Screw in studs - Replace with bolts?

Hickfied

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• Jun 23, 2007

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I have some Moser axles with screw in 3" studs. The way it sits now, I can't mount my rims to the rear because I have closed ended lug nuts, which I have open ended nuts on order, but it will take them a week or two to get here.

Would it be safe for a 4cyl seeing no track time to just use shorter grade 8 bolts untill I can get the proper lugnuts?

 

1991vert

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• Jun 23, 2007

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are you talking about replacing the studs with bolts? or replacing the lugnuts with grade 8 nuts?

if it's the nuts, then no. the lugnuts are usually acorned. i, myself, wouldn't feel comfortable with driving around on hardware bolts, either.

 

Hickfied

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The studs themselves, not the nuts. I have the proper nuts on order.

I am running Prostars, they have a shank on them that go into the wheel, and do not have a acorn.

 

Hickfied

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F it, Mr Gasket is listed on Summit as grade 8.... Time to get this bastard back under the car!