Gridgway Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 I have got a set of old style SLR wheels for my R500. The problem is that the studs are too short for the old SLR type wheels. So the questions are... 1 is it poss to easily change the studs for longer ones? What's involved? 2 are there replacement nuts for the R500 wheels that are open ended as the longer studs will stop them doing up. Tks Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted March 24, 2002 Share Posted March 24, 2002 Graham, Yes and Yes. I have open nuts fitted to my car, they are available from Caterham. Don`t think there is much involved in fitting larger studs IIRC either Roger Swift or Alex Wong has these fitted. You should be able to get the longer studs from Halfrauds. On the front hubs the studs are threaded into the hubs from behind and can be withdrawn through the back of the hub once the disc has been removed. If the rears are the same you will have the added problem of undoing the ends of the drivshafts to withdraw the hubs. Its possible the rears are plain studs I am not shure, if this is the case the removal should be simply a matter of unscrewing the stud out of the front face of the hub. I notice the rear studs have a screwdriver slot machined on the end. Edited by - Rob walker on 24 Mar 2002 09:13:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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