hey
any of you guys have extended wheel studs for your street drivin cars ? if so what kinda locknuts do you use ?? thanks

 

skunk2 studs.. skunk2 lugs.. $5 each, on everything, studs and lugs.. whats that add up to? $80 up front.. $120 for lugs on all 4...

 

I use the generic "tuner" lugs that you can get at Discount Tire. I just shave the top's off so the stud can thread thru.

There was some concern about structural integrity with the lugs, but i haven't had a problem with them ever.

 

convince me into getting that
i dont see why people should
i would spenbd money on something else....
IMO .. everybody does what they want..

 

Hehe, that IS expensive, but if they do any real racing (road or track) then i guess you shouldnt settle for anything less than the best. I wouldnt wanna pull some hard G's on a turn n lose control because of some cheap lugnuts that couldnt handle it

 

if youe torque them properly, they shouldn't fail. probably TORQUEING them and REMOVING them will show their quality...

 

Hehe, that IS expensive, but if they do any real racing (road or track) then i guess you shouldnt settle for anything less than the best. I wouldnt wanna pull some hard G's on a turn n lose control because of some cheap lugnuts that couldnt handle it
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They wern't intended for road and track use.. at all? you think longer, or beefyer for strength? no, its strictly for the strip.. yeah, you could around town, doens't hurt anything at all, but they are for thicker wheels "13" slicks" when i slick down, i have to use my Spoon Lugs.. around town, im on aluminum Skunk lugs.. but yeah, there intended for slicks.. unless you have expencive taste..

 

REAL racers go to autostore and pick up generic (gorilla, mcguard) lugnuts.

as for skunk2 extended wheel studs, theyre crap like the rest of their products. just get acura TL REAR wheel studs. extends an extra 10mm and fits like OEM, cuz it is...
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[Modified by Tyson, 2:54 PM 2/17/2003]

 

man use longer studs for wheel spacers..
a friend of mine has about 1 inch wheel spacers on front..

 

Ahh thats the word i was looking for instead of track, STRIP

 

And what good does that do? Stick the wheels out further? Wouldn't wear out your tires faster, wider turning radious? Extended wheel studs were intended for thicker wheels, just so happens my 13" slicks fit well. And ive never had a problem with those aluminum skunk lugs, nor have i heard anything about the Spoon lightweight lugs, expencive yes, but if you care, 1 Skunk lug weights as much as all 4 of the OE accorn lugs..

 

you must mean the other way around.... but whatever.

 

no... literally, 1 skunk aluminum lug nut weighed as much as all 4 OEM accorn little lug nut... not the other way around. they are light as hell.

 

Thanks for all the insight from everyone ..

 

hey built16a
is there a special key for the nuts ? or do you just remove with a normal socket ??
thanks

 

if they are lighter then it would be 4 stocks lugs weight the same as 1 skunk lug

 

oh yeah, after reading it like 5 times, i figured it out.. lol, and oh yeah, not special key, just 19MM, or 3/4 inch... so.. yeah, the're "stealable".. if you park outside

 

alright coo
thanks

 

ths skunks are notorious for stripping out.but i will admit there magnesium content i believe makes them light as hell

 

theres about 5 of us local guys, that have them on all 4, i use impact guns on mine, and so do some others, ive never heard any of them stripping.. they do fade though.. dont' use degreaser on em.. word to your mother..

 

to space out the front wheels....wider is better..

car become more stable among other good bonuses..

 

for around town, or only autocrossing? if thats the case, why wouldn't you just get offset wheels? low bucking it? whats up?

 

A lot of people around here have those on daily drivers. To me if your not dragging they are a 'stunna' item.

 

I'm uber stunna!!

 

does, be dem!