What is the diameter for Viper wheel studs? >>

[Jerry Scott[CO]]

I had one gall and twist off during a track event when the wheel was hot. I now apply a light amount of anti-seize to each one before puttin on the nuts and have had no further problems.


Do not let your Viper tech drive them out of the hub flange with a hammer. Use the right tool to press them out, which is the Viper Ball Joint tool C-4150A shown in the manual. Otherwise you will damage the bearings in the hub and possibly cause an early failure.

 

[Doug Supercharged Vipers]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jerry Scott[CO]:
I had one gall and twist off during a track event when the wheel was hot. I now apply a light amount of anti-seize to each one before puttin on the nuts and have had no further problems.


Do not let your Viper tech drive them out of the hub flange with a hammer. Use the right tool to press them out, which is the Viper Ball Joint tool C-4150A shown in the manual. Otherwise you will damage the bearings in the hub and possibly cause an early failure.

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You can purchase the wheel studs from local auto parts stores.
They are twenty times cheaper than purchasing them from the dealer.

Regards,
Doug Levin

 

[Charlie]

It's unusual in this day and age to find a new car with something other than metric fasteners but the Viper seems to be the exception. The stud size is 1/2-20. The last vehicle I had that used that size was a FWD chevy blazer. I would imagine someone subed a few 12mmX1.5 since they "look" to be about the same size.. I would think any installer would have caught it when the lug didn't just spin right on..
Hope that helps..

Charlie
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