Mach 5s and wheel studs

[thepsychoman]

Okay - dumb question... I've fitted some Mach 5s and the wheel flange is so thick the wheel nuts have a couple of threads showing... which seems a bit wrong. So - what's the answer - longer wheel studs? If so - any idea where i get em from?!? Thanks.

[Xtremeteam]

not gonna be the correct answer in some peoples minds but i had that issue when i put disco wheels on my old racer,made sure they were always tight & had no issues,

If you want to replace the studs ur looking at £5 each x 20 for the long ones

[thepsychoman]

Ouch! So I'm looking at a ton if I want longer studs?!? Maybe just buy 4 - one long one on each hub! LOL!?!?

[L90OOK]

As long as minimum of two full threads are showing after tightened they should be fine...make sure they are re-torques again after 100 miles or so.

[Artwigwa]

Try this link  

http://www.zeus.uk.com/land-rover.php

[thepsychoman]

Artwiga - just spotted your previous thread on this kind of subject (re the Wolf rims). What did you do in the end....?

Also - got this response from Matt Lee's:

"Matt cannot understand why this has happened as normally the studs are fine.
He reckons they must have been shortened or something. "

Hmmm...  :-k

[Eeyore]

If thats what Matt reackons...

I guess to be be fair, he has had a lot fitted to Defenders and the like without any issue like this in the past (it seems). So that does raise a number of questions. Is there another Defender local to you that you can use for comparison? One odd Defender I'm prepared to accept. Two would be starting to look like a trend  

From an engineering perspective (and this is the bit your not going to like, I'm afraid), it's best to support the enitire depth of the wheel nut for a whole host of reasons (including distortion of the nut when tightened). I can't agree with the earlier post about leaving them short. Simple question is, does a thin nut work as well as a thick nut - answer, no. Why? More turns of thread supported by the nut.

......actually, the real answer was sooooo much complicated and involved discussions on elestic deformation and yield loads at which point the squirrel out side was far more interesting to study. But I picked up the gist of it!  :lol:

HTH

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

[Xtremeteam]

If thats what Matt reackons...

I guess to be be fair, he has had a lot fitted to Defenders and the like without any issue like this in the past (it seems). So that does raise a number of questions. Is there another Defender local to you that you can use for comparison? One odd Defender I'm prepared to accept. Two would be starting to look like a trend  

From an engineering perspective (and this is the bit your not going to like, I'm afraid), it's best to support the enitire depth of the wheel nut for a whole host of reasons (including distortion of the nut when tightened). I can't agree with the earlier post about leaving them short. Simple question is, does a thin nut work as well as a thick nut - answer, no. Why? More turns of thread supported by the nut.

......actually, the real answer was sooooo much complicated and involved discussions on elestic deformation and yield loads at which point the squirrel out side was far more interesting to study. But I picked up the gist of it!  :lol:

HTH

Cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Of fire the nuts in a lathe & remove 1mm of them  :roll: