wheel stud replacement to all right hand thread

[GTXTHUNDER]

Hello, Just wondering if there is any benefit to changing my 67 GTX wheel studs to all right hand threads , other than convenience ? Anybody do this? I have been trying to find left hand lugs for the new Pro Stars that i bought but i am having a hard time finding anybody that sells them. Opinions are appreciated, Thanks GTX

 

[daredevil]

tire shop wont break your lugs off. More lugnut styles available.

 

[Dan]

Wheel studs

Replace them, I did on my 66 Satellite, got studs at NAPA. No more worries or problems

 

[Cranky]

My cars hardly ever go into a tire shop....but yeah, you'll open up a whole new world of lug nut selection.

 

[66plysat]

Be careful when you replace the studs, whoever replaced mine prior to me buying the car apparently used the wrong size stud (too small). When I had the rims and tires replaced the guy doing the work showed me that one stud couldn't be tightened very well because the stud moved in its hole, he was able to tighten it after much work. When I took the car home, I checked the stud like the guy at the tire place said and found the stud to be loose. I tried to remove the lug nut and found the stud turned within the wheel. I tried to remove it by hand, with my socket/ratchet etc. Nothing worked I finally had to use my impact wrench, after an hour of work the brand new Cragar rim was damaged as the socket spun round and round trying to loosen the lug nut. I removed the othe nuts and had to pull the wheel as I ran the impact wrench. Eventually I got the last lugnut off after several hours of frustration, I now have the brand new damaged rim as a spare and I bought another rim so I wouldn't have to look at the damage each time I take out the car.
Tha moral of the story is, if you change out the studs on your Mopar make sure you or your mechanic use a stud that actually fits the car unless you can afford to buy 5 rims and tires for a car with 4 wheels.:icon_hang:

 

[YY1]

As much as I LIKE lefties (I think they are part of the character of the car), I'm worried that I won't be able to put the studs from my drums in my 5th ave rotors.

I did find a swap meet vendor that sells lefty stuff at reasonable prices. Cost me all of 15 bucks to get 10 brand new RH amd 10 brand new LH matching chrome Magnum 500 wheel style nuts.

I've routinely seen them advertized for 30, 40, even 99 dollars. If you keep the lefties, Do your homework.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Be careful when you replace the studs, whoever replaced mine prior to me buying the car apparently used the wrong size stud (too small). When I had the rims and tires replaced the guy doing the work showed me that one stud couldn't be tightened very well because the stud moved in its hole, he was able to tighten it after much work. When I took the car home, I checked the stud like the guy at the tire place said and found the stud to be loose. I tried to remove the lug nut and found the stud turned within the wheel. I tried to remove it by hand, with my socket/ratchet etc. Nothing worked I finally had to use my impact wrench, after an hour of work the brand new Cragar rim was damaged as the socket spun round and round trying to loosen the lug nut. I removed the othe nuts and had to pull the wheel as I ran the impact wrench. Eventually I got the last lugnut off after several hours of frustration, I now have the brand new damaged rim as a spare and I bought another rim so I wouldn't have to look at the damage each time I take out the car.
Tha moral of the story is, if you change out the studs on your Mopar make sure you or your mechanic use a stud that actually fits the car unless you can afford to buy 5 rims and tires for a car with 4 wheels.:icon_hang:

I agree replacing the studs needs to be done carefully, but I suspect the problem you had was a result of the previous owner not paying attention to the actual problem at hand. I have seen factory studs where the top of the knurl that comes through the axle flange is swaged to help lock it in place. Now here is the start of the damage. Stampeding off to the 50 ton press to push the studs out WITHOUT first filing or grinding away the larger diameter swaged area can essentially broach the hole larger on the way out. Then when the new stud goes in place the hole is now bigger and can't grab the knurl very well. It may not always be the case but I've had to make repairs to a trailer hub recently, which included me making custom studs out of grade 8 bolts.