HELP... Replacing rear wheel studs with longer ones...??

Does anyone know how I would go about replacing the rear OEM Studs with Longer wheel studs? How do I take the assembly apart??

My problem is that I don't have enough room behind the wheel stud plate and the rear drum casing to get the stud through the hole.

Does the wheel stud plate come off?? I'm having trouble with the rears not the fronts. The fronts are done.

 

put a lug nut on a few turns and hit it with a hammer
try that first....

 

http://youtu.be/-U6T5I35GUE

 

My problem is that I don't have enough room behind the wheel stud plate and the rear drum casing to get the stud through the hole.

Does the wheel stud plate come off?? I'm having trouble with the rears not the fronts. The fronts are done.

 

check out this stickied thread at the top of this subforum:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/wheels-tires/119883-wheel-studs-too-short-what-do.html

 

Thanks but that doesn't help me. That doesn't help my issue

 

Thats not what I was hoping to hear but I have to replace an axle seal anyways I guess.

 

But even if I pull the Axle shaft.... how does that give me any extra room???

 

I may be wrong, but can't you just drill a hole through the backing plate and punch the stud through the hole?

 

Is this possible? and if so...what would I plug the hole with afterwards?

 

I don't think you can unbolt the backing plate.

 

I just want to know if there is anyway I can take the rear wheel stud plate off the rear axle????

 

why not just get spaces? that would be alot less trouble?

 

he said his wheels wont fit due to having high positive back space, therefore some spacers takes the place of having longer studs? im assuming, why wont his wheels fit? are they not made for the truck?

 

thats what my idea was for, cause why else would he be needing new wheel studs? unless one is broke... idk just my .02 thought id save him some trouble of tearing his whole rearend out just for 6 little studs....

 

UPDATE

Ok, so I was laying in bed last night and I thought..."what if I take 3/16 off the lugs extended lugs" (The extended lugs are just about 1 inch longer than the factory ones.)

So first thing this morning I did just that to see if I could get them in without having to get everything pressed out and BINGO. They fit!!

I needed longer wheel studs to accomodate the 1/2 spacer I used. I didn't need it on the back but I used it on the front so I said screw it I'll put them on the rear as well.

Everything ended up working perfect.