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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 10:36 PM
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Default Wheel studs breaking! Need hub-centric spacers?

My 72 has had Cragar SS wheels on regular spacers for over a decade. Now my wheel studs have started to break one by one. Apparently the original lug-centric set-up puts too much stress on the studs and I have been told I need to get a hub-centric spacer or an adapter of some sort to distribute the load onto the hub (and off the studs). Does anyone have such hub-centric spacers or have a specific recommendation?
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Old Apr 19, 2015 | 11:01 PM
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I've wondered they same with my Cragar's and '80. I can never seem to find an agreed upon hub outer diameter, and then wheel inner diameter...
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Contact http://www.motorsport-tech.com/

Let him know what you need and he will make them for you.
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Now is a good time to start using a torque wrench.

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