RVA97Xj

Recently snapped off my wheel studs anyone know any good upgrades

toasterknight

Torque the wheel properly on standard studs. They are more than strong enough.

BNJeepsta

This.

XJlimitedx99

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?

SatiricalHen

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.

RVA97Xj

Yeah they were made it off the trail with 2 studs from other tires though

SatiricalHen

impact guns usually torque them too much and stretch them. Are you running wheel spacers?

RVA97Xj

No wheel spacers, I think I may have under torqued them and the lugs came loose and the wheel wobbling snapped the studs

SatiricalHen

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.

RVA97Xj

Next wheeling trip I plan to bring a spare set of studs and lugs for back up just in case torquing them fails

SatiricalHen

should be fine as long as your torque them correctly. But I guess better safe than sorry.

Turbo X_J

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

andrewmp6

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.