SO, before I went to costco to get new tires on my new rims, I checked to make sure the rims would clear the front brake calipers. They did, I also noticed that the stud thread was greatly reduced by the thickness of the rims. I check the depth with an open ended lug nut to make sure there was enough thread for the lugs to snug with. Yes, there was just enough depth left that each thread of the nut was being used.
But before I could even do that, I had to get the damn wheel locks, off that I have lost the key for.
Off to costco. 4 hrs after arriving there once my tires were ordered (ya, if they would of told me on the phone that it was tire sale day, I would of gone the next day or so), they get to mounting my wheels, and the back wheel studs, did not have enough thread left for them to mount them safely. Crap. So on home with new rims and tires on the front and spare, and two new tires in the back of my truck.
PITA to decide what new studs to get. I went to napa with a number that Noah has posted on mud in the past. While they were longer, there were not long enough for my taste.
Internet, internet, internet. I found this thread: Tacoma Lug Nuts
This along with some other internet I decided these would do with a slight mod.
ARP 1007718 - ARP Wheel Studs
A few days later, ups drops off one expensive box of bolts. In the link above you will find some other alternatives, but I liked this one as the knurl size was 0.565 vs 0.563 stock. Micro larger knurl seemed good to me if I could not get exact.
Now for the mod. On the rear I measured that I would have just enough room to fit the whole thread into the Lug, but just. So, Off with the nipple.
Photo of my test bolt top, stock center, new with nipple in tack bottom.
Lug bottoming out on nippe-less stud, middle, stock stud with open-ended lug, sitting about where it sat with new rims(a few threads unused), bottom lug bottoming out with new stud with nipple. You can tell I might of been able to get away with leaving the nipples on the back, but I did not like it being that close to bottoming out, and chance getting a fake tightness.
I used the opened lug to guide my cut off wheel.
12 studs in a row, (just like Dom likes.)
Rear driver's side, with two short studs left.
Much better, there's a good amount of thread now.
The fronts have a diameter and a half (full open lug thread use) being utilized, but I plan on swapping them out the next time I repack my bearings. I will just feel better having more tread usage than just minimal.
And ya, I know, I still need to replace my muffler sliders, with some tube sliders.
Tomorrow will be toe-in alignment time.
But before I could even do that, I had to get the damn wheel locks, off that I have lost the key for.
Off to costco. 4 hrs after arriving there once my tires were ordered (ya, if they would of told me on the phone that it was tire sale day, I would of gone the next day or so), they get to mounting my wheels, and the back wheel studs, did not have enough thread left for them to mount them safely. Crap. So on home with new rims and tires on the front and spare, and two new tires in the back of my truck.
PITA to decide what new studs to get. I went to napa with a number that Noah has posted on mud in the past. While they were longer, there were not long enough for my taste.
Internet, internet, internet. I found this thread: Tacoma Lug Nuts
This along with some other internet I decided these would do with a slight mod.
ARP 1007718 - ARP Wheel Studs
A few days later, ups drops off one expensive box of bolts. In the link above you will find some other alternatives, but I liked this one as the knurl size was 0.565 vs 0.563 stock. Micro larger knurl seemed good to me if I could not get exact.
Now for the mod. On the rear I measured that I would have just enough room to fit the whole thread into the Lug, but just. So, Off with the nipple.
Photo of my test bolt top, stock center, new with nipple in tack bottom.
Lug bottoming out on nippe-less stud, middle, stock stud with open-ended lug, sitting about where it sat with new rims(a few threads unused), bottom lug bottoming out with new stud with nipple. You can tell I might of been able to get away with leaving the nipples on the back, but I did not like it being that close to bottoming out, and chance getting a fake tightness.
I used the opened lug to guide my cut off wheel.
12 studs in a row, (just like Dom likes.)
Rear driver's side, with two short studs left.
Much better, there's a good amount of thread now.
The fronts have a diameter and a half (full open lug thread use) being utilized, but I plan on swapping them out the next time I repack my bearings. I will just feel better having more tread usage than just minimal.
And ya, I know, I still need to replace my muffler sliders, with some tube sliders.
Tomorrow will be toe-in alignment time.
