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stud conversion
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:12 pm
by kinder
im thinking of doing a stud convesion for the polo as with my spacers its makes it akward to change the wheels quickly plus i need longer bolts anyway so i though id go for it and change it over to studs instead has anyone done this before
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:35 pm
by Si_GTi
I haven't seen it before on a 6N2 Polo GTi
What donor vehicle are you likely to use?
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:20 pm
by kinder
im not going to do it that way you can buy then that go on the original thread and tighen up that way then a bolt ive found then for around 30 quid ish
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:02 pm
by Tim_GTi
Hang on, so what exactly are you doing? Making the hubs stick out more? Or changing them to house a different PCD?
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:17 pm
by bbspolo
no tim he is talking about a stud kit!
u can buy them for anycar all they do is screw into the hub then lock so they cant come out then u attach ur wheels with nuts instead of bolts!
just like fords and loads of other cars come as standard!
infact more cars come like this than with bolts!
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:21 pm
by Tim_GTi
Ahhh yeh i'm with you. Sorry.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 7:58 am
by kinder
yer its also safer as i found out as a iha dmy camber done and they treaded the bolts and my wheel fell off yesterday as i was driving so now need a new hub aswell so look like i will be doin this conversion at the same time
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:28 pm
by bbspolo
mate thats nothing 2 do with the bolts!
They dont just fall off!!! only reason that would happen is if whoever did your wheels up ither over tightened the bolts causing them 2 streach and fail or cross threaded them!!!
Studs are no safer (infact there much easer 2 cross thread!) than bolts just easer when it comes 2 fitting your wheels!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:32 pm
by Tim_GTi
bbspolo wrote:
Studs are no safer (infact there much easer 2 cross thread!) than bolts just easer when it comes 2 fitting your wheels!
Exactly what I was thinking. Plus the adapter type ones would mean you've got two ends to look out for!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:38 pm
by tomo87
i understand this...but ye what are the reasons for it?
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:43 pm
by bbspolo
reasons for what???
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:44 pm
by tomo87
this stud conversion thing
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:48 pm
by bbspolo
Its just a personal thing!
some ppl prefer and think studs are easer and others prefer bolts!
studs do make it easer if ur not a mecanic putting wheels with spacers on.
But u do have 2 be carfull as like i said they are very easy 2 cross thread!
bolts however u have 2 have the knack of putting wheels on but they are quite differcult 2 mess up! and if u do u can normaly get away with a new bolt or 2 to fix it!
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:51 pm
by tomo87
i see, very useful for pitstops
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:59 pm
by JPR_polo_gti
lol^
what's so difficult about putting the wheels on....never had any problems.