lonkey99 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Posted April 21, 2013 I would like to convert my 50 Plymouth from lug bolts to studs. Anyone done this or have any ideas? Quote
desoto1939 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Posted April 21, 2013 First question is why. Why go to all of the expense? So how many times do you have to take a wheel off your car it should not be that often???? If the treads are stripped then I can see doing the conversion. Rich Hartung Quote
_shel_ny Posted April 22, 2013 Report Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) http://mopar.pairserver.com/p15d24ph_forum/index.php?/topic/23909-converting-lug-bolts-to-studs-nuts/?hl=%2Bwheel+%2Bstud#entry235114 http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Mopar_Tapered_Axle_Rear_Brake_Conversion Edited April 22, 2013 by shel_bizzy_48 Quote
Don G 1947 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Posted May 5, 2013 I would like to convert my 50 Plymouth from lug bolts to studs. Anyone done this or have any ideas? I have at least 1 10" drum with studs. PM me if interested. Don Quote
Don Coatney Posted May 5, 2013 Report Posted May 5, 2013 First question is why. Why go to all of the expense? So how many times do you have to take a wheel off your car it should not be that often???? If the treads are stripped then I can see doing the conversion. Rich Hartung I recall sitting in the waiting room of a tire dealership getting new tires for my car. There were several customers also waiting. A customer service represenative entered the room and spoke to one of the customers telling him that his wheel studs were stripped and in need of replacement. The customer ask how that happened and the service rep stated that wheel studs frequently wear out over time. This in my opinion is a blatent lie. Studs strip because the bozo using the zip gun screwed up. I would have walked out at that time if the work on my car had not been started. I will never return to that tire dealership. Quote
Scruffy49 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Posted May 5, 2013 If you aren't taking your car to a shop that handles antiques, it is worth the conversion. The tire monkeys generally have no idea that older Mopars have driver side reverse thread wheel fasteners. And you can tell them until you turn blue, they won't listen, until they have broken off several near impossible to replace reverse thread lug bolts. And if you somehow got the drums swapped side for side on one axle, it gets even more "entertaining"... Side benefits of the conversion? A whole lot easier to run an alloy wheel for the days when "stock won't do". Lose a fastener, ANY auto parts store has generic 1/2-20 lug nuts in open end plain steel or closed end chrome. Even Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor Supply and Ace Hardware carry lug nuts locally... Switching them out is cheap insurance. Quote
Smokeybear Posted May 5, 2013 Report Posted May 5, 2013 I would like to convert my 50 Plymouth from lug bolts to studs. Anyone done this or have any ideas? Very easy to do. First go buy 20 of these... Dorman products Then drill out the threads on your drums, I used a 1/2 inch drill bit. Place the studs in from the back, put two washers on the stud and a lug nut and torque it down tight... Viola. do that 19 more times and you're done. Quote
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