when i take off my wheels i notice some of my studs are loose. Should i replace them or have it re spot welded? there is absolutely nothing wrong with it other than the fact that its loose.

 

Studs are typically pressed into the hub. If they're loose, that's a big problem. You may want to get some new studs, or possibly the hub has been elongated and needs replacing as well.

 

damn, i'm hoping its just the studs. i'll try to check my car out this weekened to see what the real deal is.

 

damn bro hope u doing it urself late time i took my car to the shop the damn wheel studs backed out and my freaking wheel fall off the highway

 

damn that sucks. i think i might have to take it to a shop cause the studs require spot welding on it.

 

What studs required spot welding.... ? I want to know if Blox or ARP do.

 

blox and skunk 2 require it but arp dont

 

any weight difference between the brands?

 

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i wouldnt think so

 

arp presses in like oem.. ARP all the way aroundon my drag car FTW

 

so w/ the arp u don't have to spot weld it?

 

You don't have to weld ANY of them. Please don't buy into the "spot-welding" nonsense

 

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can u please explain this for me ? if that's true ill just buy blox but its recommented to spot weld i dont want to put my life/family in danger!!!!!

 

I'd like someone to explain why the studs would back out without spot welding... Regular length don't require spot welds.

 

It's not a tough concept guys - every manufacturer of aftermarket wheel studs (ARP, Skunk2, Blox, etc.) recommends spot welding them because they want to cover their asses. Welding is clearly a more bullet-proof method of installation, so why no recommend it?

The truth is that nobody welds them, no matter what brand they get. That's just stupid. Do you also put loctite on every nut you've ever tightened? Of course not. It's called overkill.

And the worry isn't that the studs will back out, it's that they'll spin around when you try to torque your lugnuts. That's not gonna happen.

Stop reading the forum b.s. and start using your head

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Legion &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It's not a tough concept guys - every manufacturer of aftermarket wheel studs (ARP, Skunk2, Blox, etc.) recommends spot welding them because they want to cover their asses. Welding is clearly a more bullet-proof method of installation, so why no recommend it?

The truth is that nobody welds them, no matter what brand they get. That's just stupid. Do you also put loctite on every nut you've ever tightened? Of course not. It's called overkill.

And the worry isn't that the studs will back out, it's that they'll spin around when you try to torque your lugnuts. That's not gonna happen.

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i searched but arp doesnt have any info that say's to spot weld them only ones i found was skunk2/blox/weapon r,and i do put loctite on my studs and i had oem stud back out and made my wheel fall off on the highway so im very worried bout safely btw i did not install them a shop did

 

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i searched but arp doesnt have any info that say's to spot weld them only ones i found was skunk2/blox/weapon r,</TD></TR></TABLE>

I see all the ARP vendors recommending it. You'd have to ask ARP directly if they advise it.

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What...? That's not a good idea...


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That doesn't make any sense - the studs can't "back out" because they're held in tension against the hub once the lugs are torqued... And how would it backing out cause the wheel to fall off? None of that makes sense.

 

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I see all the ARP vendors recommending it. You'd have to ask ARP directly if they advise it.

What...? That's not a good idea...


That doesn't make any sense - the studs can't "back out" because they're held in tension against the hub once the lugs are torqued... And how would it backing out cause the wheel to fall off? None of that makes sense.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea ill ask arp but you think about it 80mph on the freeway and the studs back out causeing the wheel nuts to back out too,dont say to me its not possiable cause it happen to me and yes the nuts was tight really tight,but i dont use locite i use anti-seize

 

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yea ill ask arp but you think about it 80mph on the freeway and the studs back out causeing the wheel nuts to back out too,dont say to me its not possiable cause it happen to me and yes the nuts was tight really tight</TD></TR></TABLE>

It ISN'T possible. The ONLY way for them to back out is if the lugs are loose. You must have had something else going on.

 

idk wat happen there,but is anyone else doing it this way

 

NOBODY welds them. Try searching the archives. There's a vendor in the classifieds section that sells sets of Blox studs everyday. Do you really think any of those people are welding them?

 

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i just pm a vendor,idk if they weld them or not