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I need to fetch a set of wheel studs for the front of my '68 GTX.
11" drums, all stock, running Magnum 500's (steel wheels).
I'd imagine this is pretty standard stuff across the board though, right?
Stock studs, steel wheels, drum brakes - shouldn't they be pretty much the
same?
Turns out, not so much:
when I go look at the Dorman selections though, they're all over the place
(and even differentiate between rear and front!).
The heck? Rear wheel studs are different than fronts?
https://www.dormanproducts.com/gsea...el=GTX&origin=YMM&parttype=Wheel%20Lug%20Stud
Keep in mind, I'm talking RH threads here (not LH), 1/2-20.
When my local "real" auto parts store told me they didn't have the "right" studs
recently, they instead handed me some others and said "these should work".
Not so much, turned out - took some honing of stud holes in the hub as well as
some serious pounding and pressing to get them in.
I won't be going that route again....
Which studs did these cars come with originally?
11" drums, all stock, running Magnum 500's (steel wheels).
I'd imagine this is pretty standard stuff across the board though, right?
Stock studs, steel wheels, drum brakes - shouldn't they be pretty much the
same?
Turns out, not so much:
when I go look at the Dorman selections though, they're all over the place
(and even differentiate between rear and front!).
The heck? Rear wheel studs are different than fronts?
https://www.dormanproducts.com/gsea...el=GTX&origin=YMM&parttype=Wheel%20Lug%20Stud
Keep in mind, I'm talking RH threads here (not LH), 1/2-20.
When my local "real" auto parts store told me they didn't have the "right" studs
recently, they instead handed me some others and said "these should work".
Not so much, turned out - took some honing of stud holes in the hub as well as
some serious pounding and pressing to get them in.
I won't be going that route again....
Which studs did these cars come with originally?