lorenzo Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I am in a dilemma right now where I need to space out one of my wheels further which has a +10 offset to compensate for the other being +3 offset. I tried placing a 5mm slip on spacer and the wheel would not bolt up. They do bolt up fine in the rear and this is not surprising since front stock studs on an S30 are 32 mm long and the rears are 40mm long. My question is how difficult is it to remove the front studs and replace them with longer ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaaJeHaa Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) Easy fix. Get some rear studs, remove calipers, remove front hubs, remove brake discs, hammer out the old ones and hammer in the new ones. Then put it all back together;) Job done! Edited October 28, 2011 by HaaJeHaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Easy fix. Get some rear studs, remove calipers, remove front hubs, remove brake discs, hammer out the old ones and hammer in the new ones. Then put it all back together;) Job done! Yikes, I guess I was day dreaming when I thought there was an easier way than to dismantle my front brakes and remove hubs. Adapters may be a solution, but minimum would be 15mm which would stick out too far. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 That's not that much work really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) You can get the longer studs from Courtesey Nissan. Replacing them is not that hard. You can leave the hydraulic lines to the calipers attached. Just remove the caliper and hang it from the spring with some wire. Remove the hub, rotor etc. Knock out the old studs. Start the new studs in the hole, but don't hammer them in. Use a lug nut and tighten it to PULL the stud into place. I used an impact wrench and a deep socket, but a long handled socket wrench would work as well. Just tighten the lug nut until you verify that it is seated. This would be a good time to grease and/replace your wheel bearings. BTW there are several posts in the brake/wheel section dealing with this issue. Do a search. Edited October 29, 2011 by Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaaJeHaa Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 It's not much work. Easily done in under 2 hours with your normal home garage tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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