who has studs?

[Eric]

get the black ones - they have a "nub" on the end of the stud that allows you to put the nuts right into your drill/impact gun and thread them on right away. doing this with the regular ones will strip them eventually - you have to hand thread them on for the first few turns (doesn't sound like a big deal but try doing this 32-40 times when you change wheels). plus the coating on them isn't very strong so they won't last like the black ones.

damn, just ordered a set form vorschlag too. looks like i'll have to get a black set and use that on the car i switch wheels with the most

[nando]

Wrong. The black finish, so long as its done right, is a corrosion resistant coating. I have ran studs for years, and it does work.

The 19mm is larger to be a little stronger and provide less wear and tear as you take them on and off a lot.

+1 on the smooth nub at the end.

I had to replace the regular ones every to years at least. Now with the black ones, zero issues, 3 years later. Have used them year round through snow etc and they still held up.

yeah, my plain ones are about a year old and they're nearly done. I change wheels a LOT (almost every week) and they just don't hold up to the wear and tear. of course if you're only going to use them for the street, the regular ones are probably adequate.

[Van Westervelt]

There is no advantage on the finish, just cosmetics. Sometimes wheels wont have enough clearance around the bolt holes for 19mm sockets, so you should use 17mm on those wheels. Again no real difference in performance.

Wrong. The black finish, so long as its done right, is a corrosion resistant coating. I have ran studs for years, and it does work.

The 19mm is larger to be a little stronger and provide less wear and tear as you take them on and off a lot.

+1 on the smooth nub at the end.

I had to replace the regular ones every to years at least. Now with the black ones, zero issues, 3 years later. Have used them year round through snow etc and they still held up.

[nando]

what are you going to do when your wheel bearing goes bad?

also what is the advantage of the black, more expensive bolts?

and what is the advantage of the 19mm over the 17mm nuts?

get the black ones - they have a "nub" on the end of the stud that allows you to put the nuts right into your drill/impact gun and thread them on right away. doing this with the regular ones will strip them eventually - you have to hand thread them on for the first few turns (doesn't sound like a big deal but try doing this 32-40 times when you change wheels). plus the coating on them isn't very strong so they won't last like the black ones.

[Fair!]

Yea, the 80mm wheel studs are the "Magnum Sized" studs. :D If you care about clearing center caps that cover the lug nuts, then don't get these. They are super strong and will work with a lot of wheel spacer (hubcentric of course). The 60mm studs also work very well with up to 12mm spacers.

We also make "competition" style studs in 75 and 90mm, and we should have a revised design soon that works with no spacer.

[AlarmedBread]

There is no advantage on the finish, just cosmetics. Sometimes wheels wont have enough clearance around the bolt holes for 19mm sockets, so you should use 17mm on those wheels. Again no real difference in performance.

Am I the only one who prefers bolts?

I have studs on my parts car ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...d/DSC00002.jpg

Noob!

Spacer + bolts = , I now have studs.

[Eric]

I installed with a tack weld on inside (i don't like doing things twice) when I installed my 5lug setup and went with the 19mm nuts . I have always hated those bolts!!

what are you going to do when your wheel bearing goes bad?

also what is the advantage of the black, more expensive bolts?

and what is the advantage of the 19mm over the 17mm nuts?

[GotCone?]

nevermind... just emailed Vorshlag and got my question answered in 1 minute :D

[dude8383]

Hey Josh, where did you get 8mm spacers?

[AlarmedBread]

Am I the only one who prefers bolts?

I have studs on my parts car ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/AlarmedBread/DSC00002.jpg

[Bmjpv]

I installed with a tack weld on inside (i don't like doing things twice) when I installed my 5lug setup and went with the 19mm nuts . I have always hated those bolts!!

[Schnell 318]

I will be putting mine on next week.

[Jand3rson]

You could always cut them off, as long as you made a clean cut on each one.

[E30Driv3R]

ya, i get sick of mine, i can onld take them off with deep sockets so i have a 17mm deep impact socket with me at all times lol. but any way i love the studs Also!!

[Jand3rson]

Just wanted to update this and tell everyone that I got my 57mm kit installed tonight, and it's the perfect fit. Again, I'm running 8mm spacers with ET35 wheels, putting me at ET27, and the lug nuts went almost all the way flush with the end of the stud, with plenty of thread in the nut.

And I must say, FUCK lug bolts. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner...