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Went to the reverse logic site but am not sure which lug bolt guides I need to order for my 2005 c6. Can one of you smart guys help this dummy? Thx Don
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EZ Wheel Lift
Originally Posted by donwil
Man,really ingenious. Some of you cats are amazing. I would really like to have both of those especially the one for the jack. How would I go about getting that? Great ideas!
While the wheel stud aligners work well, since I hadn't been able to find a place to machine them at a reasonable cost, I decided to follow-through with another design I had in mind. The wheel stud aligners made aligning the wheel studs easy and protected the wheel from hitting the brake caliper but still required lifting a heavy tire and wheel unit. As I get older that's become more of an issue for some reason…………..
This unit consists of a two 13" wide ball bearing rollers mounted to an aluminum plate with a mount underneath which fits into the floor jack location once the existing jack saddle is removed. To mount a wheel & tire you just roll the tire onto the rollers, move the unit to the car and raise the wheel to the right height. The rollers allow the wheel to be easily rotated to align with the wheel studs. It eliminates having to lift the wheel/tire and makes it easy to remove or mount them without hitting the calipers, the wheel barrels or the rotors. It should fit most floor jacks which have a removable saddle. While designed with the large Vette tires in mind it would work for virtually any size tire or type of car.
I haven't gone any further at this point to see if I can find a place to have it made or what it would cost.
New longer lug guide tool from Reverse Logic - 200mm
Reverse Logic is now offering a 200mm long M12x1.5 female threaded lug guide tool. A set of three is $60 including shipping. If you purchased a set of the 117mm long tools from me between 1-Feb-2015 and 29-Feb-2016 you will qualify for a 50% customer loyalty discount on one set of three of the new tools. e-mail me if you want to take advantage of this offer.
I just placed my order for the set of three long lug guide tools. The added length is a great
improvement to the tool and the 50% discount is a super offer for existing users of the tool.
Reverse Logic products are well thought out and Fred and his company are a class act.
It looks like it may be possible to use a simple tool to safely remove/install the wheels on the Corvette.
The tool would thread onto the lug studs and guide the wheel assembly onto the car without scratching the calipers or possibly damaging a rotor. The following picture is for a tool from Reverselogic and has a 12mm x 1.25mm thread intended for for another make car. (The Corvette tool would need a 12mm x 1.5mm thread.)
For such tool to work on a Corvette, the holes that the wheel studs go through need to be big enough in diameter. I don't have any wheels (yet) to measure...so if some one can make an accurate measurement that would be really helpful. (Best guess is the holes are in the 15mm range...the measurement needs to be 0.1 mm resolution or better.)
That's a great item to have
I'm going to get a set made when I get to my shop
Last edited by JJWVETTE; Mar 14, 2016 at 07:51 AM.
Reason: add info
I have a Z51, C7, should I go with the 117 mm or 200 mm version? Also are two or three recommended?
I have both lengths and personally prefer the longer tools...the barrels on C7 wheels are pretty deep...especially my Z06 wheels. Reverse Logic suggests a minimum of 3 if using the longer tools.
A few years ago I was trying to think of a tool design to help aligning the wheel lugs and avoid scratching the calipers. Another issue was just lifting the wheels into position which was a struggle with my back and shoulder problems.
The second is what I called "Wheel Stud Extenders". I hadn't found anything like what I had in mind but now see that those weren't a new idea. Sure would have been easier to purchase this tool rather than having them machined. For anyone who may want to make their own I've attached the dimensions I used when having them made.
Rich
I noticed you have a copyright note on the above. Does anyone have the patent?
It's very unlikely that this product would pass the "law of obviousness" test. Even if the product were patentable, the patent would not be respected by manufacturers in China.
Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
I noticed you have a copyright note on the above. Does anyone have the patent?
