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g40jon Posted a lot Posts: 2,569	stud conversion kits g40jon @g40jon
	Oct 13, 2009 13:56:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	ive recently come across some stud conversion kits on the ebay cgi.ebay.co.uk/wheel-bolt-stud-conversion-golf-polo-ford-fiesta-Mk1-2_W0QQitemZ170389738888QQcategoryZ72257QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BIEW%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D11%26ps%3D63 cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310160638624&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT reason I'm interested in them, is that i need to fit variance bolts or nuts in order to fit mini wheels to my car. Now the problem is that i need to use 10mm spacers on the front to clear the brakes, this rules out using std variance bolts as they are too short. I'm yet to find anyone who can supply longer ones, hence why I'm considering using studs instead, but I'm slightly concerned about having two points, where things screw together (stud to hub, and stud to nut), rather than then one point of contact there would normally be (wheel bolt to hub) Do you guys have any advice or suggestions.


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swollen Part of things Posts: 350	stud conversion kits swollen @swollen
	Oct 13, 2009 14:22:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I fitted the first type (from your ebay links) to my cinquecento. quite happy with them. you wind the studs in by hand into the hub, mine go slightly further into the hub than the original bolts. added small spacer, wheel, then nut... all does up fine, once torqued should be no different to just bolts... had no problems at all....
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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,843 Club RR Member Number: 174	stud conversion kits stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Oct 13, 2009 14:29:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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g40jon Posted a lot Posts: 2,569	stud conversion kits g40jon @g40jon
	Oct 14, 2009 13:46:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thanks for the advice guys


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berendd Europe why do I need 3 keys for one car? Posts: 1,449	stud conversion kits berendd @berendd
	Oct 14, 2009 13:58:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	anyone on this problem? my swift has M10 studs originally, but most wheels need M12 to fit properly.. is there an easy method to change these to M12 or to take bigger nuts?
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VW Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,000	stud conversion kits VW @vw
	Oct 14, 2009 14:09:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	To the OP. So your going to run stud conversion, spacers and wobble nuts? I was thinking of using that set up myself but wasnt 100% happy with spacers and wobbles. It would probably be fine but it would bother me somewhat.


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markbognor South East Posts: 9,970 Club RR Member Number: 56	stud conversion kits markbognor @markbognor Club Retro Rides Member 56
	Oct 14, 2009 15:10:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I don't know what spacers you have, but I would think that they would need to be be hubcetric/wheel centric so that the wheel is centered to the spacer and the spacer to the hub. The wobble nuts wont offer any centering like they would with standard tapered nuts.
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VW Posted hell of a lot Posts: 6,000	stud conversion kits VW @vw
	Oct 14, 2009 16:46:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thats what i figured. If your going to have hub/wheel centric spacers made you may as well get adapters made, depending on how much spacing you need.


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g40jon Posted a lot Posts: 2,569	stud conversion kits g40jon @g40jon
	Oct 14, 2009 19:01:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm only gonna be running 8 or 9 mm spacers, maybe less if i can shave a bit of excess metal off the brake carriers, or run carriers off a lower spec polo (perfectly safe before anyone asks!) as for the wheel centres, i havnt decided how I'm gonna do that yet. will decide when ive got the other bits sorted. I don't see why the wobble nuts would be an issue, I'm planning to use spigot rings aswell. its certainly safer than just using std bolts, which worryingly seems to be a very common occurance on a lot of vw owners cars that are running mini or alfa rims. only the fronts will be using spacers, as i don't need to clear anything on the rears


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