What would you do? (Pics) short studs

mardi 20 janvier 2015

Would you replace these wheel studs? I've got wheel spacers to help with LCA rub on my brand new tires. While working on brakes i didn't like the look of the nuts connecting the spacers to the Rotor



It turns out my pictures are enormous in size so for reference: The short ones are on the drivers' side, the long studs are passenger



So i'm the lucky owner of a 99 xj with different front wheel hubs. 99 transitioned from one size to another - each size has different rotors and wheel studs.



Unfortunately, this has turned an afternoon brake job into 8 days on jack stands. It took a day for me to realize the PO put the wrong rotor on, but luckily the other one fit when i got the new ones in :cheers2:





What would you do? I'm thinking of knocking out all of the wheel studs and putting in longer ones. Hub assemblies are like $75 on rock auto. I would do this in a heartbeat IF i had a torque wrench (for hub bolts) AND i haven't been out of a ride for over a week already. I need this functional to get to work :/



Can i get the wheel studs out without removing the hub assembly?



P.S. i know spacers are a touchy subject - i plan on using red loctite and checking 2 or 3 times/month



P.S.S. To top it all off - i turned the wheel while lifted up and *POP* power steering fluid flowing out the top of the reservoir all over my gloves and a few wrenches. Awesome. Not sure if i broke something or not




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