Studs for Aluminum Rims

brianzero · August 15, 2017, 07:13:05 PM

Does anyone have a source or part number for extended studs for aluminum rims (MCI-9)?

luvrbus · August 15, 2017, 08:36:17 PM

I got tired of chasing the studs and numbers so I purchased mine from Luke 1-856-794-3104 they are not cheap fwiw ,Luke had a way lot better price than MCI

lostagain · August 16, 2017, 06:12:16 AM

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Oonrahnjay · August 16, 2017, 06:22:21 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on August 15, 2017, 08:36:17 PMI got tired of chasing the studs and numbers so I purchased mine from Luke 1-856-794-3104 they are not cheap fwiw ,Luke had a way lot better price than MCI

My new axles (brakes, steering, bearings, etc.) are Meritor and they come with matching alu wheels so there's no issue of buying a full set for me, but I was wondering -- short of absolute destructive/overtorque handling, are studs and nuts a "maintenance item; i.e., do you expect to have to replace them on any kind of a repair basis?

brianzero · August 16, 2017, 09:07:53 AM

Luke has those studs, and its gonna be $161 per side. Roughly $16 per stud.

lostagain · August 16, 2017, 09:30:14 AM

Bruce, studs and nuts should last a long time, unless they get abused and over torqued by an overzealous tire guy with a 1" air gun that will stretch them.

JC

luvrbus · August 16, 2017, 10:33:05 AM

Quote from: brianzero on August 16, 2017, 09:07:53 AM
Luke has those studs, and its gonna be $161 per side. Roughly $16 per stud.

Yep and the studs come just the stud no inside the drum nuts or lock washers or the wheel clamping nuts makes you wonder if it is worth the price for wheels you polish all the time

Oonrahnjay · August 17, 2017, 07:01:54 AM

Quote from: lostagain on August 16, 2017, 09:30:14 AMBruce, studs and nuts should last a long time, unless they get abused and over torqued by an overzealous tire guy with a 1" air gun that will stretch them. JC

Quote from: luvrbus on August 16, 2017, 10:33:05 AMYep and the studs come just the stud no inside the drum nuts or lock washers or the wheel clamping nuts makes you wonder if it is worth the price for wheels you polish all the time

Thanks, JC, that's kinda what I thought but the studs stock on my bus had a torque value of 250 pounds (

). You might not know that I'm updating to a set of modern Meritor axles from a Gillig lo-floor so the package comes with alu wheels so that I'll be dealing with a different set of parameters in the future.

Appreciate that info, Clifford. I got a set of manuals with the Gillig/donor bus and I'll have to check that out -- the design on the Meritors is completely different from what I've known before - the English studs are pressed in from the back.

Thanks, this discussion is helping me understand what I need to know about my new components.