[Spridgets] 7/16 wheel studs

[Paul Asgeirsson]

I do a fair amount of enlargeing the old holes and putting in new holes for
4 on 4 1/2 pattern wheels.

You don't put any splines in the holes.  That occurs when you press in the
larger studs in the enlarged holes.  But that's not all!  The heads on the
bigger studs need to have a machined area that matches its back side.

OTOH, I think I have a set of the chromed lug nuts for aluminum wheels.  The
come with the correct Spridget internal threads.  If washers too are needed,
I have those.

Later, Paul A

Later, Paul A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <spritenut at comcast.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 8:45 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] 7/16 wheel studs


> Has anybody converted to 7/16 studs?
> I acquired a set of aluminum slots for my daughter's Bugeye but the lug
> nuts are for 7/16 studs.
> What is involved in this conversion? I found the wheel studs at the
> local auto parts store but do I need splines pressed in where the old
> ones were?
> I can re-drill the holes but what about the splines?
>
> -- 
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
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