Lug bolts can make the changing of
wheels a longer and slower process than it needs to be. If you're
tired of having to hold your wheel up to keep it from falling when
you take out your lug bolts, or if you're tired of having to hold
your wheel up while simultaneously making sure the holes are aligned
so you can get the lug bolts started without damaging your wheels, we
have the perfect solution for you.
Schnell Autosports now carries our own
lug stud conversion kit, which lets you ditch the lug bolts for high
quality lug studs that makes removing and replacing your wheels fast.
Converting your hubs to use lug studs
is simple.
Asides from the Schnell Autosports Lug
Stud Conversion kit, you will need a 5mm Allen bit socket, torque
wrench (capable of reaching 85 ft lbs/115 Nm), and a high strength
threadlocking compound (Loctite Red 262 or equivalent).
We suggest doing both front or both
rears at the same time, to minimize the amount of waiting needed as
the threadlocking compound sets.
After raising and securing the side you
plan on working on, remove the lug bolts and wheels. After lug bolts
and wheels are removed, inspect the lug holes to make sure they are
undamaged, dry, and clean (as in free of debris or grease, or any
other condition that may prevent the threadlocking compound from
forming an optimal bond).
The conversion studs have two ends; one
end that is threaded from the end for about 1/2”, and the other
end, which is not threaded from the end for about 1/2”. The
threaded end is the side you will be applying the high strength
threadlocking compound to, so make sure that the threads are clean.
For the actual installation process,
we've found it's easiest (and less messy) to apply the threadlocking
compound to one stud at a time right before you install it. Once you
have applied the threadlocker (follow the applications for the
threadlocker, but it's commonly suggested to use a single drop on the
threads) screw the stud into the lug hole by hand first. It should
thread in smoothly until it bottoms out on the shoulder of the stud.
Once you have screwed in all 5 lug studs for the hub, go back and
tighten the studs to 20 ft lbs/27 Nm, making sure that all the studs
have been evenly inserted to the same depth.
Repeat the process for the other side.
Once you have installed all of the
conversion studs for the front or rear (depending on which end you
have chosen to work on first), allow the studs 15 minutes to
partially cure (they will cure fully in ~24 hours unless specified
otherwise for your particular threadlocker) before replacing the
wheels.
With the threadlocker cured, you can
now put the wheels back on. Our conversion kit features an unthreaded
portion at the end of the studs to make it easier to guide the wheels
on, as well as protect against damaged threads on installation. Once
the wheels are on, you can install the lug nuts. Like with your stock
bolts, make sure to tighten in a star pattern to equally distribute
the force, and tighten your lug nuts to 85 ft lbs/115 Nm.
Just repeat the process for the other
end of your car, and you're all done.
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