RE: Anyone replace their lug bolts with studs and nuts?

[Colin <cwass99@home.com>]

     OK, I've watched a lot of people not actually answer the question, so I'll
jump in.  For reference, I grew up in Motown driving appropriately odd Detroit
steel things, and they all had studs.  The only disadvantage I saw is that if
you change the wheels frequently, it gets a little rough on the threads unless
you're extremely careful.  I certainly haven't seen any reason to suspect the
bolts have the same vulnerability.
     We changed wheels quite a bit and tended to have to seriously begin
considering replacements about once a year.  By frequently, I mean 4
times/week.  Friday evening to put the racing tires on, Saturday morning put
the street tires on, Saturday night back to racing, Sunday back to street until
next week-end all summer long.

Cheers,
Colin


On 05-Nov-01 Cheapass Ron wrote:
> --- Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> isnt the process in which a car is assembled also part of the
>> engineering 
>> procedure?
> 
> I'm not sure where this is going...any engineer who selects the wrong
> spec for a bolt or stud is likely to see that part fail.  Any
> manuacturer who provides a part below it's spec will also see that part
> fail.  And if it's assembled wrong, of course it could fail.
> 
> The only assembly process I can see in this example - lug bolts vs.
> studs - is how it's screwed together.  Yes, determining how that is
> done is part of engineering - manufacturing engineering.  
> 
> Now if loads are calculated correctly, the correct part is chosen and
> purchased, it's made to spec, handled and installed correctly...what's
> the advantage of lug bolts vs. studs/nuts?  We've determined here that
> end-user convenience is highly subject to personal preferences.  I'm
> looking at the Porsche example as a one-off, meaning that in their case
> with their parts, bolts work better.  But that certainly is not true
> for all manufacturers - history proves that.  That leaves one very real
> factor: cost.  The purchase and installation of one bolt vs. one stud +
> one nut...
> 
> 
> 
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