question on lugs for rims

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:47 pm

okay i have the stud conversion kit for my rims right now. i like my rims a lot but i'm tired of the studs breaking every once in a while (plus i want ot get rims with the right offset too) and i just don't trust the whole screw-in stud concept that much. now i know there are rims that have lug covers on them. with that type of rim would i be able to use my stock lug bolts or do i have to stick to the whole stud conversion kit?

nick

DomWoo · Post by **DomWoo** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:02 pm

i use my bolts.. no problems

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:10 pm

cool i guess i should look for some rims then. i won't be buying them anytime soon.

nick

ChiPPy · Post by **ChiPPy** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:58 pm

I'm not sure what exactly your talking about when you say stud conversion. What is this, and what does it do? On my car, I made sure I ordered rims that use the same type of lugs as the stock rims, not those tuner lugs that always strip. Also, if you're breaking lugs, I can think of two quick reasons why this is happening. First, you might be tightening the lugs too tight. Second, you should be using hub rings for your after market rims, so that the lugs are not supporting the entire weight of your car, the hub does, as it was designed to do.

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:07 pm

well with the lanos the stock lugs are lug-bolts meaning the lug and the stud is all one piece. with tuner lug rims you have to get studs that are all thread so it screws in the hub then the lug screws on the stud. with my offest not correct plus hub spacers in the front they just always loosen and sometimes i miss a week in tightening them. a broken stud hasn't happened to me in a while. but i'd just prefer the stock lugbolts and i don't wanna check the damn things every week. hope this explains what i'm talking about.

nick

ChiPPy · Post by **ChiPPy** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:13 pm

Why do you use the spacers? Is the offset so far out that you need them. They're horrible little devices. Every time i've ever tried using them, they throw EVERYTHING out of whack, and the car vibrates like crazy. I know not everyone has $1000+ to throw away, but you're better off getting rims with the correct/close offset, which is +49mm I believe.

I didn't know the lanos used lug bolts, i've only ever seen those on European cars like VW and Audi.... learn something new all the time.

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:28 pm

yeah the off set was way off b/c when i put them on and tried to back out of the garage the car wouldn't move so after like 30 minutes of trying to figure out why i notice some metal shavings and a scratch on my brake caliper. so i bought the spacers to compensate. keep in mind this was before i understood what an offset was. i won't be blowing $1000 i'm gonna find a set for like $700 or so with tires somewhere and sell mine for like $600 to a dumb ass or something and only pay maybe $200 out of pocket. which will be good since i'll be needing new tires in about 6 or 8 months.

nick

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:25 am

Just buy tuner lug bolts and use them with your new wheels. That's what I did. The correct offset for a Lanos is 49mm indeed. But you can go as low as 40mm with no problems. So if you get 40mm and up you should be fine.

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:32 am

I was able to find Gorilla Tuner Lug Bolts and they're forged steel so I doubt they'll ever strip.

They're hard to find tho.

ChiPPy · Post by **ChiPPy** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:34 am

I know McGuard makes a range of products like this, and their stuff is always good quality. McGuard stuff should be easy to find at any speed shop.