[Roadsters] Studs too short for new Panasports

[Pat Horne]

Mike,

I installed the Corvair studs some time back to fit my Nissan alloy 
wheels. They worked great.

Since it's been years since I did it, I'm going from memory. There are 
two different knurling patterns on available Corvair studs, one coarse 
and one fine. I think the fine ones matched fairly closely the factory 
knurling. Once they were in I've had no trouble at all. The studs I 
bought were from Dorman, which should be obtainable from just about any 
non-chain auto parts house.

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Mike H.:
> Well I finally got a set of new 15" Panasports for the '67 stroker. There's
> one issue, actually it's a problem.
> The wheel studs seem too short.  The tapered nuts that came with them will
> only go 6 full turns from barely on to full tight. 4 turns on a couple other
> studs. At 20 threads (meaning turns) per inch for 7/16 - 20 studs, this means
> less than 1/4" to less than 3/8" of bite. I'm sure that's not enough to be
> safe. After measuring wheel flange thickness and nut thread lengths, I'm
> thinking I need at least 1/2" to 3/4" longer studs but not long enough to
> bottom out on the nuts. I have checked the forum and list archives, looking
> for a specific replacement, length, brand, or source. When I broke a stud a
> few years ago, I bought some of the Corvair studs mentioned on the interchange
> list. They would have probably worked but I thought the knurling looked rather
> knarley so I just got some from Nissan. And they were the stock ones.... too
> short.
>
> Anyone else experience this problem with stock studs and Panasports? Any
> help?
>
> Mike Hudson  '67 - 1600
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