I have a couple of things worrying me with my chevelle project, in regards to the wheels and studs.
First problem, studs on the left front hub...when I drilled the stud holes I managed to wallow out the outside of the hole a little. The studs, while tight on the back side of the hub, aren't snug on the outside and the have a little play in them. This is worrying me...I think that when the wheels are torqued down. they won't move, but it's still bothering me. It would be a MAJOR pain to get a new hub, I have to make them myself for my application from a 3d gen camaro hub. I thought about using a welder to fill in the holes more on the outside and get rid of the play in the studs, but I thought that might also weaken the studs. Any ideas?

Problem 2: my Vintage Wheel Works wheels don't clear the C5 corvette calipers, the spokes are too think and rub the face of the caliper. I think I'm gonna have to have wheel spacers if I'm going to use those wheels (which I really want to). thoughts on this? that also makes me even more nervous about the above problem...

just looking for ideas/thoughts/comments

thanks!

I don't understand what's exactly going on with the wheel stud...could you elaborate? If it's got a slight amount of play, (very slight) you could try Red Loctite.

As for the calipers, I had a similar problem on a project car last year. We wanted to run 16" wheels with a Baer Track kit and the PBR calipers wouldn't allow it. We ended up grinding the calipers slightly to get about 1/8" running clearance between the caliper and the rim. Those C5 calipers are huge, I know...can you eyeball how much interference you've got there? You might get away with filing down some of the ribs on the caliper.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help! I have a set of C5 calipers in the garage, I'm gonna go check them out and see if there's potential to grind them a little without compromising strength.

It's not the 'ribbed' part of the caliper that rubs...the wheel diameter is fine, it's the 'face' of the calipers that rub the back of the spokes on the wheels. I don't wanna grind on my nice pretty calipers if I can avoid it, I'd have to grind off the 'corvette' logo that's cast into them...

as for the stud problem, the play in them is in the stud hole in the hub, basically the studs aren't totally snug in the hole. They aren't falling out or anything, but some of them have are a little loose in their holes.

Brian,

It sounds like you part wasn't clamped tight enough when you drilled for the new studs. And the new holes are either a little out of round and/or they are not perpendicular to the surface. Like this \ / not straight like this | |. I wouldn't weld them up, I would look at a Loctite compound like Tony suggested. Common Loctite that you could use would be either Red or Green which is actually a sleeve retainer and could work good for you.

How much interferance do you have? Use 1/2" flat washers to space the rim out to find out how far you have to go to get clearance.

Good Luck.

it's not 1/2", with the rotor on there, I'll probably need another 1/8"-1/4". I'll go hunt for some loctite smile.gif