Fuel Variant wheels, extended wheel studs

In case someone else is on the same boat as me..
These Fuel Variant wheels was giving me 8 full turns of thread engagement with factory wheel studs.

17x9 6x139.7 -12mm offset

With the McGard 65357BK lug nuts and McGard wheel lock 25357.

I had my wheels powder coated so I wanted to protect the coating while tightening the wheels. That's why I used these McGard lug nuts, because it has that roating spindle at the bottom.



On the internet it says 8 full turns is good enough for a M12 x 1.5 size stud. But I don't feel safe, instead I wanted to get 12 full turns.

So I decided to change the wheel studs.

First I tried the: Dorman 610-463
wheel studs for the front, but they didn't work for me. It doesn't have the threads all the way.




Instead I went with: ARP 100-7715
Wheels studs for front and rear.

I ordered them from summit racing, link below.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/...MInpqDu722hwMVyQqtBh29cAPmEAQYASABEgI0aPD_BwE

You will need to cut them. I used a Dremel 4300 Rotary tool with metal cutting wheels. It took me a couple of hours, so get ready.

The length I went with is 52mm to give me the 12 full turns I was looking for.




After cutting them, I cleaned the threads to make them smoother With a rethreading tool.



After rethreading, I cleaned the threads with a spray cleaner, soft brush, and a towel.

To remove the factory wheel studs use a sledge hammer, and hit them untill loose.

To remove and install the wheel studs you will need to make space by bending the front wheel dust shields, using a Rubber Mellet. When finished bend the dust shield back to its original place.

To install the new wheel studs go to your hardware store and get a bigger nut that will be loose on the wheel studs, I brought two just in case. And you will need a M12 x 1.5 nut to push the wheel studs in, I brought 4 in case they get stripped. I used a torque wrench to install them, I put it at 128 ft-lbs, that is up to you...

Clean the threads afterwards again with a towel, and a soft brush before reinstalling the wheels...

 

I'm glad you got it solved, but all you needed was some ET lug nuts. This is a very common issue on Tacomas with aftermarket wheels. The extended lug nut shank gives you plenty of threads even on the short Tacoma studs.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/GOR-21631ETBC

 

Yeah I thought of using those ET lug nuts, but since I got my wheels powder coated. I wanted to use some lug nuts that would less likely damage the coating while tightening the wheels. That is why I used the McGard lug nuts, it has that rotating spindle at the bottom.