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Title: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: andrewlandon67 on March 30, 2020, 21:53:02 pm Ignore my last post about detailing alloys, I'm stupid and have a very hard time making up my mind, but I finally have made a decision and I'm getting a set of Flat-4 BRMs for my '67 this year. One thing I'm curious about is what studs should I use to be able to use locking lug nuts on them? Is there any specific stud length I need?
Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: Andrew on April 01, 2020, 19:49:19 pm I'll get a photo of mine, if it helps but they are older versions of those wheels. I suspect they be longer than you think you need.
Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: andrewlandon67 on April 01, 2020, 20:05:33 pm I'll get a photo of mine, if it helps but they are older versions of those wheels. I suspect they be longer than you think you need. So I contacted CB about it and they gave me some recommendations on which stud/nuts to use and also which locking nuts would work best. Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: brewsy on April 01, 2020, 20:07:16 pm Ignore my last post about detailing alloys, I'm stupid and have a very hard time making up my mind, but I finally have made a decision and I'm getting a set of Flat-4 BRMs for my '67 this year. One thing I'm curious about is what studs should I use to be able to use locking lug nuts on them? Is there any specific stud length I need? NICE!!! :-) I used these (but Im in the UK) https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/uk/AC601LB117-locking-wheel-bolts-m12x1-5-22mm-set-of-4-tapered.html BUT as I still run drums allround they had to be shortened Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: Stephen schmidt on April 02, 2020, 17:33:24 pm I'm using bolts on my flat 4 BRM's, so need for studs and all that jazz. Makes it simple when I store the car on its stock wheels for the winter.
Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: andrewlandon67 on April 02, 2020, 18:07:56 pm I'm using bolts on my flat 4 BRM's, so need for studs and all that jazz. Makes it simple when I store the car on its stock wheels for the winter. I'm also hoping to try running my car on slicks once or twice this year, and my local dragstrip requires studs/nuts to be used with slicks. Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: andrewlandon67 on May 14, 2020, 21:11:00 pm SOOOOOO I've been digging around online as a way of keeping myself entertained while I count down the hours until I can actually go work on my car, and I seem to have found some conflicting opinions on the subject of threaded vs press-in lug studs... I've seen some people say that thread-in studs are fine for most applications, but others say that they're completely useless and dangerous... I'm having a hard time sorting through the BS and I want to make sure I don't wind up making my car a deathtrap by using the wrong hardware to install my wheels soon. Please help!
Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: richie on May 15, 2020, 07:35:41 am If you are even thinking about using slicks then use press in studs on rear, on front screw in studs with some thread lock work fine
cheers Richie Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: baz on May 15, 2020, 12:28:22 pm I had threaded studs in mine and they were junk and gave me all kinds of grief. I switched to verbus press in studs, its not a big job to fit them.
Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: leec on May 15, 2020, 15:32:40 pm Agree, press in studs are far superior to the screw in. I had the machine shop spot face the back of the drum so the stud pressed in 100% square to the face of the disc/drum. That also adds a little clearance from the back of the stud to the internals of the brake drum
Lee Title: Re: BRM wheel studs/nuts Post by: andrewlandon67 on May 15, 2020, 18:04:20 pm If you are even thinking about using slicks then use press in studs on rear, on front screw in studs with some thread lock work fine cheers Richie Agree, press in studs are far superior to the screw in. I had the machine shop spot face the back of the drum so the stud pressed in 100% square to the face of the disc/drum. That also adds a little clearance from the back of the stud to the internals of the brake drum Lee Thanks for the advice! I guess for the time being I'll use what I have and save up for some better press-in studs and nuts to go with them. |