gjc5500 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I think I am going crazy. i have a set of weld aluminum slotted wheels on my 240, but one of them, no mater where i put it, will break studs on that hub. its taken as little time as 2 days to do it. i cant figure out why it is doing this. please help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 You have a photo of that wheel style? Interesting. Bent rim perhaps? I know most welds are not well suited for street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Is the wheel center hole bottoming on the hub center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 BTW, those are not weld wheels in your sig if thats what your talking about. Are you using shanked lug nuts? Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjc5500 Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 the wheels are on the car in my sig. i assumed they were welds because it has weld centercaps. yes they are shanked lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockerstar Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Does it rebreak studs that you have replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Any possibility the shanks are bottoming out before they completely tighten up? They can bottom out on the unthreaded portion of the stud if there is one, against the hub, or the stud can bottom out inside the shank, either by length or depth of threads inside the nut. jt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjc5500 Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 when i had the wheel on another tire. it broke all 4 about 3 times each over a period of 6 months. I did have a problem with the shanks bottoming out before on another wheel but i use shorter lugs now. also, from that back corner i get a very bad vibration with speed and i have to keep torquing the lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Throw that wheel away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I think the holes aren't true. Does the wheel fit onto the hub loosely or does it seem like its binding on something? Might take it to a wheel shop and have them check the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzzzzzz Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Did you move the wheel to the other side? Did you still break studs? You might consider having new holes drilled if you can't easily replace the wheel. I can't view 'youtube' at work so I'm flying blind here. One thing is for certain. Don't use it as it is! The next time the studs give way might be your final day above ground (or somebody elses). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjc5500 Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 The rim was bad. i decided to take a look at it a little closer. the holes were worn badly and just very loose on the shank. so im running 1 steel wheel now. i would like to get 3 more just so they match, so if you know a cheap place to get some, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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