New wheels and wheel studs

[jamie]

Hi all,

 

I've just got some new wheels for the Anglia 105e. It's been lowered 2" at the front and 1.5" at the back. It's currently on 5 1/2 J Lotus steels with 175/50 tyres.

 

The new alloys are 13x7 with zero offset. I did a test fit today, but at the front the wheel studs seem to short (about 5 turns of the nut locks them whereas it's about 9 with the steels. At the back, it was running 5mm spacers with the steels which I took out when I tried the new wheels for extra clearance. However, the studs are now even longer, so I can't get the brace on.

 

So, the studs at the front need to be longer and the ones at the back need to be shorter.

 

Is it a relatively easy job to change wheel studs? I was going to ask a garage but thought I'd ask on here. Can anyone recommend a good length of wheels studs running with standard drum brakes, but enough to use both Lotus steels and 13x7 alloys. How many turns of a wheel nut on the wheel is considered safe? I don't want to take any chances!

 

Cheers!

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

knock them out with a hammer then pull them back through make sure they are all way in i tighten them with a nut

 

you might have to pull rear shafts out to get them out/in

[madmexmike]

if you need to order new studs give russ at rallye sport london a call his no is ,07535 649295 . worth acall as he knows his stuff

[Fiesta Steve]

Cut the rear ones down.

[RossMK2]

if you need to order new studs give russ at rallye sport london a call his no is ,07535 649295 . worth acall as he knows his stuff

 

i used him when i changed mine wass a good help

 

they are a pain to do just have to be paitient

 

wht i did was knock old ones out then put new ones in place put some peices of steel over stud the got a old nut and tightened it till stud all the way through

[jamie]

Cheers lads, will see what I can do.

[littlecarl]

get some studs at the breakers yard off a m o n d e o or focus. Thats what I put on my car. Thats one of the only things ford didn't change!!

[Andrade]

To solve the issue on the rear did you consider uprating them to wider escort drum brakes?