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Just finished installing this (these?) on all four corners. I highly recommend this kit...it is very high quality. Wheel/tire/brake changes will be a snap now.
Since this is the first time I had the wheels off (bought car in April with new tires) I cleaned the wheels, calipers and rotors up good and it was worth the extra effort. I also had to go to a truck tire shop to get the lugs broke loose after breaking a socket and an adapter...that's how tight someone had put the old lugbolts on. They had to break out the big, heavy-duty truck impact wrench on a couple bolts!
For this reason alone, I'm glad I did this conversion. Would have been a nightmare trying to change a flat on the side of the road. Also looks good, much better than the old rusty and corroded lugbolts.
Very well stated. This conversion will make wheel/tire change, and/or brake check so much easier that you will think it's fun to do it than putting them off due to the awkward work you have to deal with individual lug bolt.
No matter it's for regular maintenance, or road side emergency service this is definitely a good investment for you to consider, and RB is glad to offer the parts you need for an easy installation.
Are there different sizes of these or are they just a standard size? I'm interested in going this route over bolts but don't want the studs to stick out to far with a 12/10 mm spacer.
I just installed the wheel stud conversion kit and 12/10 mm spacers last weekend. It looks great and I really like it. When I get home I'll try to post some pictures so you can see it for yourself.
I am lowered on KW V3's and 18 inch stock wheels.
Last edited by Clark Kent; 11-25-2015 at 10:42 PM.
The studs are long enough to enable the use of spacers up to 20-25mm thickness, depending on the rim and lug nut design. So, with a 10 mm spacer they would stick about 15 mm out of the lugnut, which is not looking bad at all.
In many rims with deep bolt holes, you would not see the studs at all.
There are some discussion on other source of wheel studs with price comparison.
Just to provide some background of our development for these wheel studs. We started making wheel studs for SRT4 and EVO 8/9 back in early 2000 when these two popular motorsports car had continuing broken studs issues (on tracks). Today RB wheel studs are still a popular upgrade/replacement to OE studs.
RB wheels studs are made of 1060 alloy steels, heated treated and certified to 10.9 grade to the following strength:
Studs are made with hex head for an easy installation
Installation: Torque studs to 45-55 ft-lbs
The stud length is made to 80mm, a convenient length with extra length for wheel spacer as necessary.
Wheel nuts are "Chrome Plated" for lasting surface coating w/o getting corroded.
For street use and price conscious customers, lower price source may be just fine. Just like anything else there is always a price difference among different mfg sources, but for a safety item like wheel studs it's worthwhile to find out more than just comparing the pictures and prices.
My normal 17mm deep socket I use on OEM lug round bolts and all others conical MB bolts didn't work with these wheel nuts. I had to used an 18mm deep socket, however it doesn't fit in the deep recess on the OEM 19's to torque down.
Is this the way they are supposed to come? Nuts seem a tad big ...
Studs are way more conventient especially if you got different sets of wheels. I had to convert this way because the lug bolts that came with my aftermarket wheels were a smidgen too long. Lug bolts were hitting the parking brake mechanism inside the rear rotor hat. That was "NOT" a pretty sound when I first rolled out of the garage.
We converted our shop car CLS550 first time we did the brake kit upgrade - here is the pic.
You would never realize the convenience until you do this conversion. We just left the lock nut w/o it., and once the nuts are on you will never see the stud extended out even w/o a wheel spacer.
Also what do you do for locks when converted? Are people just using 4 of the studs and using lock as usual?
Thank you,
Mick
This is what I still want to know, I dont know about you guys in the US but in the UK the wheels would be stolen if people knew they were no locking wheel nut. What do you do about the locker? Or what can you do if you still need the locker?
2012 P31 C63 Coupe Trackrat, 2019 GLE63S Coupe Beast
They make locking open-ended lugnuts. Search Google. I know for a fact that RAD makes them in cone seat because I have them. So do McGard and many others
This is what I still want to know, I dont know about you guys in the US but in the UK the wheels would be stolen if people knew they were no locking wheel nut. What do you do about the locker? Or what can you do if you still need the locker?
Damn. I've never used locking nuts in the Bay Area, the South, or the Northeast. Never thought twice about it either.
2012 P31 C63 Coupe Trackrat, 2019 GLE63S Coupe Beast
For what it's worth, I use OZMO Engineering 12-point Ti lug nuts. Not many wheel thieves carry around 12-point sockets. But if you have someone casing your wheels, not much is going to stop them if they prepare, including locks.
For what it's worth, I use OZMO Engineering 12-point Ti lug nuts. Not many wheel thieves carry around 12-point sockets. But if you have someone casing your wheels, not much is going to stop them if they prepare, including locks.
10-14-2015, 06:38 PM
