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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 02:15 PM
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Recently snapped off my wheel studs anyone know any good upgrades
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 02:50 PM
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Torque the wheel properly on standard studs. They are more than strong enough.
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 04:34 PM
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Torque the wheel properly on standard studs. They are more than strong enough.
This.
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by toasterknight
Torque the wheel properly on standard studs. They are more than strong enough.
x3. There's no need for an upgrade. Torque them to 100ft-lbs or so.

Let me guess, they were installed with an impact gun?
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 06:08 PM
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x3. There's no need for an upgrade. Torque them to 100ft-lbs or so. Let me guess, they were installed with an impact gun?
I'm personally very careful about my wheel studs, and lug nuts. Never had a problem hand torque them to 110ft/lb. I did have to replace the rear studs with longer ones when I did disc brakes but that has nothing to do with strength.
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x3. There's no need for an upgrade. Torque them to 100ft-lbs or so.

Let me guess, they were installed with an impact gun?
Yeah they were made it off the trail with 2 studs from other tires though
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RVA97Xj
Yeah they were made it off the trail with 2 studs from other tires though
impact guns usually torque them too much and stretch them. Are you running wheel spacers?
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impact guns usually torque them too much and stretch them. Are you running wheel spacers?
No wheel spacers, I think I may have under torqued them and the lugs came loose and the wheel wobbling snapped the studs
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 06:23 PM
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No wheel spacers, I think I may have under torqued them and the lugs came loose and the wheel wobbling snapped the studs
either way too tight or too loose can do it. I torque mine to 110 never had a problem. And I bought my torque wrench from harbor freight for $11. Cheap insurance if you ask me.
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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either way too tight or too loose can do it. I torque mine to 110 never had a problem. And I bought my torque wrench from harbor freight for $11. Cheap insurance if you ask me.
Next wheeling trip I plan to bring a spare set of studs and lugs for back up just in case torquing them fails
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 07:04 PM
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Next wheeling trip I plan to bring a spare set of studs and lugs for back up just in case torquing them fails
should be fine as long as your torque them correctly. But I guess better safe than sorry.
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Click style torque wrench is a PIA for wheels.
Torque the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground starting from hand tight in a star pattern in 3 intervals of 30, 70 and finally 100 ft lbs. Re-torque after about 500 miles
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 01:01 AM
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If you run bigger studs you would have to buy new rims tho,Like said standard lugs are fine was probably a lug nut torque problem.And don't use those cheapo chrome lug nuts you find at any auto parts store.
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