GoFast908Z

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I just finished installing the 3.25" ARP studs on the front of the Camaro. Here are some pics of the process. Just thought I'd share.

After pounding out the stock studs. Big hammer + WD-40.



Difference from Stock to ARP



Set in the hub




The teeth that have to be pulled into the hub




Insert hardened 1/2" washers over the stud




Thread a cheap lug nut. Don't use the stock GM ones.




Use impact wrench (wish I bought one of these years ago..) until it pulls the new stud in.




Stud fully pressed into the hub




End result:




It may not look the coolest, but it will be safe at the track, and allow me to run the new slicks and skinnies.

Photochop

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Thats some blingin gold you got there

Sucks that your track is gonna be that strict on you about the stud length, some are more lenient than others.

MeentSS02

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Pounding on the hub to get them out? Oh dear...

GoFast908Z

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No i wasn't hitting the hub. I was careful to only hit the studs.

NHRAMAN

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You can get those long ones in as shown.?? Did u have to remove anything else.??? Do you turn the hub to a certain spot to fit them in.???

michaelg589

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lol. yes, but what were the studs pressed into? You may think about replacing those bearings.

GoFast908Z

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Everything you need to do is in the pics. Its pretty straightforward. There were only like 2 spots where it wouldn't fit, but all you had to do was turn it just a little and you have total access.


Ah good point. I soaked them in WD-40 for about a day and a half (several times per day). They came out without much trouble. Is there another way to remove them thats better? I found most of the instructions on here.

NHRAMAN

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Thanx...they are purposeful and look good..I have been thinking of doing it for a long time.....

sixvi6-camaro

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bahh... 90% of the guys in the drag racing tech forum did them by hammering them out and seating them with an impact. When I did mine last year it literally took 1-2 hits with a regular ol' hammer. A few hammer blow is nothing compared to the hits those hubs take on a daily basis just from bumps on the road, curbs, and potholes. Also there is a 99.9% guarantee if you dropped your car at a shop to do it... they would just hammer them out anyhow.. lol!

regardless... The other way to do it would be to completely disassemble the suspension and take the hub off. Then take the hub and have the stock studs pressed out and new ones pressed into the hub and reassemble.

michaelg589

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Well that is the correct way to do it. Thats how I had my ARP studs installed.

68birdls1

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Yes that is the correct way to do it but as long as you are careful it is not that bad to just hammer them out. And besides like the one guy said a few hits with the hammer is nothing compared to hitting a pot-hole or something driving on the streets