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My 1988 765 has a set of decent looking 95? 960 wagon wheels that have the 43mm offset. They are mounted on front with a 5/16" (8mm) spacer and on back with no spacer at all. Wheels barely clear the calipers/struts in front and have no trouble in back. 195/60/15 Michelins on all corners.
With the reduced offset of the later model wheels, the car looks WRONG, with the rear track really wimpy narrow-looking. My plan is to buy a set or 2 of H&R 20mm DRS-type spacers to move the wheels back out to their proper width, but this will require changing to longer studs. Don't want the 25mm DRM bolt-on spacers b/c of fears that with each new set of rubber some moron tire jockey will overtorque them to the hubs or the wheels to the spacer. Spacer with longer studs seems the more elegant, simpler solution IMHO.
SO, having read the 700/900 FAQ, I found tip to replace a ruined stud:
Wheel Stud Repair. [Query] I went to Walmart to have my tires rotated. ln the course of taking the lugs off, they stripped two studs, both on the right side of the car, one on front and one on rear. Can the studs themselves be replaced [Responses: Rob Bareiss/Chip McGrew] Yes. Remove the wheel. Remove the old wheel stud by just giving it a good whack straight in with a hammer. If it doesn't extend far enough through the rotor then you will have to remove the caliper and rotor.Then put the new stud in though the hole in the back. It should come through far enough to place a nut on; tighten until the new stud seats itself. You may need a spacer to get it fully seated. Remove nut and replace the wheel. If you have an abs sensor wheel (looks like a gear with flat cogs) on the front hub you will have to grind one side of the new stud's flange to get it in. You'll have to use a grinding wheel. This wheel is stamped steel and you would destroy it if you try to remove. Then put a nut on the stud and crank on it till the stud seats itself into the hub. You won't have the same problem with the rear since the abs sensor is in the differential.
Will this work for the longer studs as well? Since the 760 has ABS, how hard is it to have the studs ground so they can slip past the tone ring? Can i do it myself with a file since it's only the ten front studs (not rear too)?
Eventually I will put wider tires on to better hook up the V8 and the spacers will be a necessity in that case... Thanks in advance for all replies. -Boozer
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88 760 wagon 5.0 & AOD
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