clarification:
I have chosen this stud length because my intention was to run .25" spacers
on the front wheel hubs.
After all has been completed...
I realized a 50mm length would have been my better choice.
My factory Frt. hub studs were 30mm in length...
If not using .25" wheel spacers...
I would think 40-45mm stud length would work better for many alloys.
But stud length selection is dependent of the wheels center chunk thicknessSo I installed some new, longer
(lexus 55 mm) hub studs today .
they were a little longer then what I hoped
should'a been 50 mm instead... but they'll work..
I had to bend
(hammer) the backing plate
in a specific location, in order to insert the longer studs.
they just barely clear, but do
pics because...
![Wink ;)](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/wink.gif)
backing plate bend location...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0102.jpg)
hammer time...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0104.jpg)
stud removed...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0105.jpg)
new stud being inserted...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0106.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0107.jpg)
how I pulled the studs thru...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0108.jpg)
studs installed...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0109.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0110.jpg)
this stuff helps slide that knurl home...
wheel reinstalled...there are .25" spacers installed...
just not the billet ones I purchased.
farked that order up because I didn't pay attention,
and failed to account for the correct center bore diameter.
so I'll need to have muh billet spacer's machined out if I keep 'dem.
btw... these are open end ET 6 spline drive lug nuts
just so it's understood, there's a
ton of thread bite ![Wink ;)](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/wink.gif)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0112.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0116.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0114.jpg)
^ I've since painted the stud thread tips black
looks less obtrusive IMO... maybe a pic of that tomorrow
![I Dunno... :dunno:](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/dunno.gif)
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few questions... if ya have the know !?my front factory studs were only 30 mm long,
was thinking they were 40 mm. sooo...
1. what is the actual length of the rear studs ? 40 mm ?
2. do the factory Rr. studs have a shank at their base ? how long ?
3. what is the tacoma's front hub diameter ? 97.1 ? More ?
google search brought up too many answers
and they were inconsistent and possibly not reliable.
I could pull one and measure...
but was hoping to know, without doing that.
^ I'm asking specific to the 1st gen, early to mid
as they may be different on the later '01 - '04 tacoma
clarification would be appreciated
![Smile :)](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/smiley.gif)
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here's some other misc. pics...
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0118.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0120.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0121.jpg)
pics of the "no bueno" billet spacers
![Sad :(](https://board.marlincrawler.com/Smileys/marlin/sad.gif)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0127.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0130.jpg)
![](http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp344/TTORADell/tacoma%20wheel%20stud%20extension/IMG_0129.jpg)