Tyson Ballou

What are skunk2 extended wheel studs use for? Just wondering if anyone know their exact racing purpose?

SECRET AP1

widebody cars?

dirtySOHC's

just curious. what would a wide body have to do with the wheel studs?

B18C-EJ1

Some racing sanctions require longer studs and extended wheel lugs. This is done to help keep the wheel on under hard cornering. Yes, factory lugs and studs have been known to break under extreme conditions.

jg

ARP also has a 12x1.5mm fitment for less than the Skunk2's.

shawnhayes

Wheel spacers.

When you start monkeying around with a stock suspension by adding performance parts, you sometimes cause new problems - wider wheels sometimes rub the inner fender. Some brake upgrades work better if you use wheel spacers (specifically, upgrading to the Type R brakes is a lot less hassle if you can add a 5mm wheel spacer to each side).

The wheel spacer moves the rim futher from the hub, but this of course causes ANOTHER problem, which is that the studs are now too short to apply proper torque and clamping force. THUS - extended wheel studs were born.

These are "fixes" for the problems performance changes can introduce to a car chassis.

Shawn

deepnite

i would beleive for the extra holding strength on the suds as well as easier dismounting and mounting of the wheel..for us street guys i suppose its a good fashion statement for about $5 apeice they should be good for something

Aahj

When I installed some integra rear discs, I also got the ARP extended wheel studs pressed into my hub. They are better than Skunk2 studs. They tend to be a little brittle and weak.

I needed them anyway for the 5 mm spacer I have on both sides for my Kosei K1's.

later,

aj

Charles B.

A little OT but, how much would it be to get some extended studs installed, given the fact that the hubs and the whole suspension is still on the car. Oh yea, for all four also. Anybody know?

Aahj

for me it was $25 for two hubs.

I also removed the hub from the car and gave it to the machine shop to have them pressed in.

so it would be $50 total.

taking the hub off is actually really easy, at least it is for the rear.

later,

drive safe,

aj

Mista Bone

doing the fronts is not so easy. Figure on replaceing the front wheel bearings while you are at it.

rolow

good luck doing the fronts with out a press!

I did mine my self dut i had a press
for new wheel bearings

beeboyee

arnt thay for them drag racers that use slicks(bogarts)?

Mista Bone

I did mine without a press, but knew exactly what I was doing!

oldschoolflava

There for use with slicks at the dragstrip if you car is faster than 10 sec i think

Thrashin

JDM EG6, is a name stealer! lol