Installing extended studs.

[95zenki man]

I did some searching but could only find the " do it on the car" way so i need a little help installing my extended studs.

Im trying to put them on with everything off the car ( doing 5 lug swap) i got the fronts on just fine but the rears are beating my a**. I can get it about half way in with somthing holding the hub from moving but i have broken 2 snapon extensions trying to get the other half in.

Anyone have any tricks to getting these rears in? And please dont say " put it on the car and do it" because thats really not an option right now.

[nando]

I have heard that there are some extended studs that dont fit for the rear on s14 rear hubs. They might mot be the same as the front ext studs. Where did you get the studs from? FRsport.com has both front and rear studs and they actually state which ones go on the front and which set for the rear.
If you have access to air tools use an air gunand washers to pull the studs through by using an old lug nut. Good luck

[alms24sebring]

I have bought extended studs and they all fit the same way on all four wheels. You need a stud installer. Its like a big bearing that a nut fits into. You just need a deep socket. Its cheap and you can probly find it anywhere.

Also you should really use a air impact. You need something quick with force behind it. Ive stripped a stud and nut with hand tools before and it is a giant b***h to get off

[95zenki man]

The studs are from frsport and i made sure to get the front and the rear. There is actually a difference in the 2.

I dont really have time to go up to the shop and use the air tools so i made do with my impact gun for the fronts ( worked just fine) but the rears just dont seem to want to go. Could be that i dont have a good place to brace the hub from turning.

Im useing a #19 and a spare extended lug i had ( tacked it on the socket) for the "spacer" and it seems to be working just fine also. I guess i just need to go up to the shop and use the air gun when i go put my balljoints in.

[95zenki man]

The black studs are the front and the gold are the rear.



Fronts went right in with a little bit of pushing and pulling.



But the rears all stop about the same spot.

[Chris28]

Can you not just tap them in with a hammer?

[alms24sebring]

I understand what more clearly the problem. I dont know... It should be tough to pull them through but not hard to. I think its also alot easier to do it on the car but thats ok. It looks like the splines are the same but look longer so they might be digging into flat metal in the hole and that would make me a bit nervous. If your sure they are the right ones then you really need air.

My suggestions:
- If you have a vice on a table you can hold the hub and ratchet it in. But since I doubt that because Im sure you would have tried that already, try another way. Since you already took the old studs out this makes it much harder. But you could always put 2 back in loosely to make this work. When its on the ground sideways, put a long screwdriver between 2 studs and have it hit the ground in the right direction so it doesnt turn as you ratchet. Hopefully the screwdriver wont slide out.

- Something else that I always recommend, go to a tire shop or something before they close and throw a mechanic $10 to air them in. They should have a table vice and a stud installer bearing to to make it quick and easy. I really think its smart to use air on this tho seriously. Like I said you need force to drive it in. If you keep using a slow weaker ratchet, the stud will twist and break or the threads will be destroyed along with a nut that keeps spinning but doesnt move. Using washers increases this chance because they move around and dont sit firmly, and now you will have a bigger problem. Ive been there on my 240 at school with the wheel on after all the stores closed...

Hope this helps.

[alms24sebring]

Also these instructions from enjuku. It says that only the S13s are a different spline count. I would triple check that.

http://www.enjukuracing.com/products/Ni ... 7DS14.html

[95zenki man]

"Note: If ordering Studs for S13 4 lug, order 2 sets or rear nismo extended studs. For S14 order set of front and rear nismo extended studs."

The hubs are s14 so i would be right in ordering a different set for the front and a set for the rear ( like i said no way in hell the fronts would go in the rear)

Air tools are my next stop. I just havent had the time to make the 45 minute drive up to the shop to use them yet but it looks like thats my only "safe" option at this point.

Im useing a 3/4 deep socket with a extended open end lug welded onto it. ( how i always do studs) so i dont have to deal with those pesky washers and junk. It seems to work Pretty good and pulls the stud through nice and straight.

[alms24sebring]

Oh right totally forget it was 5 lug conversion duh lol. And holy crap 45 mins?!



Know the stud installer, love the stud installer.