Wheel stud question

[Ryan Singh]

So I was installing spacers on my car this weekend and I've come to find that the studs on my front passenger side are longer than all the other wheel studs. How can this be? I'm guessing there is more than one size of wheel hub for our cars? I'm not comfortable leaving it like that so I will be replacing it to match the others however, just thought I'd get your opinions.

Thanks,
Ryan

[Ryan Coft]

Hub may have been replaced, or perhaps the wheel studs were just swapped?

I changed all my wheel studs out to accommodate spacers at one point, just painful to do.

[KevinBuckham]

Would you accidentally have used a late model 2G bearing on one side, and the early model 2G on the other?  The ID for the brake rotor is a little bit different on each.

[Ryan Singh]

Yes, I'm thinking it may be an incorrectly matched hub on that wheel...maybe from an earlier model. I didn't replace it myself, it was done at a shop years ago so I don't really have any way of knowing unless it can be easily identified by just looking at it.

[Ryan Singh]

So I went and bought me an angle grinder last night, it should work to bring the studs in by about one mm...I figure I will put a nut on and give it a few turns before grinding so that the nut acts as an indicator on when to stop. I'll let you guys know how it works out once I give it a shot on the weekend.

[Jason Harwood]

So I went and bought me an angle grinder last night, it should work to bring the studs in by about one mm...I figure I will put a nut on and give it a few turns before grinding so that the nut acts as an indicator on when to stop. I'll let you guys know how it works out once I give it a shot on the weekend.

Make sure when you cut the stud, to use a tap kit to ensure the threads are good.

You dont want to cross thread a stud. You will also fuck the threads up by cutting them off..

[Ryan Singh]

Yeah I figured that it would get somewhat fucked up 
Haven't really looked into what the fix would be, some kind of rethreading socket I would imagine. Does it have to be a kit that I buy or are they individually sold too? Probably will head to lordco or Cdn Tire after work to find out more.

[Brett Haviland]

u can buy individual dies  from lordco.   u will need 12mm x 1.5

[Ryan Singh]

u can buy individual dies  from lordco.   u will need 12mm x 1.5

Awesome, thanks mang!