EMWHYR0HEN Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I currently have 2nd gen. Rx7 wheel studs on my hubs. From the hub the stud comes out 1.7''. My problem is the threaded portion is only 1'' from the outside leaving .7'' of the stud unthreaded and I cant get the lugnut down deep enough. I think I've seen pics (Jon's maybe) of a rx7 stud that was threaded all the way. Is there a particular brand or store that has these studs that are threaded deep? Here's my stud: as you can see even the knurl is too long! Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 My current ones are ARP. I had others that I got from the local hardware store previously. They were the typical orange boxed parts that you find behind the counters of most auto parts stores, with all the freeze plugs, etc. I can't recall the name. Anyway both sets were threaded all the way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 After driving all around town and trying to deal with idiot part store people I said screw it and bought the ARP studs from summit. Just for refererence the Summit part # is ARP 100-7708 and are currently $12.95 for a set of 5. A bargain considering some of the auto part stores wanted $2.99 each for a dorman stud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Question for Jon or anyone else who installed ARP studs. Did you have to remove the rear hubs to install the 2.5'' long studs from the inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Dorman, that's what my 2nd gen RX7 studs were. I had my stub axles out (swapped in 280 axles) so it wasn't an issue for me. I see from your control arm thread that you have rear disk brakes. If you don't have a caliper bracket that goes all the way around the stub axle then you should be able to squeeze the studs in. If you do, then you'll have to pull the stub axle. For those with drums, you can drill a hole large enough to feed the stud through the backing plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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