Word of advice for you guys using DR's....make sure you replace the wheel studs lol.
Was using my 15x10 Dark stars with a 275/60 MT ET street, managed to bend the factory wheel studs about 1/16 of an inch out of place...so the time came to replace them with some ARP's.
Pics of install:
Removing wheel, caliper bracket, and caliper(you can get away with just removing the two bolts for the bracket and taking the whole thing off)
Comparison of ARP stud vs. stock: (ARP part # is 100-7723)
The old studs will easily come out, all you'll need is a BFG(Big F***ing Hammer) and have fun. The new ones will have to be pressed in, so looked on the interwebz and found a significantly easier way to install them. you'll need 4 normal washers, a disposable 1/2"-20 open ended lug nut, and an impact gun.
Place the stud into the hole, slide 4 washers onto the stud accompanied by the open ended lug nut. Now using a deep socket, grab the impact wrench and tighten the lug. It will pull the stud into place for you.
now repeat these steps 9 more times and.....
Voila!
The only inconvenience with these studs is that because of the increased length, the factory acorn style lug nuts will no longer be usable. This issue can easily be corrected by purchasing a set of open-ended lug nuts from Ford Racing(Part # M-1012-G) and you'll be good to go
Overall it was a moderately inexpensive and easy way to add overall safety, regardless of if you use a slick/DR. Hopefully this little mini-guide will help anyone on the fence about it. Start to finish it was a 2 hour job including stopping for a beer break and taking pictures, pretty straight forward.
and heres the finished product :burnout:
Was using my 15x10 Dark stars with a 275/60 MT ET street, managed to bend the factory wheel studs about 1/16 of an inch out of place...so the time came to replace them with some ARP's.
Pics of install:
Removing wheel, caliper bracket, and caliper(you can get away with just removing the two bolts for the bracket and taking the whole thing off)
Comparison of ARP stud vs. stock: (ARP part # is 100-7723)
The old studs will easily come out, all you'll need is a BFG(Big F***ing Hammer) and have fun. The new ones will have to be pressed in, so looked on the interwebz and found a significantly easier way to install them. you'll need 4 normal washers, a disposable 1/2"-20 open ended lug nut, and an impact gun.
Place the stud into the hole, slide 4 washers onto the stud accompanied by the open ended lug nut. Now using a deep socket, grab the impact wrench and tighten the lug. It will pull the stud into place for you.
now repeat these steps 9 more times and.....
Voila!
The only inconvenience with these studs is that because of the increased length, the factory acorn style lug nuts will no longer be usable. This issue can easily be corrected by purchasing a set of open-ended lug nuts from Ford Racing(Part # M-1012-G) and you'll be good to go
Overall it was a moderately inexpensive and easy way to add overall safety, regardless of if you use a slick/DR. Hopefully this little mini-guide will help anyone on the fence about it. Start to finish it was a 2 hour job including stopping for a beer break and taking pictures, pretty straight forward.
and heres the finished product :burnout:
