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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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I Have A 9 Inch With The 1/2x20 Longer Studs.i Want To Go Back To The Stock Lenght And Size(i Think 12mm)all I Have To Do Is Buy The Stock Studs And Put Them In Right??? Or Is There More To It Than That? Are They The Same Size?(meaning Where They Mount).any Info Would Be Appreciated.thanks
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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You will need to send the axles out and have them redrilled to accept your stock knurl size.
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Well The Problem Im Having Is That The Studs Are Too Long.can I Cut Them???or Not.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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How are they too long? You are the 1st person I heard that one from. Yes you can cut them, I recommend putting a lug nut on before cutting, cut it to the desired length, clean the threads with a small file/dremel wheel, then back the nut off.
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i cut mine off, about .5-.75", whatever it was to the factory length so I could used cap'ed lugs

seems to be okay ....course only 10 miles on it
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They Are Too Long Because I Went From Drag Rims To A Hre Wheel Where The Tip Of The Stud Actually Hangs Out A Little Bit.plus I Want A Closed End Lug Nut So I Would Have To Cut Them To Do This.
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Old Apr 24, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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I'm in the same boat as you....the wheel studs on the 9" I got are also 1/2x20 x3" long. They are long and stick out further than I'd like. I measured the knurl length and diameter to see if I could find a stock size to replace them with and due to the knurl diameter there are no metric wheel studs that have that large knurl. So I think I'm just going to cut off .5-.75" of each stud and I'll be good to go.
Long story short you need to look at the knurl length and knurl diameter...if the axles are drilled for a larger knurl, then the stock size studs will be loose in the axle holes.

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