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Curious, and i hadn't thought about this before - grinding off the lugs; as i think i'll have to do this, what are the possible problems with unbalancing the wheel/hub as a result?
If i knew what studs to get that would be the right length, i think i can swap out the fronts easily enough, but the rears (drums) i'm not sure how to do those.
[a] Unaffected, has zero to do with any balance or change in weight before we even get into centrifugal forces due to;
The wheel stud applies a clamping force that holds the wheel to the hub.
As long as the lug nuts are tightened to spec and providing the necessary clamping force, the lug-centric attributes keep the wheel in balance during rotation. The inside of the wheel or the hub-centric itself doesnt even ride on the hub itself.
To simplify the entire thought behind hub-centrics today is basically an over glorified centering pin until you get a couple lug nuts to hold the wheel to the hub.. that's it. No sense in over analyzing it any further really.
And before ordering any adapters at all, I would measure more from the fender lip area in concern than the hub so much for what you are looking to do for an accurate measurement of room based upon YOUR wheel.
If you were doing any amount of serious wheel/tire articulation or jumping bunny hills with your truck for cheap thrills then going through all the trouble and concerns of lopping off an 1/8" to 3/16th" if even a 1/4" of threads level with open acorn nuts. Your stock wheel and tire combo should easily handle an extra 11mm push to the outside without any worry of contact whatsoever...
If you were more of the wreckless sorts, I'd have a different perspective to consider. :)
This eliminates any need or concern for R&R studs or cutting down anything as well. At the very worse case scenario pull off one wheel measure the stud, less the shoulder height on the 1" Adapter say itself with an open ended acorn nut. This should give you the "clearance" measurement/ -the wheels indentation allowances, plus whatever you would want to add (or not) and then rather all of the back and forth worry, be absolute because you have a defined number to work with. i think you'll be pleased with your end results.
Last edited on Wed Dec 13th, 2017 09:50 pm by Undrstm8ed
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