Hey guys,

Was changing my brake pads tonight and noticed one of the wheel nuts didn't release when I started loosening them. It was turning but I had to apply constant force, instead of the usual initial force and then it gets easier, if you know what I mean.

Anyways, eventually it came out but I noticed half my wheel stud was inside the wheel nut!!

So, either it was seized up and just broke off while I was turning it out, or the shop I changed my tires at a month ago cross threaded it! Very pi$$ed about it right now.

Anyways, 2 questions:

1) Am I ok driving with just 4 wheel studs/nuts for a while? I do a lot of highway driving to work and back.
2) How do I change the wheel stud and where do I get new ones?

Thanks!

 

listen man, I had noises and vibrations from my rear left wheel when I was missing just 1 lugnut, after it fell off on the highway!

and you wanna drive with one stud missing

be safe please and don't risk your life and lives of others on the road


and yea after something like this happening, I would personally swap out all my studs for peace of mind.

 

I'll trade you some wheel studs for a vuvuzela. LOL

Seriously, I would give you some extra whhel studs that I have laying around but shipping would suck to South Africa.

 

Here is where to buy new stud:

http://www.importpartspro.com/ni35oemrewhs1.html

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...=5&catalogid=2

And here is how to change the stud:

https://my350z.com/forum/body-interi...e-of-pics.html

Literally took me 2 minutes to find this info.

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Yeah thinking of replacing all 20 studs now! There goes my saturday!!


Do you get better/stronger studs than Nissan or should I just buy new nissan ones?

Also, should I be using copper paste on the wheel studs?


ps: If you really want a vuvuzela I will mail you one dude!

 

Try the ARP wheel studs.

https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...ded-studs.html


Can I have a vuvuzela? I just want to ennoy the heck out of my coworker.

 

hehe cool. For sure!!

gotta warn you it's kinda hard to blow it though. you need to learn and practice he he he

 

Thats what she said.

 

driving with 4 out of 5 lug nuts is generally safe for a period of time

 

You'll be perfectly fine.

 

take it to a mavis, they gave me a new one for free

 

He would have to ship his car to the USA.

 

You can drive on 4 studs just fine.

 

you think these stud would fit a 20mm ichiba v2 spacer? i need one to be replaced from the spacer.

 

4 lug nuts is safe unless the wheel falls off.

 

Maybe the shop you took it too used an impact gun to torque the lug nuts and made them too tight. Get that fixed asap..

 

so did mine....i dont give a fug...

 

Yeah I think the shop I did tyres at overtightened it big time!

But, just incase the d@mn studs are getting weak I don't wanna risk highway driving on 4 studs. If another one brakes I'm left with 3!! and if it's the wrong one then I gather the wheel could come off...

pulled the bike out of winter storage and froze my nut$ off coming to work this morning but it's all good.

Gonna replace all the studs (at least on that specific hub for now) this saturday.


THanks for the input guys.

 

been on four studs for a little over a year driving daily.. I need to stop being lazy. your ok unless your tracking the car

 

^^ yeah thats one place were you dont wanna shave weight on the track :P