[Zeppelin]

Just saying HI. Been out of the f-bodies for awhile. Working at getting an LS1 Trans Am project going. Good to be back. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Zeppelin]

Yep, red locktight is included and mentioned in the instructions.

It would have required me to go to way too long of a stud to use a 1 3/4" spacer, and still have room for the tire and lugnuts. I thought that long of a stud would decrease the strength too much. Sticking to the stud I have(a longer heavy duty drag stud) and locking the spacers down to that stud, then using the new studs for the tire ends up with a much stronger setup IMO. Also, I couldn't find a spacer like the new one in 1 3/4" thickness, or I may have gone that route even though I already had $65 in the original 3/4" spacers. I'll also definitely be pulling the tires off in a week or so and checking the other lugnuts to make sure they are staying tight for sure.

This post has been edited by Zeppelin: Mar 27 2010, 04:36 PM

[Mojave]

Yep, red locktight is included and mentioned in the instructions.

It would have required me to go to way too long of a stud to use a 1 3/4" spacer, and still have room for the tire and lugnuts. I thought that long of a stud would decrease the strength too much. Sticking to the stud I have(a longer heavy duty drag stud) and locking the spacers down to that stud, then using the new studs for the tire ends up with a much stronger setup IMO. Also, I couldn't find a spacer like the new one in 1 3/4" thickness, or I may have gone that route even though I already had $65 in the original 3/4" spacers. I'll also definitely be pulling the tires off in a week or so and checking the other lugnuts to make sure they are staying tight for sure.

Stud length should not affect strength, ARP sells some really longs ones that I know are stronger than the ones in that spacer/adapter. If the wheel is properly torque, the studs are only loaded in tension, not shear, so their length really doesn't come into play.