Car show season is over

[qkcuda]

I had a bit of a noise when I drove back from the car show last week. I thought I might have a loose front wheel bearing. I decided to check them today and found that the bearings were fine, but all of the studs on the right front were loose in the hub. I noticed some black dust on the rim when I came back last weekend, that I had not seen before. Not sure what the cause was, the drivers side is fine. I have all the parts for a disc brake conversion, but it utilizes the stock front hubs. Not sure I can salvage this one with new studs with larger knurls?

 

[Offender]

You could tack weld the heads of the studs onto the hub, or drill the hole out and go with 1/2" screw in studs. Just curious how did you get the lug nuts off if the studs were stripped in the holes?

 

[qkcuda]

The studs were wobbling in the hub but the nuts were tight. It was crazy because the wheel wobbled like a bearing was shot. I put them back on with my impact and they tightened right up. I just needed to be able to drive it back on the lift.