How can we help?

I think @Chevy305 got sorted out by now, this thread is 17 years old
Dorman may have had an online catalog at that time...

Thanks but the solution i found is buried in my build thread somewhere. I used some studs from ARP something like 3" longer and 1/2" thread.

 

[70jimmy]

Take a lug nut off take it to an auto parts store, they will be able to check thread size then know what length your current studs are and how much longer you want them.

I work at a napa and do this all the time, you can also look it up on napaonline .com so you are picking what you need and walk in with the part #.

 

[BoondocK5]

I replaced all mine, the 14 bolt rear and Dana 60F in the front.
I had to do a bunch drilling to get them all to fit 9/16 x 18TPI
Super long also as I'm running those cool aluminum Slotted dish-mags.
I had to source them all at Napa. As summit racing didn't have them.

 

[tarussell]

I replaced all mine, the 14 bolt rear and Dana 60F in the front.
I had to do a bunch drilling to get them all to fit 9/16 x 18TPI
Super long also as I'm running those cool aluminum Slotted dish-mags.
I had to source them all at Napa. As summit racing didn't have them.

Love those slot dish mags !

 

[BoondocK5]

Love those slot dish mags !