I agree that the original studs are 3/8" but installing them is a little
harder; you must carefully drill the axle flanges as well as the brake drums
and be carefull that both are aligned. If you have to install new axles (a
weak point on a Spridget), you must drill the new axle. However it is much
easier to find lug nuts for the 7/16" studs. As for the wheels, I vintage race
with many who use 5" Vega wheels without any clearance problems. The Cosworth
Vega rims may be larger and might be tight. Your solution to change to RWA
would take care of this and I think it looks a whole lot better. The 72 or 73
Midgets came with RWA for only one year and really looked cool, particularly
when the arch was full of tire. Good luck.
>>> "Larry Miller" <millerls@ado13.com> 02/14/01 12:04PM >>>
It was 3/8 and it's not hard to change the 7/16. Just get new studs and
nuts, pound out the old studs, drill out the holes and pound/press in the
new studs.
It's a bit more of a problem if you have mags of some type. You have to find
7/16 lug nuts that will work with your particular wheel.
----- Original Message -----
From <mgraziano at mindspring.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 10:29 AM
Subject: What Is The Stock Spridget Wheel Stud Size?
> Just a quickie. I don't have any books at work.
>
> What's the wheel stud size and thread pattern? I thought it was 3/8".
And how difficult is it to change to 7/16", which I believe is one size
larger.
>
> Mike
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