It's Easier Than You Think: How to Convert to Lug Studs
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- Опубліковано 23 лют 2023
- Is it worth it to convert your Volkswagen GTI from wheel bolts to wheel studs? We think so, and in this video we show you how to swap from wheel bolts to lug studs with a kit from 034 Motorsport.
034 Motorsport:
www.034motorsport.com/
Thanks:
CRC Industries:
www.crcindustries.com
Tire Rack:
www.tirerack.com
034Motorsport:
www.034motorsport.com
VBOX Motorsport:
www.vboxmotorsport.co.uk
FCP Euro:
www.fcpeuro.com - Авто та транспорт
Last summer buddy of mine had his Golf R at the track. Came off because he felt a bit of vibration but nothing crazy. Everything seemed fine. We had also torqued everything down in the morning when we arrived.
Next session we were going out and turning from parking to pit out line the wheel came off. Super lucky it wasn't on track and he was going very slowly so no harm to him or the car.
Needless to say we converted him to studs before our next outing.
I just realized that 034 motorsports are down the street from my in-laws. I can't wait for my track car to be here with me, so I can introduce myself to them
I switched to tapered cone washer lug nuts from McGard for my log nut years ago to protect the aluminum wheels from galling from repeated wheel changes from track to street tires. Much better than standard lug nuts and certainly much better than using lug bolts.
How are you sure that when unscrewing the nut you are not unscrewing the same time and the stud given that the stud is screwed with less torque than the nut holding the wheel
I'm guessing you just removed the existing lug bolts and they left a socket by which the replacement lug bolts could be screwed in? This is my first experience with lug bolts. I bought a 2024 Lexus RX350 and trying to get aftermarket wheels has proven to be a challenge because of these lug bolts.
Yeah don't know why they did that on the rx350. Lexus and toyota have been using the wheel stud and lug nut for like a long time. Luckily i bought 20 rx350. And am glad i did.
Sit wheel against hub, position the holes in the wheel with the holes in the hub, lower the car to match with the wheel, you're probably dirty at this point, sit in the ground. Position your feet on either side of the wheel. Use your feet to make fine adjustments, both feet for up and down, either foot for left and right. Insert the first bolt closest to the top, hand tighten. Insert the bolt closest to the bottom, hand tighten. Get your ass off the ground and raise the car up enough that the wheel is off the ground, it'll straighten itself up. Finish putting in the bolts. Lower the car and tighten down. It should take 5 - 10 minutes per wheel. It's free and easy.
Doesn’t look like a wise idea to me. You have no clamping force from the head of a regular wheel bearing with factory studs. That kit is relying only on the tensile strength of the material-metal. I’d pass on that idea ..what grade are those studs? Most likely to high to provide any malleability. Which means they may snap like tooth picks instead of giving. Don’t try to out reverse engineer the Germans… bad idea.
No thanks.
Wheel bolts>studs
Only if you're not the one mounting/de-mounting the wheel from the car.
@@KYoss68 but what is the advantage of having wheel bolts then? If ur not the one taking them on and off
@@Coleskatemane Cheaper for manufacturers. That's it. Studs are stronger, more reliable, and safer. There's a reason only 3 brands use bolts and every other car in the world has studs.
@@mitchell9937 Which 3 brands? Even Toyota uses bolts now.
@@miklosbarraclough7000You mean on the Supra? That's because it's a BMW. What other Toyota uses bolts?
"German cars are terrible"? What? Porsche, BMW, Audi, Mercedes... Really?
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Yup! Fast cars with a limited service life.
You listed one good brand, Porsche. The rest are absolute garbage, even brand new.
@@aperson4713 that’s what poor people say. Don’t equate expensive service with a terrible car.
You're really taking that throwaway jab a bit too seriously