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04-27-2008, 07:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
PaceFever79
 
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Maximum Torque load for 4 bolt wheel studs?

Has anyone done real calculations on how much RW torque a hardened 4 stud axle / rim connection can take before snapping the lug studs? Will the 8.8 axle / splines usually fail before the wheel studs?

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04-27-2008, 09:08 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Maximum Torque load for 4 bolt wheel studs?

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Has anyone done real calculations on how much RW torque a hardened 4 stud axle / rim connection can take before snapping the lug studs? Will the 8.8 axle / splines usually fail before the wheel studs?
Yup. The reason for 4 studs being better than 5 - personal opinion...if 1 is loose or missing, its not as big an issue. If they are all torqued correctly they should hold mostly the same. Now if you have a big offset rim, there will be more leverage agaisnt and thus stress on the studs...thats when it starts to be a problem.
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