{"id":4128,"date":"2012-12-02T00:13:03","date_gmt":"2012-12-02T08:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=4128"},"modified":"2012-12-02T00:15:40","modified_gmt":"2012-12-02T08:15:40","slug":"arp-extended-wheel-studs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2012\/12\/arp-extended-wheel-studs\/","title":{"rendered":"ARP Extended Wheel Studs"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m starting to get back into the groove of things. It has been a couple months since I last turned a wrench – now the project beckons. There will be much to do. I’m taking it one step at a time and picked the wheel studs to tackle first. <\/p>\n
The reason why I’m changing out the front wheel studs is because I foresee the use of small spacers. I won’t be touching the rear wheel studs because they are a pain to replace (entire hub needs to be disassembled) and I will not need spacers in the rear. <\/p>\n
First step was to remove the caliper from the hub and take off the rotor. I’m wondering if the front wheel studs can be replaced without touching the rotor. I did it anyway because it was so easy, and allows greater access. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Next I used a 2lbs hammer to bang out the old studs. A few well-placed whacks and they popped right out. Here’s a comparison of one of the OEM studs versus the new ARP’s, which are 1″ longer. Since I don’t plan on using spacers thicker than 5-10mm, I’ll have to run extended\/open-ended wheel lug nuts.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n To install the new studs, I greased up the splines and stuck it through the hub. To pull it through, I used a couple washers with a stack of nuts and then tightened down with a lug nut. This procedure was a major impetus to buy the impact wrench<\/a>. A lot of force was needed to fully seat the stud. If I turned the lug nut by hand, I would have to figure out a way to stop the hub from rotating. The impact wrench made it easy.<\/p>\n