NHRA rules on wheel studs?
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Hey guys,
What are the NHRA rules on wheel studs? I broke one of my stockers, and I figure that I'll just upgrade to something that will pass tech. I've read around and haven't found a definite answer. What I've read implies that it's not a certain length that's legal but a certain distance that the studs have to stick out beyond your wheels. Can anyone enlighten me?
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What are the NHRA rules on wheel studs? I broke one of my stockers, and I figure that I'll just upgrade to something that will pass tech. I've read around and haven't found a definite answer. What I've read implies that it's not a certain length that's legal but a certain distance that the studs have to stick out beyond your wheels. Can anyone enlighten me?
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It was my understanding they have to stick out of the lug nut an equeal amount as the diameter of the stud... if you go with stock dia. studs, just get theh 3.25 lenth, you will have to run openended lug nuts with your street wheels from now on, but it's notthat big a deal. They will stick out of the stock rims some, but it doesn't look that bad IMO
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Originally Posted by Fire67
JRcamaroZ28 is 100% correct. They do not have to protrude at all.
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I think they want to be able to see them for inspection for one reason to make sure they are all tight. if the lugs had caps on them you could not tell if its tight or not.
Why do you have to change the valve stem to screw in? do the screw in type leak? can they be used on stock wheels?
Why do you have to change the valve stem to screw in? do the screw in type leak? can they be used on stock wheels?
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Not so much screw-in as they are screw/bolt together. They dont leak if installed properly as they have a rubber backed sealing washer or two to seal against one or both sides of the wheel.
The reason is because the rubber ones fail. Ive had more than a few actually rip open from the centrifical force.
I thought that was a given, Ive run the bolt-on stems forever. Started using them after a high speed interstate blast left me on the shoulder of an off-ramp with a flat tire. The damn rubber valve stem had ripped right at the base and let the air out.
The reason is because the rubber ones fail. Ive had more than a few actually rip open from the centrifical force.
I thought that was a given, Ive run the bolt-on stems forever. Started using them after a high speed interstate blast left me on the shoulder of an off-ramp with a flat tire. The damn rubber valve stem had ripped right at the base and let the air out.
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Originally Posted by Fire67
Not so much screw-in as they are screw/bolt together. They dont leak if installed properly as they have a rubber backed sealing washer or two to seal against one or both sides of the wheel.
The reason is because the rubber ones fail. Ive had more than a few actually rip open from the centrifical force.
I thought that was a given, Ive run the bolt-on stems forever. Started using them after a high speed interstate blast left me on the shoulder of an off-ramp with a flat tire. The damn rubber valve stem had ripped right at the base and let the air out.
The reason is because the rubber ones fail. Ive had more than a few actually rip open from the centrifical force.
I thought that was a given, Ive run the bolt-on stems forever. Started using them after a high speed interstate blast left me on the shoulder of an off-ramp with a flat tire. The damn rubber valve stem had ripped right at the base and let the air out.
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BTW I put longer studs on my car after my stockers sheared off one day and I didn't have to have new lug nuts I just had to screw the chrome ones I had on and the cap just pops off. its just a thin metal cap anyway.
not the best pic but here it is: (only 3 lug nuts installed)
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Thanks, RUQWIKR. I saw you out at Redline on Saturday. DAMN, your car is fast. ![Devil](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_devil.gif)
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Just for a bit of clarification, the THREADED portion of the stud needs to enter into the hex portion as described above, not just the stud shoulder. Some bolts i.e. ARP have a very large shoulder up to .5" long which is not threaded. Granted, you'd probably still pass tech at most races, but it is not safe.
Threads need to enter into the hex portion due to the fact that when the bolt is under tension, the hex portion needs supported. When the stud is under tension with the lug (tensile stress), it can sheer at the shank area if the stud's threaded portion is not into the hex head (the hex portion of the lug-nut is actually what is holding the wheel on the car). The high-stress area will be right where the hex portion of the lug nut tapers to the shank.
Threads need to enter into the hex portion due to the fact that when the bolt is under tension, the hex portion needs supported. When the stud is under tension with the lug (tensile stress), it can sheer at the shank area if the stud's threaded portion is not into the hex head (the hex portion of the lug-nut is actually what is holding the wheel on the car). The high-stress area will be right where the hex portion of the lug nut tapers to the shank.