[Tigers] 7/16" to 1/2" wheel studs

[Teepen, Jere]

My previous Sunbeam had Tiger Tom Patton's old race hubs on the rear. They
were drilled to 1/2" inch many years ago and have been on that car since about
1990.  I re-drilled the front hubs to 1/2" also, but I do not recall having
the hubs off.  I also do not recall re-drilling them on the car, which is
unlikely to have happened.  Getting old...

My point is, no problems with the strength of the hubs after drilling them for
1/2" in my experience.  The car was autocrossed frequently in the early '90's.
Drill, baby, drill.  Ha-ha.

Jere

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Jerry & Maureen (Mo)
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 4:03 PM
To: 'John Stithem'; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] 7/16" to 1/2" wheel studs

1/2" studs would be much stronger; my only concern would be the amount of
material being removed would make the hub a little bit weaker.  Perhaps it
would remain strong enough, I don't know, I'm just thinking out loud.

Jerry Christopherson

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John Stithem
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 2:40 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] 7/16" to 1/2" wheel studs

I HAVE snapped more than one 7/16" stud. So the next question would be---

Has anyone written up a Tech Tip for changing out to 1/2" studs?
The front hubs seem like a no brainer to drill out. Do you need to pull the
rear hubs to drill out for 1/2" studs. Is there any more machining that
needs to be done except just drill the correct size for the 1/2" studs?

John