6 Lug front wheel studs Help

[Big red square]

I need longer wheel studs in the front of my 77 k10
Do i have to have the exact same groove spacing on the studs or any stud will work?

 

[Ricko1966]

Just make sure your new stud and old stud were meant to go in the same size hole. When you Redrill a hub for a different pattern,you just drill it or drill it and ream it to a certain finished dimension. The grooves are not part of the equation.

 

[Strick]

That knurl size needs to be the same as the old stud so that it will seat in the hub flange. The K trucks have a larger hole in the brake rotor and the stud passes through that and seats in the hub. I drilled a K10 some years ago and increased the stud to 1/2-20. I worked in parts and was able to look in the chart for length, diameter and knurl sizes to get what I needed. Good luck in finding a parts man now that knows what a catalog is.

HS

 

[bucket]

That knurl size needs to be the same as the old stud so that it will seat in the hub flange. The K trucks have a larger hole in the brake rotor and the stud passes through that and seats in the hub. I drilled a K10 some years ago and increased the stud to 1/2-20. I worked in parts and was able to look in the chart for length, diameter and knurl sizes to get what I needed. Good luck in finding a parts man now that knows what a catalog is.

HS

Off hand, I know of only one single parts store that employs folks that know how to look in a catalog. There was a second store, but a couple years ago they went away from the books and hired on some new idiots.

 

[Big red square]

Just make sure your new stud and old stud were meant to go in the same size hole. When you Redrill a hub for a different pattern,you just drill it or drill it and ream it to a certain finished dimension. The grooves are not part of the equation.

So something like that will work as long as the Knurl size is the same?

 

[Strick]

Knurl size

Most of the time as long as the knurl is tight things will be right. I have seen where the panhead was too large and needed ground for clearance. Looks like you're on the right path though.

HS

 

[Ricko1966]

Dorman has a similiar chart much bigger but you have to download their catalog to get it. You want to match knurled diameter and length and the length and size threaded section you need.