Posted January 25, 200619 yr comment_153450 I know this was discussed in another thread, but I cannot find it now.If you run newer alloy wheels and the wheel studs don't come out through to surface of the wheel nuts, how many turns of thread is safe for a street car that see's some spirited driving. The wheel nuts i have are deeper than the stock ones.Basically, I'm lazy and don't want to pull the rear stub axles to install longer studs. But if it comes to it, I may just have to. But this takes the car off the road for a short period and it might get attacked by the WIAI virus. This could be a problem for a car that I drive to work every day.CheersScott Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/18680-wheel-nut-thread-depth/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 26, 200619 yr comment_153466 When used to sell custom wheels for a living, we went by the rule that a 12 mm stud must have 12 mm of engagement. So on a 12x1.25 that would be almost 10 full turns. FWIW... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/18680-wheel-nut-thread-depth/#findComment-153466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
January 26, 200619 yr Author comment_153524 That sounds pretty reasonable to me. Might have to pull off the old wheel and check it out. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/18680-wheel-nut-thread-depth/#findComment-153524 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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