Wheel Studs Which are best?

[swbatte]

Did a search on wheel studs & spacers. And that just turned one question into two.

Here's a couple of quick questions (I hope)

I want to replace my wheel studs when I install my new rims this spring. Also looking at big break kit down the road and I may need to change the spacers, so that's why I'm looking at aftermarket. Which would you guys recommend?

The ARP's:
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=1434

Or the CT:
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=1312

Or should I pull the spacers off my Fikse rims (which are 1mm off being hub centric F&R, they move a little) and replace them with the Dali's or HKS?

First hand experience would be great!

 

[Dave Hardy]

You can't go wrong with ARP. They are THE fastener company.

As an aside, For Civics and such there is no listed ARP application, but the mid 80's Camaro studs fit. You might see if the story is the same for the NSX, as then they would be available at your local parts store, and probably be cheaper.

 

[NSX-Tuner]

Did a search on wheel studs & spacers. And that just turned one question into two.

Here's a couple of quick questions (I hope)

I want to replace my wheel studs when I install my new rims this spring. Also looking at big break kit down the road and I may need to change the spacers, so that's why I'm looking at aftermarket. Which would you guys recommend?

The ARP's:
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=1434

Or the CT:
http://www.daliracing.com/v666-5/catalog/index_browse_part.cfm?focus=1312

Or should I pull the spacers off my Fikse rims (which are 1mm off being hub centric F&R, they move a little) and replace them with the Dali's or HKS?

First hand experience would be great!

When I put a Brembo 13" BBK on my Acura CLS last spring, I needed wheel spacers and longer wheel studs.

So I had custom 5mm spacers made out of billet aluminum to match my Volk LE37Ts rims up to my hubs. According to CompTech and a few other sources I checked with, 5mm spacers are about as thick as you should go. Otherwise, wheel bearings and other components can be adversely affected by wear and/or failure.

For the longer and harder studs, I went with the CompTech one's that are out of an NSX BBK and measure 12mm x 1.5 x 59mm.