Here we go...see my OPTION #2 idea here - I have done this before:
https://my350z.com/forum/8157039-post262.html


Okay, so it sounds like you have 3 of the 5 "built in" studs on the actual spacer itself stripped....if so then yes, follow my thread with the NAPA part numbers I gave (I supplied 2 lenghts) and go get replacement studs and have a shop press them out for you.

Its best to have a shop do the pressing and remove at least one of them out first, so you can take the "removed" stud with you and size compare on the parts counter at the autostore (NAPA)....


Autozone, etc, any autoparts store will have replacment studs.......if you need longer, you may just have to dig through the bins with an employee looking for the right one....

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

-J

 

^ Thanks alot man! That helps

 

keep searching tilll you find the lug nuts that use a 17mm socket.......cause its easy to find the 19mm ones, but they are quite bigger, the 17mm head lug nuts are quite small and work great if your spacers are 10 or 15mm thick..


-J

 

Good thread writeup! I learned alot with the 20 minutes I spent reading this thread

 

 

got the studs out!! whats the best way to get them back in? like what method is the best for the best and most secure fitment? thanks again!

ps. used a brass hammer and got them out with no problem!

 

The easiest way in is the easiest way out.

 

LOL I spent like 30 minutes wondering why the hell won't the rotor come off and realized the E Brake was set. Then I spent another 30 wondering why the wheel wouldn't turn so I could pop out the other studs. DING - car was in first gear haha. Overall it was a long, fun, 4 hours. Installed 5 new studs and my spacers again and redid my whole sound system.

For those going to do this later on. Autozone has the 12x1.25 nuts that I used for my Ichiba V2 spacers and they're pretty much exactly the same as the ones Ichiba supplies. Autozone also sells the stubs if Nissan is too expensive. I paid like $2.40 for my studs.

 

Follow the thread link i gave you in post 301! press them back in!

go get a press or go to a mom and pop shop and have them press them for u for a small cash fee......etc..

-J

 

Great thread! It's going to be a big help once I mount up my new rims!

 

I went to home depot and picked up like 5 1/2 inch washers and put them on the stud then just tightened them up w/ the nut. Pulled them right through.

 

good........

ya, like kinda like method 3 i talk about on post #10 step 11 of that thread link given....

Also,
pic:

With the pic shown, you are still essentially pressing the stud in from the head side..........see that?

thats the proper and intended way to do the job.....ie - pressing in from the head side.....

The way you did it -- "WASHER/PULL THROUGH" method, you are pulling the stud through the spacer and putting a lot of stress on the stud "threads".......you could pull/damage the threads when tightening it up that much....sometimes its just one thread thats cracks at the thread valley, and you dont know it till the next time you do a wheel change and you find that that "Replaced" stud gets cross threaded or something..

HOWEVER, when replacing a stud using the "WASHER/PULL THROUGH" method
in a SPACER you can get lucky doing it that way since the spacer itself is softer ALUMINUM and the splines from the stud neck most likely line up or match from the previous stud that was in the spacer........

So if i was to do the ton of washers/pull through method i would do it on a spacer if i had to over a hub anyday......so you may be fine... just be mindful of which studs you replaced as time goes on...

-j

 

Hey Guys,
I am having the hardest time figuring out what size spacers I need to go with. I have 20''x8.5 & 20''x10 TSW Thruxton wheels on a 2003 350z. Any ides?

 

What offset, how low are you, what size tires, etc...etc....

Mount them and measure............?

-J

 

Stock Suspension, Plan to eventually get get coil overs,
Tire Size:245/35 ZR20 95W Front
275/35 ZR20 98W Rear
I can't find the offset online, still looking.

 

Any sizes?

 

Okay, to find the offset, jack up the car and turn the wheels and get the offset of the front wheels and the back wheels....... it will most likely be stamped on one of the spokes of the wheel......get a flashlight.



Also.......did you mount the wheels on your car and measure??? measure in inches and convert to milimeters and order accordingly...........

if you get the offsets, me or anyone else can "guess" an thickness of spacer that "WE" think will look good, but in the end if you buy some...um lets say 20mm spacers and you think it needs a wee bit more..........you will end up selling and buying 25mm spacers........etc.............it is what it is...

-J

 

Found all the information, What sizes spacers do you guys think? Also what brand do you recommend and which type of spacer?
I have 20''x8.5 & 20''x10 TSW Thruxton wheels on a 2003 350z.
Stock Suspension, Plan to eventually get get coil overs,
Tire Size:245/35 ZR20 95W Front
275/35 ZR20 98W Rear
Offset 20 Front, 25 Rear

 

^ I would think that would look fine............

like mentioned on post #314............have you tried measuring!?! measure to where you want to be and buy that measurement (in milimeters) of spacers...

-J

 

jason, i hope u can answer this question.
i'm looking to get ichiba extended studs.
which knurl size should i get: 12.75 mm or 14 mm?