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long wheel studs - why
Some race cars run the 100mm studs. Aside from making it easier to do fast wheel changes, is there a reason for the super long studs?
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06-12-2003, 08:29 AM
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Long wheel studs actually make the wheel change a bit more cumbersome. The longer wheel studs allow the use of wheel spacers that allow the track to be increase as well as the use of wider wheel/tire combinations.
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06-12-2003, 08:50 AM
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Safety....the idea is that one can see that the threads are fully engaged with the nut.
also, if the nut's are loose, you'd have a few extra seconds to pull off the road/track before the wheel came off.
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06-12-2003, 04:08 PM
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All good answers. And, they look cool.
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06-12-2003, 04:34 PM
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They are actually to mount "dual-eezs" when necessary.
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Now that would take some serious GT flares!
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06-16-2003, 06:25 PM
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depending on the kind of stud they are used for quick tire changes. The ones made specifically for that are just a shaft at teh end and the threads start about half an inch from the end. When using an impact gun you can go much faster.
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06-16-2003, 06:55 PM
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I have these super long studs on my car..
 And now, to reveal the 5 lug conversion so far!!! 
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06-16-2003, 07:57 PM
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Although I might add that I have one problem.. I dont have any lug nuts that fit.. Where can I get them? All I have holding them on right now are 2 lock lugs.
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06-16-2003, 08:00 PM
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ya those aren't for putting on lug nuts fast.
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06-16-2003, 10:37 PM
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Just pick up some 911 lug nuts. Steel ones, they're open-ended. The closed-ended alloy ones obviously won't work.
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06-17-2003, 09:52 AM
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1972 Porsche 914 1.7 liter
1973 Porsche 914 2.0
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