Got a question -- are the TR6 studs longer? If so, they'll pose a problem
if the owner ever wants to go with a wire wheel conversion if he doesn't
have them already. They'd have to be ground down as to not foul the wheels.
Again, I have no idea -- just asking.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou <dougnad@bellatlantic.net>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: Spit broken wheel stud - Help!
>
> It is not a bad idea to upgrade the Spit Studs to the TR6 ones. It is not
all that expensive to do so and it creates the following
> benefits:
>
> 1. Much stronger studs
> 2. Much greater availability of lug nuts
>
> Joe
>
> Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou wrote:
> >
> > Every Spit owner should have a couple of spare studs
> > and lug nuts lying around! Sooner or later you
> > will have a stud that gets stripped or cross-threaded
> > or that simply does not seem to torque down like it should.
> > Changing them takes about 5 minutes if you're not unlucky.
> >
> > Add them to your "things to get the next time I place an order" list...
> >
> > Doug Braun
> > '72 Spit
> >
> > At 09:01 AM 8/24/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> > >I'd advise against mixing and matching wheel studs. Victoria British
sells
> > >them. I'm sure Spitbits does too. I'd personally go with Spitbits.
If you
> > >order early enough, you should be able to get overnight shipping, but
with
> > >that expense, you should order a few of them just to keep some spares
laying
> > >around.
> > >
> > >Best wishes,
> > >
> > >Jeff
>
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