wheel stud lenghts

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 4 Jan 2009, 10:36 pm

#687335

would anyone know what lenght studs ill need on my front standard discs. im running 2 inch beam at the moment. and would like my 6j fuch,s with 185-55.s sitting close to where they should be if i was running a stock beam.

somehow i have worked out if i use 10mm spacers and the offset of dropped spindles this will get me close but that doesnt tell me what lenght studs i need.

my beetles a 64 if this helps at all.

any help would be great, cheers.

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 4 Jan 2009, 10:46 pm

#687339

Hey Chris, as standard Porsche used 52mm or 55mm studs for those rims, but that's on an alloy hub which is probably thicker than the mounting surface of a beetle disc.

To figure it out, you want at least the depth of the mounting face of the rim to the bottom of the ball seat, plus the height of the nut, plus the thickness of your hub where the stud pushes through, plus the thickness of any spacers you want to run.

I'll likely have the front discs off my car next weekend, so will be able to tell you if no-one's come up with a definite answer by then...

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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 4 Jan 2009, 10:51 pm

#687343

Oh - btw - as a maths check:

beam -25.4mm
spacer +10mm
drop spindle +6.35mm
rim outer edge +12.7mm (6J compared to 5J rim)
offset difference -2mm (ET36 compared to ET34)

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outside edge 1.65mm further out than standard (I think)

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cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 5 Jan 2009, 8:03 am

#687377

thanks sides that would be great if u could do that 4 me.

hey any idea where i could get these studs and open ended lugnuts 4 a reasonable price ?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 5 Jan 2009, 8:49 am

#687393

try richard at vforce

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